最初の1冊は無料。今すぐ聴こう。
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Economics in Two Lessons
- Why Markets Work so Well, and Why They Can Fail so Badly
- ナレーター: Gildart Jackson
- 再生時間: 10 時間 56 分
- カテゴリー: 政治学・社会科学, 政治・政府
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A masterful introduction to the key ideas behind the successes - and failures - of free-market economics
Since 1946, Henry Hazlitt's best-selling Economics in One Lesson has popularized the belief that economics can be boiled down to one simple lesson: market prices represent the true cost of everything. But one-lesson economics tells only half the story. It can explain why markets often work so well, but it can't explain why they often fail so badly - or what we should do when they stumble. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson quipped, "When someone preaches 'economics in one lesson', I advise: go back for the second lesson." In Economics in Two Lessons, John Quiggin teaches both lessons, offering a masterful introduction to the key ideas behind the successes - and failures - of free markets.
Economics in Two Lessons explains why market prices often fail to reflect the full cost of our choices to society as a whole. For example, every time we drive a car, fly in a plane, or flick a light switch, we contribute to global warming. But, in the absence of a price on carbon emissions, the costs of our actions are borne by everyone else. In such cases, government action is needed to achieve better outcomes.
Two-lesson economics means giving up the dogmatism of laissez-faire as well as the reflexive assumption that any economic problem can be solved by government action, since the right answer often involves a mixture of market forces and government policy. But the payoff is huge: understanding how markets actually work - and what to do when they don't.
Brilliantly accessible, Economics in Two Lessons unlocks the essential issues at the heart of any economic question.
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- AMZN BYR NYC
- 2021/02/09
Don't need political opinions.
I could have done with less political opinion and more concise information. once you get that there is a political agenda, you get turned off.
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- Yas
- 2020/11/23
simple
The simplicity of the definitions is remarkable. Complex Economic terms are reduced to everyday words
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- Anonymous User
- 2019/04/26
A strong introduction to the field
John Quiggin takes us through contemporary economics with aplomb. The work is neither uncritical of mainstream economics, nor a hatchet job, but a nuanced appreciation, whilst still very accessible.