How Markets Fail
The Logic of Economic Calamities
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Narrated by:
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Ralph Cosham
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Written by:
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John Cassidy
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In How Markets Fail, John Cassidy describes the rising influence of what he calls utopian economics, thinking that is blind to how real people act and which denies the many ways an unregulated free market can produce disastrous unintended consequences. He then looks to the leading edge of economic theory - including behavioral economics - to offer a new understanding of the economy, one that casts aside the old assumption that people and firms make decisions purely on the basis of rational self-interest.
Taking the global financial crisis and current recession as his starting point, Cassidy explores a world in which everybody is connected and social contagion is the norm. In such an environment, he shows, individual behavioral biases and kinks - such as overconfidence, envy, copy-cat behavior, and myopia - often give rise to troubling macroeconomic phenomena, such as oil-price spikes, CEO greed cycles, and boom-and-bust waves in housing. These are the inevitable outcomes of what Cassidy refers to as "rational irrationality" - self-serving behavior in a modern market setting.
Combining on-the-ground reporting, clear explanations of esoteric economic theories, and even a little crystal-ball gazing, Cassidy warns that in today's economic crisis, conforming to antiquated orthodoxies isn't just misguided - it's downright dangerous. How Markets Fail offers a new, enlightening way to understand the force of the irrational in our volatile global econ...
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- Mike Dixon
- 2019-05-17
The best book I've read on 2008
I've listened to (or tried to listen to) a lot of books recently regarding the 2008 mess and How Markets Fail is head and shoulders the best. Cassidy takes the reader from Adam Smith through all the changes in economic theory right up to the crash and he always explains clearly with easily understood examples. He also brings in psychology and game theory and ties it all together beautifully. Does he have an axe to grind? Of course, but I found him to be more than fair in his analyses and descriptions. Also, a big shout out to the narrator, Ralph Cosham, who did a bangup job with a rather difficult topic. You surely will not regret the 13-plus hours on this audiobook.
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