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No one has more authority to call the shots the way they really are than Paul Krugman, whose provocative New York Times columns are keenly followed by millions. One of the world's most respected economists, Krugman has been named America's most important columnist by the Washington Monthly and columnist of the year by Editor and Publisher magazine.
In this long-awaited work containing Krugman's most influential columns along with new commentary, he chronicles how the boom economy unraveled: how exuberance gave way to pessimism, how the age of corporate heroes gave way to corporate scandals, how fiscal responsibility collapsed. From his account of the secret history of the California energy crisis to his devastating dissections of dishonesty in the Bush administration, Krugman tells the uncomfortable truth about how the United States lost its way. And he gives us the road map we will need to follow if we are to get the country back on track.
作者简介 Paul Krugman writes a twice-weekly column for the New York Times. A winner of the John Bates Clark medal for the best American economist under forty, he teaches at Princeton University.
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Amazon.com
The Great Unraveling is a chronicle of how "the heady optimism of the late 1990s gave way to renewed gloom as a result of "incredibly bad leadership, in the private sector and in the corridors of power." Offering his own take on the trickle-down theory, economist and columnist Paul Krugman lays much of the blame for a slew of problems on the Bush administration, which he views as a "revolutionary power...a movement whose leaders do not accept the legitimacy of our current political system." Declaring them radicals masquerading as moderates, he questions their motives on a range of issues, particularly their tax and Social Security plans, which he argues are "obviously, blatantly based on bogus arithmetic." Though a fine writer, Krugman relies more heavily on numbers than words to examine the current rash of corporate malfeasance, the rise and fall of the stock market bubble, the federal budget and the future of Social Security, and how a huge surplus quickly became a record deficit. He also rails against the news media for displaying a disturbing lack of skepticism and for failing to do even the most basic homework when reporting on business and economic issues. The book is mainly a collection of op-ed pieces Krugman wrote for The New York Times between 2000 and 2003. Overall, this format works well. Krugman writes clearly about complicated issues and offers plenty of evidence and hard facts to support his theories regarding the intersection of business, economics, and politics, making this a detailed, informative, and thought-provoking book. --Shawn Carkonen --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
"This is not, I''m sorry to say, a happy book," says Krugman in the introduction to this collection of essays culled from his twice-weekly New York Times op-ed column, and indeed, the majority of these short pieces range from moderately bleak political punditry to full-on "the sky is falling" doom and gloom. A respected economist, Krugman dissects political and social events of the past decade by watching the dollars, and his ideas are emphatic if not always well argued. He has a somewhat boyish voice and a pleasingly enthusiastic tone, although his enthusiasm sometimes leads him to take liberties with punctuation. The essays are grouped thematically instead of chronologically, which gives this audio adaptation a scattershot feel. Since these pieces were written over a long stretch of time, certain key ideas recur quite often-political reporters don''t pay enough attention to the real news, the Bush administration is dishonest, big corporations are inherently untrustworthy-and can become tedious. To his credit, Krugman is not entirely partisan-he reveals himself to be a free-market apologist-and even listeners who disagree with most of the things he says will likely be taken in by his warm and energetic delivery.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From AudioFile
Krugman is the one of most fearless mainstream journalistsaround, a verbal gunslinger packing intelligence, education, and anose for facts. That he finds a forum in such publications as THE NEWYORK TIMES is impressive, and in systematically debunking the BushAdministration, Krugman points out that he can survive as Brer Rabbitin the briar patch since he''s not a Beltway habitué, just a regularguy living in New Jersey, far removed from graft and politicalinfluence. And it''s earnest New Jersey you''ll hear, flavored withacidic wit, well-integrated facts, and eye-opening revelations thatmay lead you to think that we''re living under the most debauchedAdministration yet. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Paul A. Samuelson, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rx Krugman twice a week and in this coherent sum-up on relevant 2003-2010 economics. Buy. Read. Ponder. Benefit.
David Levering Lewis, author of W.E.B. DuBois: Biography of a Race
Paul Krugman''s coruscant book calls for a "great revulsion" across the land before it is too late.
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Lively, lucid, witty, superbly informed, his commentary on the state of the union is required reading.
