出版社: Princeton University Press
副标题: Liberty, Competition, and the Common Good
出版年: 2011-9
页数: 256
定价: USD 26.95
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780691153193
内容简介 · · · · · ·
Who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist and best-selling author of The Economic Naturalist, predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. The reason, Frank argues, i...
Who was the greater economist--Adam Smith or Charles Darwin? The question seems absurd. Darwin, after all, was a naturalist, not an economist. But Robert Frank, New York Times economics columnist and best-selling author of The Economic Naturalist, predicts that within the next century Darwin will unseat Smith as the intellectual founder of economics. The reason, Frank argues, is that Darwin's understanding of competition describes economic reality far more accurately than Smith's. And the consequences of this fact are profound. Indeed, the failure to recognize that we live in Darwin's world rather than Smith's is putting us all at risk by preventing us from seeing that competition alone will not solve our problems.
Smith's theory of the invisible hand, which says that competition channels self-interest for the common good, is probably the most widely cited argument today in favor of unbridled competition--and against regulation, taxation, and even government itself. But what if Smith's idea was almost an exception to the general rule of competition? That's what Frank argues, resting his case on Darwin's insight that individual and group interests often diverge sharply. Far from creating a perfect world, economic competition often leads to "arms races," encouraging behaviors that not only cause enormous harm to the group but also provide no lasting advantages for individuals, since any gains tend to be relative and mutually offsetting.
The good news is that we have the ability to tame the Darwin economy. The best solution is not to prohibit harmful behaviors but to tax them. By doing so, we could make the economic pie larger, eliminate government debt, and provide better public services, all without requiring painful sacrifices from anyone. That's a bold claim, Frank concedes, but it follows directly from logic and evidence that most people already accept.
作者简介 · · · · · ·
Robert H. Frank is an economics professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management and a regular "Economic View" columnist for the New York Times, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos. His books, which have been translated into 22 languages, include The Winner-Take-All Society (with Philip Cook), The Economic Naturalist, Luxury Fever, What Price the Moral High G...
Robert H. Frank is an economics professor at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management and a regular "Economic View" columnist for the New York Times, and a Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos. His books, which have been translated into 22 languages, include The Winner-Take-All Society (with Philip Cook), The Economic Naturalist, Luxury Fever, What Price the Moral High Ground?, and Principles of Economics (with Ben Bernanke).
目录 · · · · · ·
Chapter 1: Paralysis 1
Chapter 2: Darwin's Wedge 16
Chapter 3: No Cash on the Table 30
Chapter 4: Starve the Beast' But Which One? 46
Chapter 5: Putting the Positional Consumption Beast on a Diet 64
· · · · · · (更多)
Chapter 1: Paralysis 1
Chapter 2: Darwin's Wedge 16
Chapter 3: No Cash on the Table 30
Chapter 4: Starve the Beast' But Which One? 46
Chapter 5: Putting the Positional Consumption Beast on a Diet 64
Chapter 6: Perpetrators and Victims 84
Chapter 7: Efficiency Rules 100
Chapter 8: "It's Your Money . . ." 119
Chapter 9: Success and Luck 140
Chapter 10: The Great Trade- Off ? 157
Chapter 11: Taxing Harmful Activities 172
Chapter 12: The Libertarian's Objections Reconsidered 194
Notes 217
Index 229
· · · · · · (收起)
喜欢读"The Darwin Economy"的人也喜欢 · · · · · ·
The Darwin Economy的书评 · · · · · · ( 全部 7 条 )
![](https://img3.doubanio.com/icon/u65791067-2.jpg)
![](https://img3.doubanio.com/icon/u1227902-3.jpg)
麋鹿的角 为什么要那么大
![](https://img3.doubanio.com/icon/u51486530-2.jpg)
经济大棋局、规律从谁来?
![](https://img3.doubanio.com/icon/u4268319-2.jpg)
书名叫《达尔文经济学》并不完全准确
这篇书评可能有关键情节透露
我认为,本书叫《达尔文经济学》并不完全准确,因为作者并不是将进化论的核心观点"物竞天择,适者生存"的思想引入经济学,而是重点描述“个体利益的最大化有时候与集体利益不一致”。 作者这样区分斯密的经济学和所谓的达尔文的经济学:斯密经济学认为竞争力量引导本... (展开)![](https://img3.doubanio.com/icon/u3768715-2.jpg)
单纯的竞争是有悔的。
> 更多书评 7篇
论坛 · · · · · ·
在这本书的论坛里发言这本书的其他版本 · · · · · · ( 全部3 )
-
世界图书出版公司 (2013)7.4分 68人读过
-
未知出版社 (2012)暂无评分 2人读过
以下书单推荐 · · · · · · ( 全部 )
- 外文新书 (cruyff)
- TED Talker Books (孙小兔)
- BUM books you should know (爱聚岗的小伙伴)
谁读这本书? · · · · · ·
二手市场
· · · · · ·
- 在豆瓣转让 有66人想读,手里有一本闲着?
订阅关于The Darwin Economy的评论:
feed: rss 2.0
0 有用 英恩 2012-03-29 15:41:53
报纸专栏的风格,有几个观点还挺让人耳目一新的~~
0 有用 庄常飞 2012-02-29 10:42:36
和他的纽约时报专栏很像,更像是经济学科普,养分还是比较稀少,文笔还是比较学术。
0 有用 Rtlab 2014-01-14 21:47:51
Darwin economy的insight一章就说完了。杂文集。
0 有用 Rtlab 2014-01-14 21:47:51
Darwin economy的insight一章就说完了。杂文集。
0 有用 英恩 2012-03-29 15:41:53
报纸专栏的风格,有几个观点还挺让人耳目一新的~~
0 有用 庄常飞 2012-02-29 10:42:36
和他的纽约时报专栏很像,更像是经济学科普,养分还是比较稀少,文笔还是比较学术。