书目

The Great Unraveling[大破解：我们迷失在新世纪]

内容简介

Noonehasmoreauthoritytocalltheshotsthewaytheyreallyarethanaward-winningeconomistPaulKrugman,whoseprovocativeNewYorkTimescolumnsarekeenlyfollowedbymillions.Oneoftheworld'smostrespectedeconomists,KrugmanhasbeennamedAmerica'smostimportantcolumnistbytheWashingtonMonthlyandcolumnistoftheyearbyEditorandPublishermagazine.Amajorbestseller,thisinfluentialandwide-rangingbookhasbeenpraisedbyBusinessWeekasKrugman'smostprovocativeandcompellingeffortyet,theNewYorkReviewofBooksasrefreshing,andLibraryJournalasthought-provoking...evenfunny.TheAmericanProspectputitinvividterms:Inatimewhentoofewtellitlikeitis...Krugmanhastakenonthebattleofourtime.BuiltfromPaulKrugman'sinfluentialOp-EdcolumnsfortheNewYorkTimes,thisbookgalvanizedthereadingpublic.Withwit,passion,andauniqueabilitytoexplaincomplexissuesinplainEnglish,Krugmandescribeshowthenationhasbeenmisledbyadishonestadministration.Inthislong-awaitedworkcontainingKrugman'smostinfluentialcolumnsalongwithnewcommentary,hechronicleshowtheboomeconomyunraveled:howexuberancegavewaytopessimism,howtheageofcorporateheroesgavewaytocorporatescandals,howfiscalresponsibilitycollapsed.FromhisaccountofthesecrethistoryoftheCaliforniaenergycrisistohisdevastatingdissectionsofdishonestyintheBushadministration,fromthewarinIraqtothelootingofCaliforniatothefalsepretensesusedtosellaneconomicpolicythatbenefitsonlyasmallelite,Krugmantellstheuncomfortabletruthlikenooneelse.Andhegivesustheroadmapwewillneedtofollowifwearetogetthecountrybackontrack.Thepaperbackeditionfeaturesanewintroductionaswellasnewwritings.

作者简介

PaulRobinKrugman(/?kru?ɡm?n/;bornFebruary28,1953)isanAmericaneconomist,professorofEconomicsandInternationalAffairsattheWoodrowWilsonSchoolofPublicandInternationalAffairsatPrincetonUniversity,CentenaryProfessorattheLondonSchoolofEconomics,andanop-edcolumnistforTheNewYorkTimes.In2008,KrugmanwontheNobelMemorialPrizeinEconomicsforhiscontributionstoNewTradeTheoryandNewEconomicGeography.AccordingtotheNobelPrizeCommittee,theprizewasgivenforKrugman'sworkexplainingthepatternsofinternationaltradeandthegeographicconcentrationofwealth,byexaminingtheimpactofeconomiesofscaleandofconsumerpreferencesfordiversegoodsandservices.Krugmanisknowninacademiaforhisworkoninternationaleconomics(includingtradetheory,economicgeography,andinternationalfinance),liquiditytrapsandcurrencycrises.AccordingtotheIDEAS/RePEcrankings,heisthe15thmostwidelycitedeconomistintheworldtoday.Asof2008,Krugmanhaswritten20booksandhaspublishedover200scholarlyarticlesinprofessionaljournalsandeditedvolumes.Hehasalsowrittenmorethan750columnsdealingwithcurrenteconomicandpoliticalissuesforTheNewYorkTimes.Krugman'sInternationalEconomics:TheoryandPolicy,co-authoredwithMauriceObstfeld,isastandardcollegetextbookoninternationaleconomics.Healsowritesonpoliticalandeconomictopicsforthegeneralpublic,aswellasontopicsrangingfromincomedistributiontointernationaleconomics.Krugmanconsidershimselfaliberal,callingoneofhisbooksandhisTheNewYorkTimesblog"TheConscienceofaLiberal".

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