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內容簡介 ★★★ 諾貝爾經濟學獎得主 捍衛中產階級的推手 ★★★史迪格里茲 重磅新作相信你也感受到了，我們正處在一個富者愈富、貧者愈貧的兩極化社會中，不管怎麼認真打拚，卻好像永無翻身之日。問題出在自己不夠努力？不！真正的關鍵在於：國家財富與經濟成果並未公平的分配與共享。諾貝爾經濟學獎得主史迪格里茲，本著經濟學權威與知識份子的良心，真心回應當代充滿忿鬱不平的人民怒吼。他洞察經濟與政治時弊，發現當前經濟體系面臨的危機根源在於：我們在經濟學、政治學與價值觀上犯了錯。在經濟學上：我們誤以為自由市場可以解決所有問題；放任讓金融化、全球化與技術升級自行發展，盲目相信市場本身就能維持競爭狀態。在政治學上：我們誤以為選舉是實現民主的唯一手段；忽視金錢對政治的影響力，讓有心人士利用金錢影響經濟與政治體系，使人民對民主政治的期待幻滅。在價值觀上：我們忘記經濟體系應為公民效勞，反而讓全球化逼迫勞工接受縮水的工資。我們錯把追求利潤當信念，變得更崇尚物質主義，且較不關心他人。史迪格里茲提出一套改革資本主義的具體行動計畫，這套經濟行動計畫應該同時聚焦在市場所得的分配與重分配，並清除妨礙經濟成長與平等的障礙；支持基礎研究，並積極鼓勵企業從事財富創造的工作。唯有如此才可以恢復經濟成長與共享繁榮。或許我們對現況經常感到失望，但我們並非真的無能為力。拯救資本主義免於自我毀滅，現在還不遲！本中文書介出自《史迪格里茲改革宣言: 回應不滿世代的新資本主義》遠見天下文化出版股份有限公司出版A Nobel prize winner challenges us to throw off the free market fundamentalists and reclaim our economy.We all have the sense that the American economy―and its government―tilts toward big business, but as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in his new book, People, Power, and Profits, the situation is dire. A few corporations have come to dominate entire sectors of the economy, contributing to skyrocketing inequality and slow growth. This is how the financial industry has managed to write its own regulations, tech companies have accumulated reams of personal data with little oversight, and our government has negotiated trade deals that fail to represent the best interests of workers. Too many have made their wealth through exploitation of others rather than through wealth creation. If something isn’t done, new technologies may make matters worse, increasing inequality and unemployment.Stiglitz identifies the true sources of wealth and of increases in standards of living, based on learning, advances in science and technology, and the rule of law. He shows that the assault on the judiciary, universities, and the media undermines the very institutions that have long been the foundation of America’s economic might and its democracy.Helpless though we may feel today, we are far from powerless. In fact, the economic solutions are often quite clear. We need to exploit the benefits of markets while taming their excesses, making sure that markets work for us―the U.S. citizens―and not the other way around. If enough citizens rally behind the agenda for change outlined in this book, it may not be too late to create a progressive capitalism that will recreate a shared prosperity. Stiglitz shows how a middle-class life can once again be attainable by all.An authoritative account of the predictable dangers of free market fundamentalism and the foundations of progressive capitalism, People, Power, and Profits shows us an America in crisis, but also lights a path through this challenging time.2 charts"
