The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal
鳳凰經濟:新「疫」常世界的工作、生活及金錢
內容介紹
部落格節目《石板錢》(Slate Money)主持人及 Axios 新聞首席財經記者菲力克斯.薩爾蒙(Felix Salmon)推出了一本結合史學、人類學、社會學、心理學、都市論、大氣科學的書。這本書探討了後疫情時代最迫切棘手的問題:我們的社會跟經濟會是什麼樣子?
新冠疫情創造了一個薩爾蒙稱之為新「疫」常(the New Not Normal)的怪誕新世界。這些轉變都是由疫情與我們周遭的經濟、社會、政治及其他因素所鍛造出來的。我們需要一套方法掌握這些轉變所帶來的後果,而這些後果中,其中有些竟是令人意外的正向。
《鳳凰經濟》探索了新冠疫情及其影響所帶來的後遺症,幫助我們瞭解我們一生當中最失序跟災難性的事件。薩爾蒙闡明瞭由新冠疫情轉化的三個人生關鍵面向:時間與空間、心靈與身體、商業與娛樂。從迷因股(meme stocks)到龍蝦堡,薩爾蒙對所有事物的敏銳觀察都是立基於對財經市場及人類行為的古怪之處的深刻理解。他對人文跟經濟事件犀利的觀點,結合他卓越的分析跟觀察,使得《鳳凰經濟》富有洞見、與時俱進。
對所有想更瞭解這個新紀元的短期、長期影響的人,以及想瞭解疫情後的生活預示的人來說,《鳳凰經濟》將是不可被忽視的作品。作者在此書清晰地告訴了我們眼前發生了什麼,以及,更重要的,預示了我們前方的未來。
作者介紹
書評
“Like its author, this take on our post-pandemic world is wise, witty, and filled with unexpected observations about our portfolios, our politics, our homes, and our hearts. The best part—you’ll come away feeling more optimistic about the world that Covid has wrought.”
— Rana Foroohar, Financial Times columnist, CNN analyst, and author of Homecoming: The Path to Prosperity in a Post-Global World
“A refreshing, thoughtful, and witty look into what’s changed and what’s ahead, The Phoenix Economy explores a lot more than economics and finance. It rightly warns that we live in a more unpredictable world and that ‘the unexpected isn’t over.’ Whether you are a policymaker, corporate leader, investor, or student, this is an important read.” — Mohamed A El-Erian, president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and author of When Markets Collide
“Felix Salmon is the Daniel Defoe of our time, reminding us of what we lived through during the Covid-19 pandemic and telling us how the world will change as a result.” — Joseph E. Stiglitz, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001)
“Felix Salmon is the rarest trifecta—thinker, reporter, storyteller. From lobster rolls to Etch A Sketch, The Phoenix Economy is your witty, knowing field guide to our new normal.” — Mike Allen, cofounder of Axios