
The Growth Delusion
Wealth, Poverty, and the Well-Being of Nations
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A provocative critique of the pieties and fallacies of our obsession with economic growth
We live in a society in which a priesthood of economists, wielding impenetrable mathematical formulas, set the framework for public debate. Ultimately, it is the perceived health of the economy that determines how much we can spend on our schools, highways, and defense; economists decide how much unemployment is acceptable and whether it is right to print money or bail out profligate banks.
The backlash we are currently witnessing suggests that people are turning against the experts and their faulty understanding of our lives. Despite decades of steady economic growth, many citizens feel more pessimistic than ever and are voting for candidates who voice undisguised contempt for the technocratic elite. For too long, economics has relied on a language that fails to resonate with people's actual experience, and we are now living with the consequences.
In this powerful, incisive book, David Pilling reveals the hidden biases of economic orthodoxy and explores the alternatives to GDP, from measures of wealth, equality, and sustainability to measures of subjective well-being. Authoritative, provocative, and eye-opening, The Growth Delusion offers witty and unexpected insights into how our society can respond to the needs of real people instead of pursuing growth at any cost.
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“It’s not often, as in ‘never,’ that I’ve been able to recommend a book about economic measurement that’s both important and downright entertaining. Yet, in The Growth Delusion that’s precisely what author David Pilling provides.” (Jared Bernstein, The Washington Post)
"The Fed needs to read this economics book.” (Forbes)
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The author of 12 acclaimed books, Robert B. Reich is a Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and has served in three national administrations. While many blamed Wall Street for the financial meltdown, Aftershock points a finger at a national economy in which wealth is increasingly concentrated at the top - and where a grasping middle class simply does not have the resources to remain viable.
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Very plausible assessment of our economy
- De CAR TOP CAMPER en 10-06-10
De: Robert B. Reich
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The Undercover Economist
- De: Tim Harford
- Narrado por: Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
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Author of the extremely popular "Dear Economist" column in Financial Times, Tim Harford reveals the economics behind everyday phenomena in this highly entertaining and informative book. Can a book about economics be fun to read? It can when Harford takes the reins, using his trademark wit to explain why it costs an arm and a leg to buy a cappuccino and why it's nearly impossible to purchase a decent used car.
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Everyone needs to know this.
- De Alexander Fogel en 04-24-06
De: Tim Harford
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Equal Is Unfair
- America's Misguided Fight Against Income Inequality
- De: Don Watkins, Yaron Brook
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 9 h y 8 m
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We've all heard that the American Dream is vanishing, and that the cause is rising income inequality. The rich are getting richer by rigging the system in their favor, leaving the rest of us to struggle just to keep our heads above water. To save the American Dream, we're told that we need to fight inequality through tax hikes, wealth redistribution schemes, and a far higher minimum wage.
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While I agree with most of this book,...
- De Wayne en 12-30-16
De: Don Watkins, y otros
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50 Economics Classics
- Your Shortcut to the Most Important Ideas on Capitalism, Finance, and the Global Economy
- De: Tom Butler-Bowdon
- Narrado por: John Chancer
- Duración: 15 h y 22 m
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Economics drives the modern world and shapes our lives, but few of us feel we have time to engage with the breadth of ideas in the subject. 50 Economics Classics is the smart person's guide to two centuries of discussion of finance, capitalism, and the global economy. From Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations to Thomas Piketty's best-seller Capital in the Twenty-First Century, here are the great books and seminal ideas, clarified and illuminated for all.
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The Prosperity Paradox
- How Innovation Can Lift Nations out of Poverty
- De: Clayton M. Christensen, Efosa Ojomo, Karen Dillon
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
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Clayton M. Christensen, the author of such business classics as The Innovator’s Dilemma and the New York Times best-seller How Will You Measure Your Life, and coauthors Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon reveal why so many investments in economic development fail to generate sustainable prosperity and offers a groundbreaking solution for true and lasting change.
