There's probably a word in German for that feeling you get when you can understand something while it's being explained to you, but lose hold of the explanation as soon as it stops. A lot of writing about the credit crunch has that effect: you can grasp it while it's going on, and then as soon as it's over, you can no longer remember the difference between a CDO, a CDS, an MBS, and a toasted cheese sandwich. "Whoops!" makes it possible for all of us to grasp how we found ourselves in this predicament. What went wrong? In 2000, the total GDP of Earth was $36 trillion. At the start of 2007 it was $70 trillion. Today that growth has gone suddenly and sharply into decline, with an effect roughly resembling that of putting a car into reverse while doing seventy down a motorway. John Lanchester travels with a cast of characters - including reckless banksters, snoozing regulators, complacent politicians, predatory lenders, credit-drunk spendthrifts, and innocent bystanders to understand deeply and genuinely what is happening and why we feel the way we do.
發表於2024-11-27
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A good read, especially for those who want a plain-English and vivid account of what caused the 2007-9 financial crisis. However, not all the arguments are sound and solid.
評分A good read, especially for those who want a plain-English and vivid account of what caused the 2007-9 financial crisis. However, not all the arguments are sound and solid.
評分在金融領域或者宏觀經濟方麵的書,美國的比英國的多好多好多,可是有瞭對比纔知道,美國的,即使是剋魯格曼這樣的,都很機械,而英國的,在人文方麵的考量就會明顯有深度一些。資本主義的進步,或者生活在資本主義國傢的普通人的福祉,其實就是在共産主義的“恐怖”下提高的,而共産主義的倒塌,也就是平民福祉裹足不前的時候瞭。看看各個國傢的兩大政黨,即使偏左的,在程度上也遠遠不如共産主義,那麼如何指望貧富差距不越來越大?
評分在金融領域或者宏觀經濟方麵的書,美國的比英國的多好多好多,可是有瞭對比纔知道,美國的,即使是剋魯格曼這樣的,都很機械,而英國的,在人文方麵的考量就會明顯有深度一些。資本主義的進步,或者生活在資本主義國傢的普通人的福祉,其實就是在共産主義的“恐怖”下提高的,而共産主義的倒塌,也就是平民福祉裹足不前的時候瞭。看看各個國傢的兩大政黨,即使偏左的,在程度上也遠遠不如共産主義,那麼如何指望貧富差距不越來越大?
評分在金融領域或者宏觀經濟方麵的書,美國的比英國的多好多好多,可是有瞭對比纔知道,美國的,即使是剋魯格曼這樣的,都很機械,而英國的,在人文方麵的考量就會明顯有深度一些。資本主義的進步,或者生活在資本主義國傢的普通人的福祉,其實就是在共産主義的“恐怖”下提高的,而共産主義的倒塌,也就是平民福祉裹足不前的時候瞭。看看各個國傢的兩大政黨,即使偏左的,在程度上也遠遠不如共産主義,那麼如何指望貧富差距不越來越大?
Whoops! 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載