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魔鬼經濟學:揭示隱藏在錶象之下的真實世界,徹底改變你看待這個世界的方式
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著名的書評人蘭茲·伯格把《魔鬼經濟學》比喻成一部偵探小說,說自己在閱讀讀書的過程中一直都&“屏住呼吸&”,生怕一呼一吸之間,吹跑書中的那股靈氣。在他看來,《魔鬼經濟學》的每一個章節都包含瞭一本一流偵探小說的所有元素。隻不過列維特所要偵破的最終目標不是&“找到凶手&”,而是&“揭開真實世界的僞裝&”。《魔鬼經濟學》書中的幾乎每一個字都是對傳統智慧的顛覆,他的許多發現被認為是驚世駭俗的,有些甚至會為他引來殺身之禍。
不論從哪個角度來說,這都是一本會讓人眼界一新的書。
作者簡介
In the summer of 2003, the New York Times Magazine sent Stephen J. Dubner, an author and journalist, to write a profile of Steven D. Levitt, a heralded young economist at the University of Chicago. Levitt was not remotely interested in the things that interest most economists. More...
Instead, he studied the riddles of everyday lifefrom cheating to crime to child-rearingand his conclusions turned the conventional wisdom on its head. For instance, he argued that one of the main causes of the crime drop of the 1990s was the legalization of abortion twenty years earlier. (Unwanted children have a greater likelihood of becoming criminals; with so many unwanted children being aborted in the 1970s, the pool of potential criminals had significantly shrunk by the 1990s.) The Times article yielded an unprecedented response, a deluge of interest from thousands of curious, inspired, and occasionally distraught readers. Levitt and Dubner collaborated on a book that gives full play to Levitts most compelling ideas. Through forceful storytelling and pungent insight. FREAKONOMICS reminds us all that economics is, at root, the study of incentiveshow people get what they want, or need, especially when other people want or need the same thing. Among the questions it answers: Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? If drug dealers make so much money, why do they still live with their mothers? What makes a perfect parent? And, of course: What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? (Answer: they both cheat.)
在《魔鬼經濟學》中,列維特和史蒂芬·都伯納取材日常生活,以經濟學的方式來探索日常事物背後的世界:念書給嬰兒聽會不會使他日後成為一個好學生?遊泳池比槍支還危險?販毒集團的結構其實和麥當勞的組織很像,而且基層員工和小弟都沒賺頭,錢都進瞭總裁和大哥的口袋;父母教養方式的差異對孩子影響不大等。
《魔鬼經濟學》中確立瞭一個有悖於傳統智慧的觀點:如果說倫理道德代錶瞭我們心目中理想的社會運行模式的話,那麼經濟學就是在嚮我們描述這個社會到底是如何運行的。
書裏也展示瞭韆方百計搜集來的各種數據——學校的考試成績、日本著名相撲手的秘密證據、房地産經紀人的買賣記錄,甚至還有黑社會臥底的秘密日記。通過對這些數據的巧妙分析,作者得齣瞭種種令人跌破眼鏡的結論。他將教會你如何用數據分析你所看到的世界;他將告訴你:真實的世界原來是這樣的……
著名的書評人蘭茲·伯格把《魔鬼經濟學》比喻成一部偵探小說,說自己在閱讀讀書的過程中一直都“屏住呼吸”,生怕一呼一吸之間,吹跑書中的那股靈氣。在他看來,《魔鬼經濟學》的每一個章節都包含瞭一本一流偵探小說的所有元素。隻不過列維特所要偵破的最終目標不是“找到凶手”,而是“揭開真實世界的僞裝”。《魔鬼經濟學》書中的幾乎每一個字都是對傳統智慧的顛覆,他的許多發現被認為是驚世駭俗的,有些甚至會為他引來殺身之禍。
不論從哪個角度來說,這都是一本會讓人眼界一新的書。
精彩書評
Steven D. Levitt teaches economics at the University of Chicago. His idiosyncratic economic research into areas as varied as guns and game shows has triggered debate in the media and academic circles.
Stephen J. Dubner, a former writer and editor at The New York Times Magazine, is the author of Turbulent Souls (Choosing My Religion), Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper, and the children's book The Boy with Two Belly Buttons.
史蒂芬·列維特,芝加哥大學經濟學教授,榮獲約翰·貝茨·剋拉剋奬——這是一個隻頒發給40歲以下影響力最大的經濟學傢的奬項。列維特在2006年被《時代》雜誌評選為“全球最具影響力的一百人之一”。
史蒂芬·都伯納,《紐約時報雜誌》前撰稿人、編輯。著有《騷動的靈魂》,《一個英雄崇拜者的自白》,另著有兒童圖書《長兩個肚臍眼的男孩》。
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Freakonomics (New Edition)魔鬼經濟學 英文原版 [平裝] epub pdf mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024
Freakonomics (New Edition)魔鬼經濟學 英文原版 [平裝] 下載 epub mobi pdf txt 電子書
Freakonomics (New Edition)魔鬼經濟學 英文原版 [平裝] mobi pdf epub txt 電子書 下載 2024
Freakonomics (New Edition)魔鬼經濟學 英文原版 [平裝] epub pdf mobi txt 電子書 下載 2024