The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today
Autor Linda Yuehen Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 mar 2019
What can the ideas of history's greatest economists tell us about the most important issues of our time?
'The best place to start to learn about the very greatest economists of all time' Professor Tyler Cowen, author ofThe Complacent ClassandThe Great Stagnation
Since the days of Adam Smith, economists have grappled with a series of familiar problems - but often their ideas are hard to digest, before we even try to apply them to today's issues. Linda Yueh is renowned for her combination of erudition, as an accomplished economist herself, and accessibility, as a leading writer and broadcaster in this field; and inThe Great Economistsshe explains the key thoughts of history's greatest economists, how their lives and times affected their ideas, how our lives have been influenced by their work, and how they could help with the policy challenges that we face today.
In the light of current economic problems, and in particular economic growth, Yueh explores the thoughts of economists from Adam Smith and David Ricardo through Joan Robinson and Milton Friedman to Douglass North and Robert Solow. Along the way she asks, for example: what do the ideas of Karl Marx tell us about the likely future for the Chinese economy? How does the work of John Maynard Keynes, who argued for government spending to create full employment, help us think about state investment? And with globalization in trouble, what can we learn about handling Brexit and Trumpism?
In one accessible volume, this expert new voice provides an overarching guide to the biggest questions of our time.
The Great Economistsincludes:
Adam Smith
David Ricardo
Karl Marx
Alfred Marshall
Irving Fisher
John Maynard Keynes
Joseph Schumpeter
Friedrich Hayek
Joan Robinson
Milton Friedman
Douglass North
Robert Solow
'Economics students, like others, can learn a lot from this book' - Professor Paul Collier, author ofThe Bottom Billion
'Not only a great way to learn in an easily readable manner about some of the greatest economic influences of the past, but also a good way to test your owna prioriassumptions about some of the big challenges of our time.' - Lord Jim O'Neill, former Chairman at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, former UK Treasury Minister, and author ofThe Growth Map
'An extremely engaging survey of the lifetimes and ideas of the great thinkers of economic history.' - Professor Kenneth Rogoff, author ofThe Curse of Cashand co-author ofThis Time is Different
'This book is a very readable introduction to the lives and thinking of the greats.' - Professor Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, and author ofI Do What I DoandFault Lines
'Read it not only to learn about the world's great economists, but also to see how consequential thought innovations can be, and have been.' - Mohamed el-Erian, Chief Economic Adviser at Allianz, former CEO of PIMCO
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780241974476
ISBN-10: 024197447X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 024197447X
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
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Notă biografică
Linda
Yueh
is
Fellow
in
Economics
at
St
Edmund
Hall,
University
of
Oxford
and
Adjunct
Professor
of
Economics
at
London
Business
School.
She
is
also
Visiting
Professor
at
LSE
IDEAS
and
was
Visiting
Professor
of
Economics
at
Peking
University.
The
former
Economics
Editor
at
Bloomberg
TV,
she
also
hostedTalking
Business
with
Linda
Yuehas
Chief
Business
Correspondent
for
BBC
News.
She
writes
forThe
Times,
The
New
York
Times,and
theFinancial
Timesand
has
advised
the
World
Economic
Forum
in
Davos
and
the
World
Bank.
She
has
written
and
edited
academic
books,
including
a
textbook
on
macroeconomics.
This
is
her
first
trade
book.
Recenzii
Are
you
looking
to
learn
about
the
very
greatest
economists
of
all
time?
Linda
Yueh's
book
is
the
best
place
to
start,a
modern-day
version
of
Robert
Heilbroner's
classicThe
Worldly
Philosophers.
Economics students are not taught the history of economic thought. They, like others, can learn a lot from this book: some of the great economists of the past had insights that could have saved the subject from its recent embarrassments.
Not only a great way to learn in aneasily readablemanner about some of the greatest economic influences of the past, but alsoa good way to test your owna prioriassumptions about some of the big challenges of our time.
A fascinating event for anyone interested in economics. For this is a book which, as the title suggests, champions the value of studying the leading economic thinkers of the past ... As an Oxford don and a professor at London Business School,Yueh undoubtedly knows her stuff; and as a former chief business correspondent for the BBC and economics editor at Bloomberg TV, she is a well-known and skilful communicator ... The achievements of modern, scientific economics are significant, and the reader who wants a slick and well-curated tour of its current policy recommendations will profit greatly from Yueh's enjoyable and up-to-date book.
