In these 20 essays Albert O. Hirschman examines his own ideas, and economic development. They also bring perspectives on the material in his 12 previous books and essays. In the essays that open this collection, Hirschman reappraises points he made in such books as "Exit", "Voice and Loyalty", "The Strategy of Economic Development" and "The Rhetoric of Reaction". Subsequent essays re-explore the themes of Latin American development and market society that have occupied him throughout his career. Hirschman also forays into the likely impact, negative or otherwise, of the Eastern European revolutions of 1989 on the Third World, the on-and-off connections between political and economic progress, and the role of conflict in enhancing community spirit in a liberal democracy. Hirschman presents autobiographical fragments that reflect his deep involvement in some of the important events of this century. He recollects his flight from Hitler's Germany in 1933, his studies in Paris, his work with the antifascist underground in Italy in 1937-38, and his role in helping Varian Fry in Marseilles, in 1940, to rescue political and intellectual refugees from Vichy, France.

阿尔伯特·赫希曼（Albert O. Hirschman，1915—2012）

美国著名德裔思想家，经济学家，20世纪最伟大的知识分子之一。早年曾参加西班牙内战，投身于法国抵抗法西斯的运动和对犹太难民的营救行动，“二战”后先后任教于耶鲁大学、哥伦比亚大学、哈佛大学和普林 斯顿高等研究院，其学术研究涉及经济学、政治学和思想史等领域，著述包括《经济发展战略》《退出、呼吁与忠诚：对企业、组织和国家衰退的回应》《欲望与利益：资本主义走向胜利前的政治争论》《转变参与：私人利益与公共行动的新描述》《反动的修辞：保守主义的三个命题》等。

译者简介

本科毕业于南京大学，现就职于浙江大学跨学科社会科学研究中心与《新政治经济学评论》编辑部。译著另有《现代经济学主要流派》《经济学理论与认知科学》等。