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Simplistic, lack of insights
- De D. Cameron en 05-24-21
De: Clayton M. Christensen, y otros
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Building the New American Economy
- Smart, Fair, and Sustainable
- De: Jeffrey D. Sachs, Bernie Sanders - foreward
- Narrado por: Rudy Sanda
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With a nation seemingly more divided than ever, many worry that Americans risk losing ground on solving the complex, interrelated problems the country faces - including rising inequality, the specter of climate change, astronomical health care costs, and economic stagnation. The renowned economist Jeffrey D. Sachs offers a practical approach to move America toward a new consensus: sustainable development.
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If only....
- De Baboo TH en 01-24-18
De: Jeffrey D. Sachs, y otros
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The Complacent Class
- The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream
- De: Tyler Cowen
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
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Since Alexis de Tocqueville, restlessness has been accepted as a signature American trait. Our willingness to move, take risks, and adapt to change have produced a dynamic economy and a tradition of innovation from Ben Franklin to Steve Jobs. The problem, according to legendary blogger, economist, and best-selling author Tyler Cowen, is that Americans today have broken from this tradition - we're working harder than ever to avoid change.
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MUST READ
- De RJW en 05-06-17
De: Tyler Cowen
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Capitalism in America
- A History
- De: Alan Greenspan, Adrian Wooldridge
- Narrado por: Ray Porter
- Duración: 16 h y 14 m
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From the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economist writer and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation the world has ever seen.
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Explains a lot
- De Scott en 02-18-19
De: Alan Greenspan, y otros
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Age of Discovery
- Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance
- De: Ian Goldin, Chris Kutarna
- Narrado por: Mark Meadows
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
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Age of Discovery explores a world on the brink of a new Renaissance and asks: how do we share more widely the benefits of unprecedented progress? How do we endure the inevitable tumult generated by accelerating change? How do we each thrive through this tangled, uncertain time? From gains in health, education, wealth and technology to crises of conflict, disease and mass migration, the similarities between today's world and that of the 15th century are both striking and prophetic: we have been here before.
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A monotonous text disguised as casual reading.
- De Rob en 07-29-16
De: Ian Goldin, y otros
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The Great Reversal
- How America Gave Up on Free Markets
- De: Thomas Philippon
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
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Why are cellphone plans so much more expensive in the United States than in Europe? It seems a simple question. But the search for an answer took Thomas Philippon on an unexpected journey through some of the most complex and hotly debated issues in modern economics. Ultimately, he reached a surprising conclusion: American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on healthy competition.
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Eye-opening, but better as a book - a must-READ
- De Ash en 11-29-19
De: Thomas Philippon
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The White Man's Burden
- Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
- De: William Easterly
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 14 h y 35 m
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In his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth, William Easterly criticized the utter ineffectiveness of Western organizations to mitigate global poverty, and he was promptly fired by his then-employer, the World Bank. The White Man's Burden is his widely anticipated counterpunch - a brilliant and blistering indictment of the West's economic policies for the world's poor.
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A Bit Repetitive
- De Amazon Customer en 04-27-19
De: William Easterly
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Growth Delusion
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- Erik
- 08-19-19
Well written and easy to understand
Gave me a new perspective on GDP and the way we measure our society/economic successes. Some of the tables didn't translate well into spoken word. The readers "raspy voice" when quoting was sometimes difficult to hear.
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- Xathy
- 05-20-23
Well thought out perspective
An interesting perspective on our worship of the GDP, absolutely worth a listen regardless of if you agree or not
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- Lisa Foley
- 05-18-20
Fascinating view point
Thoroughly enjoyed this listen and plan to buy the hard copy for my home library, too many great references, people, and analogies to remember.
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- Self taught
- 05-27-21
Makes you question the very foundation of what we think we k now
The author very knowledgeable trying to be objective however he’s a little bit of a leftist but that shouldn’t discredit his boy you really should reevaluate how we measure “the economy”
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- Anonymous User
- 12-14-22
Do Not Recommend
BS climate activism wrapped up in economic jargon and rationalizations. it started slow and never picked up. trying to finish last couple chapters but its difficult
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