Book : Finance And The Good Society - Shiller, Robert J.

-Titulo Original : Finance And The Good Society

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Princeton University Press

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Review Robert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in EconomicsWinner of the 2012 Business Book Award in Finance & Economics, 800-CEO-READWinner of the 2012 PROSE Award in Business, Finance & Management, Association of American PublishersWinner of the 2013 Bronze Medal Book Award in Economics, Axiom BusinessOne of Choices Outstanding Academic Titles for 2012Shortlisted for the 2012 Best Finance Books in China, Caijing MagazineReading his book is like wandering through an interesting garden. . . . [T]he best passages in this book make a persuasive case for a fresh view of an industry that is too glibly demonized. The most promising way to promote the good society, Shiller says, is not to restrain finance but to release it.---Sebastian Mallaby, New York Times Book Review[R]igorous. . . . Shiller presents a helpful taxonomy, and is convincing in his defence of insurers, financial advisers, and (some) bankers. He is good at relating even some of the more obscure and complex trading strategies to real world problems.---Howard Davies, Times Literary SupplementShiller, professor of economics at Yale and author of the best-selling Irrational Exuberance, examines the future of finance in this timely new book. Recognizing the anger of many Americans--as evidenced in part by the rise of the Occupy movement--Shiller suggests that the way to fix our increasingly unequal society is through the democratization and humanization of finance. PublishersWeekly Online ReviewFinance is in need of a little redemption. In his priestly new book, Finance and the Good Society, Mr. Shiller . . . sets out to provide it. He argues convincingly that finance can, should and usually does make the world a better place. . . . As an advocate for the financial system . . . he is wonderfully persuasive because he never plays down the problems. . . . Mr. Shiller reminds us of the profound importance of finance to making our society work.---Robin Harding, Financial Times[S]hiller comes across as pragmatic as well as visionary, explaining how much financial capitalism has done for society and how much more it could do if harnessed for the common good.---James Pressley, Bloomberg News[W]hile many have damned the finance industry for rampant self-interest and a tendency to prey on peoples flawed thinking for its own benefit, Shiller wants to overhaul it to make sure finance serves the greater good. The key, he says, in his new book, Finance and the Good Society, is to democratize finance--giving the rest of us access to the tools and techniques that rich folks have used for decades to raise capital and protect themselves from risk.---Drew DeSilver, Seattle Times[F]inance and the Good Society is so contrarian as to be shocking--all the more so because its author, Robert Shiller, is no head-in-the-sand capitalist nor a highly paid Wall Street shill. . . . [A]t a time . . . when fear is curbing financial innovation and the political climate could prevent financial capitalism from progressing in ways that could benefit all citizens, Mr. Shillers sensible message demands urgent attention. EconomistShiller has sought to prove what most of us were prepared to assume: finance may not be the great saviour that will create good society in the Utopian sense, but a society that truly seeks to be good will find in finance a willing partner that can help it achieve its goals. If you are looking for a social revolution, you will not find it in Finance and the Good Society but if you are planning a social revolution you should definitely read this book first. Financial World[D]eeply intelligent and elegantly argued. BizEdIf François Hollande really believes finance is an enemy of society, he should read Robert J. Shiller.---Tim King, European VoiceWhat present would you give to the man who stands on the threshold of the elysee Palace--a man who has almost everything? A copy of Robert Shillers Finance and the Good Soc