Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions. From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, "What makes these institutions work? ...
Clear, insightful, and nondogmatic, this book gives us a new appreciation for one of our most ubiquitous institutions. From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, "What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we improve them?" Taking us on a lively tour of a world we once took for granted, John McMillan offers examples ranging from a camel trading fair in India to the $20 million per day Aalsmeer flower market in the Netherlands to the global trade in AIDS drugs. Eschewing ideology, he shows us that markets are neither magical nor immoral. Rather, they are powerful if imperfect tools, the best we've found for improving our living standards. A New York Times Notable Book.
作者简介
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John McMillan (1951—2007) was the Jonathan B. Lovelace Professor of Economics at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business.
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1 有用 水泗望西 2009-12-23 14:37:17
直接解释共产主义和laissez-faire为什么都是乌托邦...real rationality 人类历史完全就是utilitarianism为核心的 看到后面觉得还是有点意思，就是感觉有点话痨
0 有用 十年一觉 2013-05-20 14:57:42
断断续续地读了几年，终于读完了，确实不错。无论有没有经济学的训练，都可以拿来一读。
0 有用 粒迪鸭 2012-09-14 15:02:56
FINA6282的12本书单之第一本搞定·~ 鼓掌~
0 有用 算文解字 2016-03-17 03:10:30
作为科普还行吧，略略翻了下。
0 有用 7七7 2012-09-11 20:28:03
includes something insightful and inspiring, but majorly 老生常谈...some examples are interesting and original...