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。
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.
作者说的很对,经济增长依靠多方便因子的综合作用,良好的政府,正确的激励还有运气,经济不发展只需要其中一条就可以造成毁灭性的打击,从这个角度可以解释为什么工业革命发生在英国,英国正好有多方面合适的条件,后续的扩展当然比第一个要容易一些,但也不是很容易,需要多...
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 評分作者在世行专门做欠发达国家的扶贫工作,见多识广,有不少经验之谈。按照作者的观点,没有合适的制度安排,无论投资,贷款,引进技术或是豁免债务,对后进国家的经济增长都无济于事。这一观察与德索托《资本的秘密》以及《伟大的中国工业革命》的结论是相通的。没有合适的制度...
評分按照凯恩斯的“自信”,政治学家、商人、芸芸众生其实都是某个已故经济学家的奴隶。同时,本特利也提醒世人,业余经济学家是非常危险的。两个截然相左的观点都揭示出经济思想的巨大力量,不过凯恩斯所说的是一种经济学帝国主义,而本利特则想表明,经济学给社会带来的后果有可...
很多觀點都很有說服力,最好是跟Jeffrey Sachs的論文結閤起來看,哈。Easterly的論證總是很踏實,很嚴謹,而且總是孜孜不倦地跟最頂級的發展經濟學傢叫闆並樂此不疲。最近剛看瞭一個他6年來第一次破例跟Sachs一起齣席學術會議的視頻。也是我們學校經濟係的教授。經濟係就在我們政治係樓上。希望哪天可以在電梯裏碰到他,然後趁機練一下我的30秒elevator pitch...teehee
评分Easterly是個蠻喜歡抬杠的人啊。
评分A chatty, simple, enjoyable read.
评分In this book, Easterly analyzes the reasons why foreign aid to many third world countries has failed to produce sustainable growth. Can be critically understood by comparison to the works of Jeffry Sachs, Rodrik, Institutionalism economists.
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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