Finance and the Good Society

Robert J. Shiller is the author of Irrational Exuberance and The Subprime Solution, and the coauthor, with George A. Akerlof, of Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism (all Princeton). He is the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University.

出版者:Princeton University Press

作者:Robert J. Shiller

页数:304

出版时间:2012-3-20

价格:USD 24.95

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9780691154886

图书标签:金融Robert_Shiller经济学finance英文原版社會學RobertShiller美國

The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New York Times best-selling economist Robert Shiller is no apologist for the sins of finance--he is probably the only person to have predicted both the stock market bubble of 2000 and the real estate bubble that led up to the subprime mortgage meltdown. But in this important and timely book, Shiller argues that, rather than condemning finance, we need to reclaim it for the common good. He makes a powerful case for recognizing that finance, far from being a parasite on society, is one of the most powerful tools we have for solving our common problems and increasing the general well-being. We need more financial innovation--not less--and finance should play a larger role in helping society achieve its goals.

Challenging the public and its leaders to rethink finance and its role in society, Shiller argues that finance should be defined not merely as the manipulation of money or the management of risk but as the stewardship of society's assets. He explains how people in financial careers--from CEO, investment manager, and banker to insurer, lawyer, and regulator--can and do manage, protect, and increase these assets. He describes how finance has historically contributed to the good of society through inventions such as insurance, mortgages, savings accounts, and pensions, and argues that we need to envision new ways to rechannel financial creativity to benefit society as a whole.

Ultimately, Shiller shows how society can once again harness the power of finance for the greater good.

Endorsements:

"Finance and the Good Society is a provocative call for understanding, then reinventing finance as a force that could create inclusive prosperity. Shiller acknowledges the excesses, inequalities, and unfortunate incentives to sleaziness in the current financial system but says it doesn't have to be that way. An important book for those who seek change."--Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor and author of SuperCorp: How Vanguard Companies Create Innovation, Profit, Growth, and Social Good

"Drawing from history, economic theory, and keen observation of our economy, Robert Shiller brings a fresh perspective to a big issue--the role of finance in our society. He urges us to overcome the popular misperception that all finance is sleazy and to think broadly about how we can harness its power for the benefit of society as a whole."--Darrell Duffie, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University

"Many MBA students are fascinated by the world of finance but wary of entering it because they perceive it as declining and marred by unethical behavior. This book will show them why finance is and should be a vital part of the good society's solution, rather than its problem. No other book does this with more authority or credibility."--Shlomo Maital, professor emeritus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

"This is an overflowing feast of ideas and facts--from Adam Smith to neuroscience to casino design--that will convince intelligent readers who think of finance as an arcane subject that it is not just interesting but even entertaining."--Robert Wade, London School of Economics and Political Science

读后感

9p 身处金融和非金融领域的人们都有一个共同的使命，那就是互相帮助，从而发现并了解经济体系存在的意义及其扮演的社会角色。 10p 为一个行动提供金融服务(finance)就是在未取得行动的最终目标(finis)构建可行的方案，其中就包括充分的管理保护和保存相应的资产，使得这些资产...  

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用户评价

确实是金融大家之作，既广而深。

刷新你对金融学的理解。finance contributes to a good society.各个role的职责和发展历史作用都有讲

读的算是第一本经济学的书（上一本是Thinking, Fast and Slow,当心理跟行为看…）。总的来说，开了眼界，很开心（重点）。这本书展现的是big picture，经济，市场对这个社会的作用以及影响。对金融工具的描述很有趣，尤其是听到作者拼命呐喊着（误）金融工具真的对社会很狠狠有用！！做金融可以出于使命感而不是单纯赚钱！觉得很可爱哈哈…（BTW,我信他）。慢慢练习从另外一个角度去看这个社会，去思考概率、风险跟回报，社会发展、社会平等～除了哲学跟社会学的角度以外第一次看到各种问题的另一面～很开心！书里面的描述有些是关于统计的，不知道是不是因为因为本身做的东西跟统计和误差有点联系所以比较容易get到他所描述的理想的社会（完善的金融系统多种多样的工具），觉得好像不错耶www～

刷新你对金融学的理解。finance contributes to a good society.各个role的职责和发展历史作用都有讲

启发性较强，不是那种系统讲解Finance的书，但会给你不少金融领域里比较革新的见解。