Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as well as forgiving those loans on condition of reforms. None of these solutions has delivered as promised. The problem is not the failure of economics, William Easterly argues, but the failure to apply economic principles to practical policy work.<br /> <br /> In this book Easterly shows how these solutions all violate the basic principle of economics, that people--private individuals and businesses, government officials, even aid donors--respond to incentives. Easterly first discusses the importance of growth. He then analyzes the development solutions that have failed. Finally, he suggests alternative approaches to the problem. Written in an accessible, at times irreverent, style, Easterly’s book combines modern growth theory with anecdotes from his fieldwork for the World Bank.
威廉·伊斯特利為紐約大學經濟學教授。1985年他榮獲麻省理工學院經濟學博士學位;曾在世界銀行、全球發展中心和國際經濟學研究所任職。他的研究領域包括經濟發展和增長、發展中國傢的微觀經濟學以及政治經濟學。
有人统计过,经过这20多年的快速发展,中国人均GDP在世界上的排名重新返回了1900年时的排名,大约第一百位。目前国内外经济学家都把目光集中在中国近20年的快速发展上,而很少讨论1900年到1980年中国经济是如何在迷雾中求索的。 作者首先向读者介绍了一些关于贫穷的常识性错...
評分就个人而言,读书的乐趣就是通过阅读与作者腾云架雾,穿越时空来到另一番天地,感受彼时彼景的温度,自己或欣喜,或悲悯。《经济增长的迷雾》即带我去非洲,又带我去北美;既然我感受到“美国建国之初的野蛮生长的暴力”,又让我感受到“我国古代四大发明却又让我们停留在冷兵...
評分“人们会对激励做出反应。”—威廉•伊斯特利 这样的反应可能是善意的(well, 使大多数人受益的),也有可能是充满恶意(社会性的、遭众人反对的)。不幸的是,它最终会陷入一个恶性循环,比如穷国更穷,恶人更恶,因而贫穷的地方充满了权力寻租的迫切需求。 首先需要询问的...
評分我想这是一本对于中、初级经济学学习者和未入门者都很有帮助的书。 经济学,对于专业的人来说是一门科学,一门可以用来维持生机的技巧很深的科学。 对于普通的人来说,它是生活、生存、发展的自然规律。 对于绝大多数人来说,我们需要知道、理解的是其中类似“人们会对激励做出...
評分诺贝尔经济学者罗伯特卢卡斯曾说过“一旦一个人开始思考经济增长问题,他就不会再考虑其他任何问题“。的确如此。经济学的开山鼻祖亚当斯密的经典著作《国富论》,研究的就是国家财富的成因。 可惜经济学不像数学或者物理学,朝着一个大一统的理论发展。经济学,很多时候都是经...
Chap 3: Solow's Surprise: Investment is Not the Key to Growth. Chap 6: The loans that were, the growth that wasn't
评分He was amazing in using such layman terms to explain the ideas in economic development. This books gives a very brief and comprehensive view of topics in economic development. it helps me a lot with economic intuitions and also gives me a sense of reality on the ground.
评分Chap 3: Solow's Surprise: Investment is Not the Key to Growth. Chap 6: The loans that were, the growth that wasn't
评分Easterly是個蠻喜歡抬杠的人啊。
评分Chap 3: Solow's Surprise: Investment is Not the Key to Growth. Chap 6: The loans that were, the growth that wasn't
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