Two prize-winning economists show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day.
Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps even the next revolutionary medical breakthrough, what is at stake is the whole idea of the good life as we have known it.
Immigration and inequality, globalization and technological disruption, slowing growth and accelerating climate change--these are sources of great anxiety across the world, from New Delhi and Dakar to Paris and Washington, DC. The resources to address these challenges are there--what we lack are ideas that will help us jump the wall of disagreement and distrust that divides us. If we succeed, history will remember our era with gratitude; if we fail, the potential losses are incalculable.
In this revolutionary book, renowned MIT economists Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo take on this challenge, building on cutting-edge research in economics explained with lucidity and grace. Original, provocative, and urgent, Good Economics for Hard Times makes a persuasive case for an intelligent interventionism and a society built on compassion and respect. It is an extraordinary achievement, one that shines a light to help us appreciate and understand our precariously balanced world.
Abhijit Banerjee is the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). In 2011, he was named one of Foreign Policy magazine's top 100 global thinkers. Banerjee served on the U.N. Secretary-General's High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Esther Duflo is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Duflo is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Science, and has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the Infosys Prize (2014), the Dan David Prize (2013), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur "Genius Grant" Fellowship (2009). Duflo is a member of the President's Global Development Council and a Founding Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and is currently the editor of the American Economic Review. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
There are too much about the Economy that we don’t know, while there’re still a lot we can do to make the world we co-inhabit a better place. Several generations of economists have devoted their careers to the field of Growth Economics, from Solow to Rome...
评分There are too much about the Economy that we don’t know, while there’re still a lot we can do to make the world we co-inhabit a better place. Several generations of economists have devoted their careers to the field of Growth Economics, from Solow to Rome...
评分There are too much about the Economy that we don’t know, while there’re still a lot we can do to make the world we co-inhabit a better place. Several generations of economists have devoted their careers to the field of Growth Economics, from Solow to Rome...
