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.
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...
评分这本书从经济学这个概念诞生开始,不断进步,不断优化,对不同经济时期的理论结合当时的形式进行剖析,有一点经济学入门的感觉,让我对经济学有了一些兴趣。 作者拥有更高的境界,不会说某个观念不会,而是考虑当时所处的环境,也告诫我们对历史、生活、他人不能以事后的结果来...
评分这本书与其说是通识课,不如说是大事记,总共40章,每章只有3到6分钟,用通俗需要介绍一种经济学发展史上的重要观点和他的代表人物,没有公式、图表、计算,取而代之的是各种比喻。 这本书适合理清经济学发展的历史脉络,也可以让你认识的,经济是如此的复杂,以至于各种完全对...
评分一.我们为什么要需要经济学 英国经济学家莱昂内尔·罗宾斯(Lionel Robbins)曾经将经济学定义为对稀缺性的研究。这里的稀缺性意味着总数有限,然而人类的潜在欲望却无穷无尽。只要条件允许,我们可以源源不断地购买新的笔和图书,但我们不可能将它们全部归为己有,因为所有的...
评分没有能找到英文版,不过整本读下来,中文翻译还行,没有很明显的滞涩感。 作为一本经济学入门书,个人感觉还不错。带着脑袋仔细思考,结合搜索一些其它资料,大体上都能读懂。 其实我读的第一本经济学书籍是《国富论》——虽然只读了一半——相比而言,那个是真不适合入门读。...
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."
评分经济学理论入门读物,学术向但不硬核,总体较全,可随手翻阅。已根据本书以日记与豆列形式整理经济学家及主要著作。
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