The Cash Nexus

尼尔·弗格森，英国最著名的历史学家之一。哈佛大学历史系教授、牛津大学高级研究员，同时也是斯坦福大学胡佛研究所的高级研究员。他是极少数能横跨学术界、金融界和媒体的专家之一。著有《货币崛起》等多部畅销书，同时还为多家报纸和杂志撰稿。此外，他还制作了四部非常成功的电视纪录片：《帝国》、《美国巨人》、《世界战争》，以及最近的《货币崛起》。2004年被《时代》周刊评为“影响世界的100人”之一。

出版者:Basic Books

作者:Niall Ferguson

页数:576

出版时间:2002-2-21

价格:USD 24.99

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780465023264

图书标签:economics

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Acclaimed historian Niall Ferguson offers a radical new history of the links between politics and economics, drawing unsettling conclusions about the future of capitalism and democracy. Conventional wisdom has long claimed that economic change is the prime mover of political change, whether in the age of industry or Internet. But is it? Ferguson thinks it is high time we re-examined the link--the nexus, in Thomas Carlyle's phrase--between economics and politics. His central argument is that the conflicting impulses of sex, violence, and power are together more powerful than money. Among Ferguson's startling claims are: · Nothing has done more to transform the world economy than war, yet wars themselves do not have primarily economic causes. · The present age of economic globalization is coinciding--paradoxically--with political and military fragmentation. · Financial crises are frequently caused by unforeseen political events rather than economic fluctuations. · The relationship between prosperity and government popularity is largely illusory. · Since political and economic liberalization are not self-perpetuating, the so-called triumph of democracy worldwide may be short-lived. · A bold synthesis of political history and modern economic theory, The Cash Nexus will transform the landscape of modern history and draw challenging conclusions about the prospects of both capitalism and democracy.

读后感

By Robert Herschbach Niall Ferguson, The Cash Nexus: Money and Power in the Modern World Basic Books, 552 pp One of the cherished beliefs of modern times is that economic prosperity leads, or ought to lead, to democracy and peace. As Thomas Friedman put ...  

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这书写得很不错，译者也很用心。不过由于谈论对象涉及的是历史，经济，金融，而译者显然对历史熟得多，这部分的翻译最好，其次是经济部分，金融部分则显然有问题。另外作者的《货币崛起》则更多近乎商业类书籍。