Atlas of Finance

Dariusz Wójcik is professor of financial geography at National University of Singapore. Wójcik leads an author team that includes Panagiotis Iliopoulos, Stefanos Ioannou, Liam Keenan, Julian Migozzi, Timothy Monteath, Vladimír Pažitka, Morag Torrance, and Michael Urban. James Cheshire is professor of geographic information and cartography at University College London; Oliver Uberti is a Los Angeles–based designer and a former design editor for National Geographic. Cheshire and Uberti are the award-winning team behind Atlas of the Invisible: Maps and Graphics That Will Change How You See the World.

“The book is a lot of fun. Data-fixated readers will enjoy unpicking its main content: a series of elegantly produced maps, graphs and other visualisations. These are eclectic in scope and ambitious in intent.”—Jonathan Guthrie, Financial Times“In its text and ingenious, often beautifully executed illustrations . . . the Atlas contains a wealth of information.”—Andrew Stuttaford, Wall Street Journal“What, exactly, is microfinance? What influences the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank? That and more is covered in text and engaging visuals . . . by Dariusz Wójcik, a widely published, award-winning economic geographer.”—Leanne Italie, Associated Press“Pertinent to all our lives. It is beautifully illustrated. . . . Catch[es] the imagination and inspire[s] people to learn more.”—Money Week“A wonderful achievement, shining light on many crevices of our economies and their histories.”—Paschal Donohoe, Irish Times“This intriguing, large-format atlas of intricate maps and graphics with commentaries by economic geographer Dariusz Wójcik and ten colleagues aims to demystify the world of finance, with considerable success.”—Nature“An informative, browsable book . . . full of rich anecdotes and facts that were new to me.”—Kevin Gardiner, Society of Professional Economists“This coffee table book surveys commerce, economics, and politics across eighty vignettes, each with a striking illustration and a brief introduction to its subject.”—James Herndon, LSE Review of Books2025 Prose Award winner, Economics and Reference Work: Single Volume categories, sponsored by the Association of American Publishers (AAP)2025 Axiom Award Gold Medal winner, International Business/Globalization category“Atlas of Finance is a stunning visual experience, every page a revelation of the mystery of finance and its often hidden pathways across the globe.”—Liaquat Ahamed, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lords of Finance“This volume gives readers a real, intrinsic view of how, where, and when financial markets do their work. It follows the history of money from cuneiform tablets to Bitcoins, showing how the essence of finance is in the networks that it both creates and destroys; and each page bursts with stunning and illuminating illustrations. Everyone from students to seasoned professionals to armchair experts will learn something from this unique and fun book.”—Robert J. Shiller, Nobel laureate in Economic Sciences and author of Narrative Economics“Erudite, spectacular, and revealing, the Atlas of Finance sheds a bright light on the history and geography of finance—its contribution to unleashing human potential but also its darker side. A tremendous accomplishment!”—Gabriel Zucman, professor at the Paris School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley