Here Partha Dasgupta, an internationally recognized authority in economics, presents readers with a solid introduction to its basic concepts, including efficiency, equity, sustainability, dynamic equilibrium, property rights, markets, and public goods. Throughout, he highlights the relevance of economics to everyday life, providing a very human exploration of a technical subject. Dasgupta covers enduring issues such as population growth, the environment, and poverty. For example, he explores how the world's looming population problems affect us at the local, national, and international level.
Economics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life. Here, Dasgupta goes beyond the basics to show it's innate effects on our history, culture, and lifestyles.
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达斯古普塔,剑桥大学经济学教授,圣约翰学院院士。2002年因其对经济学的杰出贡献被英国女王伊丽莎白二世封为爵士。
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如果背叛自己的良心所获得的利益足够巨大,我们中绝大多数人都会去背叛良心。大多数人心里都有个价格,但很难说清,谁的价格是多少。
与18世纪的经济相比,今天的经济所依靠的要是企人和企业的专业化分工,并通过广泛的贸易网进行协作。专业化程度的不断加深使得特定职业工人的劳动生产率获得提高,并利用其产出交换到所需商品,这使西方经济获得了迅速的增长。
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