Anextremely engagingsurvey of the lifetimes and ideas of the great thinkers of economic history, woven together withfascinating and usefuldiscussions of how their ideas still shape economic policy today. Yueh's book isreminiscent of Heilbroner's marvellous classicThe Wordly Philosophers, but more focused on contemporary debates on inequality, trade and productivity. Although targeted at readers interested in economic issues, this book would also make anexcellent supplementary reading for undergraduate coursesin economics, politics and social studies.
Linda Yueh has had the brilliant idea of, not just describing the theories of each great thinker, but linking each one to a particular problem of today ...I am sure Linda Yueh's original approach will deepen students' understandingof the Great Economists.
What would the great economists of the past make of today's problems? Linda Yueh takes on this ambitious task in this engaging book, introducing us to the work of each economist and conjecturing how they might have advised us. This book isa very readable introductionto the lives and thinking of the greats, and reminds us that policymakers continue to be, as Keynes wrote, "slaves of some defunct economist".
To anyone with even a passing interest in the economic problems, large and small, affecting us today,What Would the Great Economists Do?comes at the right time:a highly accessible and acute guideto thinking and learning from the men and woman whose work can inform and ultimately aid us in understanding the great national and global crises we face.
This well-written book provides more than an engaging discussion of how the "Great Economists" changed the course of economic thinking and history. It links their insights to current economic challenges, assessing how their unique contributions can improve future wellbeing. It concludes by artfully bringing together the economists' individual insights to shed light on the backlash against globalization.Read it not only to learn about the world's great economists, but also to see how consequential thought innovations can be, and have been.
Is economics a science in which each new generation's discoveries build on those of the old? Or a humanistic study in which old ideas remain valid and relevant today? Linda Yueh's account of the thinking of the great economists demonstrates that both perspectives are true.
Ahighly informative and entertainingintroduction to the ideas of some of the great economists.
You can see her journalistic training in the way she makes connections between the lives, characters and thinking of her subjects
Crisp pen portraits and introductions to complex ideas have been melded with an assessment of what a particular dead economist might have advised about a contemporary issue ... The portraits are entertainingly crafted and the details of family lives well deployed.
Would [Adam] Smith's view have changed in modern times? Probably yes. Linda Yueh in her brilliant new book, "The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today", argues that due to rapid technological advancements since Smith's time, the tune of the musician, which he regarded as ephemeral, now holds tangible value. Also, since Smith believed in the power of the invisible hand of the markets, he would have derided any move towards introducing market distortions like the Trump tariffs to promote manufacturing.
I certainly wish that [The Great Economists] had been around when I started to study the subject.
The style is engaging and takes the readers through key elements of the economic challenges we currently face, with the support of data and international comparisons ... Readers will certainly enjoy learning about the economists, as many of them lived quite unconventional lives.
As a broad and accessible overview of the lives and ideas of prominent economic thinkers, Yueh's book is a useful addition to the field. Its strongest sections make important connections between historical figures and modern decision-makers, such as the chapter detailing former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke's interest in Irving Fisher's debt-deflation hypothesis.
Readable, informative, and thought-provoking, and deserves a place in all libraries
The book is lucidly written... It offers glimpses into the lives of these influential economists, often laced with interesting nuggets of information.
An accessible and lively evaluation of the global financial crisis . . . [Yueh] has a way of simplifying the arcane and ferreting out good news - of which we need a lot.
Awesome yet accessible...recommended!
Amazing new book . . . warmly recommend
Excellent . . . what makes this book special is that it is simple to read and understand . . . extremely engaging and serves a grand five-star buffet
Want to learn about great ideas in economics and the great economists without doing any algebra? Here is an engagingly written book for you by Linda Yueh. She is both a real economist and an experienced journalist, so she knows how and what to write
A great book and Linda Yueh is well worth listening to
Yueh's CV - Oxford economics fellow; former editor at Bloomberg TV; ex-advisor to the World Bank - could inspire an inferiority complex in almost anyone. Yet she has written a remarkably accessible primer that profiles 12 of history's greatest economists (from Adam Smith to Joan Robinson), and then asks what they can reveal about the world today. Perhaps its most important lesson is not to take financial advice from economists: many of Yueh's subjects lost fortunes
Economics students are not taught the history of economic thought. They, like others, can learn a lot from this book: some of the great economists of the past had insights that could have saved the subject from its recent embarrassments.
Not only a great way to learn in aneasily readablemanner about some of the greatest economic influences of the past, but alsoa good way to test your owna prioriassumptions about some of the big challenges of our time.