James Carville
If I had a tenth of Paul Krugman''s brain and a twentieth his courage, I''d be the happiest person alive.
David Levering Lewis, author of W.E.B. DuBois: Biography of a Race
Paul Krugman''s coruscant book calls for a "great revulsion" across the land before it is too late.
Publishers Weekly, 18 August 2003
One of the few commentators able to sound both appalled and reasonable at the same time....very persuasive.
Paul A. Samuelson, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Krugman twice a week and in this coherent sum-up on relevant 2003-2010 economics. Buy. Read. Ponder. Benefit.
Molly Ivins
You need to read this book, and when you do, you''ll have only one response: it''s time to get mad.
David Levering Lewis, author of W.E.B. DuBois: Biography of a Race
Paul Krugman''s coruscant book calls for a "great revulsion" across the land before it is too late.
Molly Ivins
You need to read this book, and when you do, you''ll have only one response: it''s time to get mad.
编辑推荐 Amazon.com Review
The Great Unraveling is a chronicle of how "the heady optimism of the late 1990s gave way to renewed gloom as a result of "incredibly bad leadership, in the private sector and in the corridors of power." Offering his own take on the trickle-down theory, economist and columnist Paul Krugman lays much of the blame for a slew of problems on the Bush administration, which he views as a "revolutionary power...a movement whose leaders do not accept the legitimacy of our current political system." Declaring them radicals masquerading as moderates, he questions their motives on a range of issues, particularly their tax and Social Security plans, which he argues are "obviously, blatantly based on bogus arithmetic." Though a fine writer, Krugman relies more heavily on numbers than words to examine the current rash of corporate malfeasance, the rise and fall of the stock market bubble, the federal budget and the future of Social Security, and how a huge surplus quickly became a record deficit. He also rails against the news media for displaying a disturbing lack of skepticism and for failing to do even the most basic homework when reporting on business and economic issues. The book is mainly a collection of op-ed pieces Krugman wrote for The New York Times between 2000 and 2003. Overall, this format works well. Krugman writes clearly about complicated issues and offers plenty of evidence and hard facts to support his theories regarding the intersection of business, economics, and politics, making this a detailed, informative, and thought-provoking book. --Shawn Carkonen --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
"This is not, I'm sorry to say, a happy book," says Krugman in the introduction to this collection of essays culled from his twice-weekly New York Times op-ed column, and indeed, the majority of these short pieces range from moderately bleak political punditry to full-on "the sky is falling" doom and gloom. A respected economist, Krugman dissects political and social events of the past decade by watching the dollars, and his ideas are emphatic if not always well argued. He has a somewhat boyish voice and a pleasingly enthusiastic tone, although his enthusiasm sometimes leads him to take liberties with punctuation. The essays are grouped thematically instead of chronologically, which gives this audio adaptation a scattershot feel. Since these pieces were written over a long stretch of time, certain key ideas recur quite often-political reporters don't pay enough attention to the real news, the Bush administration is dishonest, big corporations are inherently untrustworthy-and can become tedious. To his credit, Krugman is not entirely partisan-he reveals himself to be a free-market apologist-and even listeners who disagree with most of the things he says will likely be taken in by his warm and energetic delivery.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
If I had a tenth of Paul Krugman's brain and a twentieth his courage, I'd be the happiest person alive. -- James Carville
Krugman twice a week and in this coherent sum-up on relevant 2003-2010 economics. Buy. Read. Ponder. Benefit. -- Paul A. Samuelson, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lively, lucid, witty, superbly informed, his commentary on the state of the union is required reading. -- Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
One of the few commentators able to sound both appalled and reasonable at the same time....very persuasive. -- Publishers Weekly, 18 August 2003
Paul Krugman's coruscant book calls for a "great revulsion" across the land before it is too late. -- David Levering Lewis, author of W.E.B. DuBois: Biography of a Race
Rx Krugman twice a week and in this coherent sum-up on relevant 2003-2010 economics. Buy. Read. Ponder. Benefit. -- Paul A. Samuelson, Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
You need to read this book, and when you do, you'll have only one response: it's time to get mad. -- Molly Ivins
