CULTURE AND PROSPERITY: WHY SOME NATIONS ARE RICH BUT MOST REMAIN POOR
Book ID/图书代码： 00790009B30469
English Summary/英文概要： Why are some countries rich and others poor? Why does a farmer in Sweden have a higher standard of living than a farmer in South Africa? Why does a schoolteacher in Switzerland earn more than one in Chicago? According to leading economic theorist John Kay, economic markets are key to the wealth or poverty of the world’s nations. In Culture and Prosperity, Kay explores why market economies outperform socialist or centrally directed markets -- and why the imposition of market institutions often fails. His search for the truth about markets takes him from the shores of Lake Zurich to the streets of Mumbai, through theories of evolutionary psychology and moral philosophy to the flower market at San Remo and Christie’s salesroom in New York.
Witty, engaging, and grounded in cutting-edge economic theory, Culture and Prosperity is essential for understanding the state of the world today.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 为什么国家有富有贫之差？为什么瑞典的农民生活水平高于南非农民？为什么瑞士的教师工资高于芝加哥？作者作为经济理论学家认为，经济市场是决定国家贫富的关键。作者在此就为何市场经济胜于社会主义或国家引导市场以及为何市场条例老是执行不起来作了深入探讨。本书语言睿智、 吸引力十足，对理解当今世界状态很有裨益。(兼职翻译-XJJ)
Awards/获奖情况：华盛顿邮报：作者解开了市场何时有效何时失效的谜团。
独立报：作者是他同时代英国最重要的经济学家之一，给非专业人士解开了多项谜团。
伦敦时报：杰作！揭开了世界运转的方式。
每日电报：本书笔触彰显智慧和细腻，堪称后二十世纪九十年代资本主义重估的重要贡献。 “[Kay]…delightfully…solves the mystery of why markets work and why they sometimes don’t.”---Washington Post
“One of the leading British economists of his generation…gives answers to those puzzling questions that nag the non-specialist.”---The Independent
“An ambitious and brilliantly executed book... accessible and witty, it sheds light on the way the world works.”---London Times
“Written with wit and subtlety ... Kay’s book is an important contribution to the post-1990s reassessment of capitalism.”---Daily Telegraph (London)
About the Author/作者介绍： 约翰•恺（John Kay ）是英国最主要的经济学家之一。他是伦敦商学院和牛津大学的教授，目前是伦敦经济学院访学教授。他是唯一获得英国学术奖的管理学教授。他同时也是作家、讲师、播音员，有自己的专栏，往返于伦敦、牛津郡以及法国南部。 John Kay is one of Britain’s leading economists. He has been a professor at the London Business School and the University of Oxford, and is currently a visiting professor at the London School of Economics. He is the only professor of management to receive the academic distinction of Fellowship of the British Academy. A frequent writer, lecturer, and broadcaster, he contributes a weekly column to the Financial Times. He commutes between London, Oxfordshire, and the south of France.
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