A fascinating event for anyone interested in economics. For this is a book which, as the title suggests, champions the value of studying the leading economic thinkers of the past ... As an Oxford don and a professor at London Business School,Yueh undoubtedly knows her stuff; and as a former chief business correspondent for the BBC and economics editor at Bloomberg TV, she is a well-known and skilful communicator ... The achievements of modern, scientific economics are significant, and the reader who wants a slick and well-curated tour of its current policy recommendations will profit greatly from Yueh's enjoyable and up-to-date book.
Anextremely engagingsurvey of the lifetimes and ideas of the great thinkers of economic history, woven together withfascinating and usefuldiscussions of how their ideas still shape economic policy today. Yueh's book isreminiscent of Heilbroner's marvellous classicThe Wordly Philosophers, but more focused on contemporary debates on inequality, trade and productivity. Although targeted at readers interested in economic issues, this book would also make anexcellent supplementary reading for undergraduate coursesin economics, politics and social studies.
Linda Yueh has had the brilliant idea of, not just describing the theories of each great thinker, but linking each one to a particular problem of today ...I am sure Linda Yueh's original approach will deepen students' understandingof the Great Economists.
What would the great economists of the past make of today's problems? Linda Yueh takes on this ambitious task in this engaging book, introducing us to the work of each economist and conjecturing how they might have advised us. This book isa very readable introductionto the lives and thinking of the greats, and reminds us that policymakers continue to be, as Keynes wrote, "slaves of some defunct economist".
To anyone with even a passing interest in the economic problems, large and small, affecting us today,What Would the Great Economists Do?comes at the right time:a highly accessible and acute guideto thinking and learning from the men and woman whose work can inform and ultimately aid us in understanding the great national and global crises we face.
This well-written book provides more than an engaging discussion of how the "Great Economists" changed the course of economic thinking and history. It links their insights to current economic challenges, assessing how their unique contributions can improve future wellbeing. It concludes by artfully bringing together the economists' individual insights to shed light on the backlash against globalization.Read it not only to learn about the world's great economists, but also to see how consequential thought innovations can be, and have been.
Is economics a science in which each new generation's discoveries build on those of the old? Or a humanistic study in which old ideas remain valid and relevant today? Linda Yueh's account of the thinking of the great economists demonstrates that both perspectives are true.
Ahighly informative and entertainingintroduction to the ideas of some of the great economists.
You can see her journalistic training in the way she makes connections between the lives, characters and thinking of her subjects
Crisp pen portraits and introductions to complex ideas have been melded with an assessment of what a particular dead economist might have advised about a contemporary issue ... The portraits are entertainingly crafted and the details of family lives well deployed.
Would [Adam] Smith's view have changed in modern times? Probably yes. Linda Yueh in her brilliant new book, "The Great Economists: How Their Ideas Can Help Us Today", argues that due to rapid technological advancements since Smith's time, the tune of the musician, which he regarded as ephemeral, now holds tangible value. Also, since Smith believed in the power of the invisible hand of the markets, he would have derided any move towards introducing market distortions like the Trump tariffs to promote manufacturing.
I certainly wish that [The Great Economists] had been around when I started to study the subject.
The style is engaging and takes the readers through key elements of the economic challenges we currently face, with the support of data and international comparisons ... Readers will certainly enjoy learning about the economists, as many of them lived quite unconventional lives.
As a broad and accessible overview of the lives and ideas of prominent economic thinkers, Yueh's book is a useful addition to the field. Its strongest sections make important connections between historical figures and modern decision-makers, such as the chapter detailing former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke's interest in Irving Fisher's debt-deflation hypothesis.
Readable, informative, and thought-provoking, and deserves a place in all libraries
The book is lucidly written... It offers glimpses into the lives of these influential economists, often laced with interesting nuggets of information.
An accessible and lively evaluation of the global financial crisis . . . [Yueh] has a way of simplifying the arcane and ferreting out good news - of which we need a lot.
Awesome yet accessible...recommended!
Amazing new book . . . warmly recommend
Excellent . . . what makes this book special is that it is simple to read and understand . . . extremely engaging and serves a grand five-star buffet
Want to learn about great ideas in economics and the great economists without doing any algebra? Here is an engagingly written book for you by Linda Yueh. She is both a real economist and an experienced journalist, so she knows how and what to write
A great book and Linda Yueh is well worth listening to
Yueh's CV - Oxford economics fellow; former editor at Bloomberg TV; ex-advisor to the World Bank - could inspire an inferiority complex in almost anyone. Yet she has written a remarkably accessible primer that profiles 12 of history's greatest economists (from Adam Smith to Joan Robinson), and then asks what they can reveal about the world today. Perhaps its most important lesson is not to take financial advice from economists: many of Yueh's subjects lost fortunes