What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and for all readers who seek a better understanding of the full sweep of economic history and ideas.
Economic historian Niall Kishtainy organizes short, chronological chapters that center on big ideas and events. He recounts the contributions of key thinkers including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others, while examining topics ranging from the invention of money and the rise of agrarianism to the Great Depression, entrepreneurship, environmental destruction, inequality, and behavioral economics. The result is a uniquely enjoyable volume that succeeds in illuminating the economic ideas and forces that shape our world.
Niall Kishtainy, former economic policy advisor to the UK government and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, is guest teacher, department of economic history, London School of Economics, and author of The Economics Book and Economics in Minutes. He lives in London.
序言通过研究经济学的历史,我们欣赏几个世纪以来,不同思想者针对其所处的时代的经济困境,提出的各种迥异的思想:19世纪工业革命带来的财富和它的肮脏;20世纪庞大失业潮的威胁;今天日益加剧的不平等和经融危机。 01 我们为什么需要经济学稀缺性和机会成本揭示了一条基本的...
评分全书从“我们为什么需要经济学”开篇,以简明易懂而又风趣幽默的语言,解释一个又一个高大上的经济学理论,以及这些理论产生与应用过程中的重要经济学事件,既有理论之间观点的对比,又有对经典理论的深刻思考,而且其中对很多历史事件都是用简略的语言说明白事件与理论的关系...
评分 评分序言通过研究经济学的历史,我们欣赏几个世纪以来,不同思想者针对其所处的时代的经济困境,提出的各种迥异的思想:19世纪工业革命带来的财富和它的肮脏;20世纪庞大失业潮的威胁;今天日益加剧的不平等和经融危机。 01 我们为什么需要经济学稀缺性和机会成本揭示了一条基本的...
高开低走,后面有点干。毕竟历史太久理论太多,简化到这么一本书里只能跟报菜名一样报人名了
评分不建议学过basic economics 的人读 因为实在太浅显了 基本就是把大学课本改编成一个个小故事。每个章节短小精悍 不过会让人产生马上就要读完了的错觉。私以为经济学还是适合深奥的表现方式……
评分“Despite its flaws,then,economics is vital to humanity. But economics has struggled with broader questions about how human societies as a whole work. If you study economics at university,you mainly learn about those basic economic principles. They're powerful and useful but you should use them with care."
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评分“Despite its flaws,then,economics is vital to humanity. But economics has struggled with broader questions about how human societies as a whole work. If you study economics at university,you mainly learn about those basic economic principles. They're powerful and useful but you should use them with care."
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