Poor Economics

图书标准信息

• 作者 Abhijit、Esther Duflo 著
• 出版社 Penguin
• 出版时间 2012-03
• ISBN 9780718193669
• 定价 118.50元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

WinneroftheFTGoldmanSachsBusinessBookoftheYearAward2011WhywouldamaninMoroccowhodoesn'thaveenoughtoeatbuyatelevision?WhydothepoorestpeopleinIndiaspend7percentoftheirfoodbudgetonsugar?Doeshavinglotsofchildrenactuallymakeyoupoorer?Thiseye-openingbookoverturnsthemythsaboutwhatitisliketoliveonverylittle,revealingtheunexpecteddecisionsthatmillionsofpeoplemakeeveryday.Lookingatsomeofthemostparadoxicalaspectsoflifebelowthepovertyline-whythepoorneedtoborrowinordertosave,whyincentivesthatseemeffectivetousmaynotbeforthem,andwhy,despitebeingmorerisk-takingthanhighfinanciers,theystartbusinessesbutrarelygrowthem-BanerjeeandDufloofferanewunderstandingofthesurprisingwaytheworldreallyworks.

【作者简介】

AbhijitVinayakBanerjeeiscurrentlytheFordFoundationInternationalProfessorofEconomicsatMIT.Heistherecipientofmanyawards,includingtheinauguralInfosysPrizein2009,andhasbeenanhonoraryadvisortomanyorganizationsincludingtheWorldBankandtheGovernmentofIndia.EstherDufloisAbdulLatifJameelProfessorofPovertyAlleviationandDevelopmentEconomicsintheDepartmentofEconomicsatMIT.ShehasreceivednumeroushonorsandprizesincludingaJohnBatesClarkMedalforthebestAmericaneconomistunder40in2010,aMacArthur'genius'Fellowshipin2009.TogetherwithAbhijitBanerjeeandSendhilMullainathanofHarvardUniversity,shefoundedtheAbdulLatifJameelPovertyActionLabin2003.