Ha-Joon Chang
Paperback | Pages: 270 pages Rating: 3.97 | 7819 Users | 760 Reviews
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| Title | : | ٢٣ حقيقة يخفونها عنك بخصوص الرأسمالية |
| Author | : | Ha-Joon Chang |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 270 pages |
| Published | : | May 2014 by بلومزبري-مؤسسة قطر (first published March 10th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Economics. Nonfiction. Politics. Business |
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"هذا كتاب مهم لكاتب موهوب وشجاع.أهمية الكتاب تتجاوز ما يدل عليه عنوانه. فالعنوان يوحي بأن الكتاب يحتوي على نقد للنظام الرأسمالي، ويكشف عن خطأ الكثير من الأفكار الشائعة التي تُقدَّم لتبرير هذا النظام. نعم، نجد هذا في الكتاب، ولكننا نجد أيضًا أشياء أخرى كثيرة لا تقل أهمية، وربما كانت أكثر جدَّة وأكثر تحديًا للأفكار السائدة.
الكتاب مثلًا يثير شكوكًا وجيهة للغاية في الدور الذي يلعبه التعليم في تحقيق التقدم الاقتصادي (وبدا أنه يشكك في أهميته لأهداف أخرى)، بل ويشكك في أهمية الاقتصاديين أنفسهم لتحقيق هذا التقدم، وفي الزعم بأن الناس في البلدان الفقيرة أقل استعدادًا للمخاطرة وتجريب الجديد، والزعم بأن هذا هو سبب فقرهم، إلخ.
وفي نقده للأفكار الشائعة المدافعة عن الرأسمالية، لا يكتفي المؤلف بالتدليل على الدور المهم الذي لعبه تدخل الدولة في تحقيق التقدم الاقتصادي السريع في عديد من الدول، بل ويشكك في بعض المسلَّمات الشائعة، مثل أن الفرد يعرف دائمًا ما يحقق مصلحته، أو أنه دائمًا أكثر ذكاءً من الدولة في اختيار أفضل الطرق للتقدم، أو أن نظام التخطيط قد ظهر ضرره ومن ثَمَّ تم هجره، إلخ.
إلى جانب الموهبة التي أهلت الكاتب للشك في صحة مثل هذه المسلَّمات، فإنه وجد أيضًا الشجاعة لمصارحتنا بشكوكه، كما أنه نقل ذلك بسلاسة ووضوح وظرف نادرًا أن تتوفر كلها لكاتب واحد. ومن حُسن حظنا أن قام بترجمته إلى العربية مترجم على هذا القدر العالي من الكفاءة والذكاء.
كتاب أنصح بشدة بقراءته، من المتخصصين وغير المتخصصين في علم الاقتصاد، وأعتقد أن نفعه سيتجاوز بكثير أثره المباشر في رصد بعض الأخطاء الشائعة المتعلقة بمزايا حرية السوق."
د. جلال أمين
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| Original Title: | 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism |
| Edition Language: | Arabic |
| Literary Awards: | Best Book of Ideas Prize Nominee (2011) |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 7819 Users | 760 ReviewsEvaluation Of Books ٢٣ حقيقة يخفونها عنك بخصوص الرأسمالية
This is a really accessible book on economics and capitalism. It may not sound like the most fun book to read but Chang actually writes this for the "common person" to use somewhat problematic phrase. He uses many references to pop culture and film in order to get his points across as easily as he can. This also contains a good history of economics and mentions many famous economists (Adam Smith, Milton Friedman, John Maynard Keynes, and the such) which is interesting if you are new toI am a free-market advocate and read this book to examine opposing arguments. I tried to be open-minded, but ultimately found most of the arguments in this book unpersuasive. He makes a few good points, but he also sets up many straw men to tear down positions that nobody holds, and he imbues many of his arguments with abstract plausibilites rather than with logic and empirical evidence. Some of his arguments border on the absurd, such as his claim that the welfare state facilitates economic
In the 1960s, South Korea, then a military dictatorship, wanted to be self-sufficient in steel. It founded a steel company with the government as the major shareholder, an ocean away from the nearest deposits of iron ore and coking coal (there was then no trade between Communist China and anti-Communist South Korea), headed by a retired general who knew nothing about steel, using Japanese reparation payments as capital. This project was thought of by most investors as insane. The company is now
In the 1960s, South Korea, then a military dictatorship, wanted to be self-sufficient in steel. It founded a steel company with the government as the major shareholder, an ocean away from the nearest deposits of iron ore and coking coal (there was then no trade between Communist China and anti-Communist South Korea), headed by a retired general who knew nothing about steel, using Japanese reparation payments as capital. This project was thought of by most investors as insane. The company is now
The book is full of information, and it's written very clearly. That's a plus, because you can use your spare mental capacity to process this information properly while the author is busy making a terrible hash of it.I'll be upfront here and admit I come from very similar leanings as the author. But that's precisely why I'm angry with the book. How can somebody so educated and so concerned about the issues allocate the time to write a book and come up so short?One extremely annoying thing about
An incredibly useful read for those who want to challenge their own beliefs, no matter how strongly they adhere to them. Chang is not against capitalism - far from it, actually. He believes, using the words of Churchill, that capitalism is the worst economic system - except for all others. Chang is specifically against free-market capitalism, which has done so much damage to the world economy. The writing is clear, concise and funny at times, managing to treat a difficult topic using the
Recognizing that the boundaries of the market are ambiguous and cannot be determined in an objective way lets us realize that economics is not a science like physics or chemistry, but a political exercise... If the boundaries of what you are studying cannot be scientifically determined, what you are doing is not a science. ....Mind=blown...
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