A Little History of Economics

书名：A Little History of Economics
作者：NiallKishtainy
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ISBN：9780300206364
出版社：YaleUniversityPress
出版时间：2017-3-7
格式：epub/mobi/azw3/pdf
页数：256
豆瓣评分： 8.6

书籍简介：

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.

作者简介：

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.

书友短评：

@ 離離原上草 这本书好就好在，梳理了那些最为重要的人类经济活动发展的关键节点，对每个重要经济学理论和经济学家都帮着熟悉了一遍。人类社会就像一个大的实验田，每个人各自为了过上更好的生活，自发进行着各种经济活动。经济学的任务，就是观察记录这些经济活动，并从中总结并归纳出一些基本的经济学原理，给当下的社会和个人一个较为有效的总体指导。而随着时间的推移，这些经济市场金融活动越来越复杂，经济学解决了一些问题，同时又引发了新的问题，这样新的经济学家和经济学理论又呼之欲出。了解经济学的发展历程，就是从一个最自发的角度了解人类社会到底经历了什么，这比单纯去看政治或文化的历史更真切也更容易理解一些。 @ Ezra When people's animal spirits dampen down, investment falls and the economy sags. @ 離離原上草 每个时代都有一批经济学家思考解开时代症结的方案，有的宏观，有的细致，有的温和，有的激进。每章开篇一个例子和人物的关键经历，寥寥数笔，足中肯綮；流畅的叙述和目前看来能自圆其说的理论概述，对我这种只懂皮毛的人可太友好了。5/7/22 於番禺路寓所

　　THE LITTLE HISTORIES(共11册)，这套丛书还有《A Little History of Philosophy》《A Little History of Art》《A Little History of the World》《A Little Book of Language》《A Little History of Literature》等。

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