评分There are too much about the Economy that we don’t know, while there’re still a lot we can do to make the world we co-inhabit a better place. Several generations of economists have devoted their careers to the field of Growth Economics, from Solow to Rome...
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《Good Economics for Hard Times》这本书,在我看来,与其说是一本经济学著作,不如说是一本关于如何在这个复杂世界中安身立命的指南。作者用一种极其生动、引人入胜的语言,将一些看似高深莫测的经济学概念,变得浅显易懂,并且与我们日常的生活息息相关。我印象最深刻的是,他们如何运用历史故事和鲜活的案例,来阐述经济理论的演变和适用性。读这本书的时候,我常常会不由自主地将书中的观点与我所经历的社会现象联系起来,恍然大悟,原来很多我们习以为常的事情,背后都有着深刻的经济逻辑。而且,这本书并非只提供问题,更重要的是,它给出了一些切实可行、充满善意的解决方案。作者对“同情心”和“韧性”在经济决策中的重要性的强调,让我看到了经济学更温情的一面。这本书让我重新思考了“成功”的定义,不再仅仅是物质上的富足,更是社会整体的福祉和个体的尊严。无论你是经济学专业的学生,还是对社会议题感兴趣的普通读者,这本书都会给你带来意想不到的启发。
评分这本书绝对颠覆了我对经济学的一些固有认知。我一直以为经济学是那些枯燥的数字、复杂的模型和遥不可及的理论,但《Good Economics for Hard Times》完全打破了我的这种刻板印象。作者并非是那种高高在上的学者,而是用一种极其贴近生活、充满人情味的方式,将经济学原理融入到了我们每天都会遇到的困境之中。我尤其喜欢作者在探讨贫困、不平等、气候变化等棘手问题时,所展现出的那种审慎而又充满希望的态度。他们不仅仅是在分析问题,更是在试图寻找解决之道,并且这些解决之道并非来自象牙塔,而是根植于现实世界的经验和观察。书中提到的那些真实案例,比如某个国家如何通过改革摆脱困境,或者某个社区如何应对失业潮,都让我感同身受,仿佛我就是其中的一员,在经历着同样的挣扎和蜕变。我不得不说,这本书让我对“经济学”这个词有了全新的理解,它不再是冰冷的理论,而是关乎我们每个人的福祉,是指导我们如何在充满挑战的时代做出更明智选择的强大工具。我真心推荐给每一个对现实世界的好奇心,或者对生活中的种种难题感到迷茫的人。
评分读完《Good Economics for Hard Times》,我感觉像是经历了一场思想上的洗礼。这本书最吸引我的地方在于它对“好经济学”的定义——它不仅仅是追求GDP增长,更关注的是如何让社会变得更美好、更公平。作者以一种近乎批判的姿态,剖析了那些导致贫富差距拉大、社会撕裂加剧的经济政策,并提出了许多耳目一新的观点。例如,书中关于“慷慨”在经济发展中的作用的论述,就让我大为触动。我一直以为经济决策都应该是冷酷理性的,但作者却告诉我们,理解人性的弱点和需求,并在此基础上设计经济体系,才是真正可持续发展的关键。我尤其欣赏书中对数据解读的严谨性,作者不会轻易下结论,而是会深入剖析数据的背后逻辑,并承认经济学研究中存在的局限性。这种谦逊的态度,反而让我更加信服他们的观点。读这本书的过程,就像是在和两位睿智的朋友进行一场深入的对话,他们不断地挑战我的既有观念,引导我从更广阔的视角去审视经济问题。我强烈推荐这本书给任何想要深入理解当下社会经济挑战,并寻找更具人文关怀解决方案的读者。
评分《Good Economics for Hard Times》这本书,让我以一种全新的视角去审视我们所处的时代。作者以一种极为细腻和富有同情心的方式,将经济学原理与我们日常生活中遇到的各种挑战联系起来。我特别赞赏书中对“信任”和“社会资本”在经济运行中所扮演角色的深入探讨。以往我可能更关注那些显性的经济指标,但这本书却让我意识到,那些看不见的社会联系和人际关系,同样是经济健康发展不可或缺的基石。作者在探讨全球性挑战,例如气候变化和技术进步对就业的影响时,并没有陷入悲观主义,而是积极地探索应对策略,并强调了创新和合作的重要性。他们提出的许多观点,比如关于“负面收入税”的讨论,都发人深省,并且充满了前瞻性。这本书让我感受到,经济学并非只是一门研究“钱”的学问,它更是一门关于如何构建一个更美好、更具韧性社会的学问。我强烈推荐这本书给那些对社会问题有深入思考,并渴望了解如何通过经济手段实现积极改变的读者。
评分坦白说,在翻开《Good Economics for Hard Times》之前,我对经济学的兴趣并不浓厚。我总觉得它与我个人的生活相去甚远,是一门阳春白雪的学问。然而,这本书彻底改变了我的看法。作者以一种极其接地气的方式,将经济学原理与我们每天面临的真实困境相结合,比如高昂的住房成本、不稳定的就业市场、以及日益加剧的社会不公。我尤其佩服作者在处理这些敏感话题时所展现出的平衡和客观。他们并没有简单地将责任归咎于某个群体,而是深入剖析了导致这些问题产生的复杂根源。书中对“公平”和“机会”的探讨,让我意识到经济学不仅仅是关于效率,更是关于如何构建一个更公正、更包容的社会。我非常欣赏作者的叙事风格,他们善于运用生动的语言和引人入胜的故事,让原本枯燥的经济学概念变得鲜活起来。读这本书的过程,更像是在与两位经验丰富的智者进行一场深刻的交流,他们用智慧和同情心,为我们指明方向。我毫不犹豫地推荐这本书给所有希望更好地理解我们所处世界,并寻求积极改变的人。
评分只读了前三章,还是想去看小说书了,非虚构类读完需要耐心呀。写的挺不错,非常真诚,条理清晰,阐述全面又详细,再配一些图表,就感觉像在看文献了。
评分跟《贫穷的本质》一样,非常务实的一本书,也容易让人大开眼界,从政策和实例的角度解剖世界上各种各样的经济问题。非常推荐! 书上最后写到:“我们对坏的想法能做的的唯一办法是保持警惕,抵制那些“明显”的诱惑,对可能出现的奇迹持怀疑态度,对证据提出质疑,对我们所知道和所知道的事情持复杂和诚实的态度。 没有警惕,那些对多方面存在问题的讨论就变成口号和讽刺漫画,政策分析则被庸俗的补救措施所取代。” 这句话,也试用于网络世界,特别是自媒体发的文章…
评分只读了前三章,还是想去看小说书了,非虚构类读完需要耐心呀。写的挺不错,非常真诚,条理清晰,阐述全面又详细,再配一些图表,就感觉像在看文献了。
评分nice overview of some recent academic results on pressing topics. it actually shows the breadth of knowledge of Banerjee & Duflo.
评分主题更贴近于时下的政治热点,跟poor economics比起来逊色了一些,但是社会政策的设计还是有一定启发。
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