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Friday, March 4, 2016

市場是對的:"我們每一次的消費都在為我們想要的世界做投票"



【本週焦聚】(右下「高畫質」觀賞唷)兩個年輕人的麵包車環島之旅,一個種麥子磨麵粉,一個做麵包、賣麵包。台灣吃麵的人口多過吃米飯的,每年需要120萬噸小麥,99%靠進口,那麼我們何不自己種小麥,也多用本土產的新鮮麵粉呢? 本周要與您分享小馬與浩浩的故事。大愛全紀錄第492集《從產地到舌尖》一臺本頻(ch09)首播:02/28(日)22:00二臺H D (ch99)首播:02/27(六)20:00#麵包 #環島 #小麥 #大愛全紀錄
Posted by 《大愛全紀錄》DaAi Journal on Tuesday, February 23, 2016
用這則影片來當開頭,來說說"市場"到底是怎麼一回事?


Thursday, March 12, 2015

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

資本主義為你服務 (7-1): 溫情資本主義會傷害創新?

我們真的能夠在割喉戰資本主義(Cut-throat Capitalism)與溫情資本主義(Cuddly Capitalism)中間做出選擇?

早在2011年,哈佛與LSE的兩位政治經濟學教授 (Peter Hall 和David Soskice)透過其所撰寫的 "Varieties of Capitalism"一文,就曾探討所謂Liberal Market Economy(LME, 美國作為範例)跟Coordinated Market Economy(CME, 北歐國家/德國)的差異。從這樣的比較出發,大西洋兩岸的經濟學家對於資本主義的變形,展開了新一輪的論戰。 




Monday, December 9, 2013

資本主義為你服務 (5-2): "擁抱呵護*(Cuddly)的資本主義"下的國家基金

Source: 2013 World Prosperity Index, Legatun Institute
北歐國家們如何成就到今天的成長模式? 難道只是挪威的原油? 或者是瑞典的鐵礦? 還是芬蘭的木材跟Nokia?

在資本主義各式各樣的變形當中,經常被提及的是北歐的成長模式。大家都相當好奇,在相對自由的市場主義經濟的模式下,北歐是進行了甚麼樣的變形,讓他們的國民能夠享有相對平等的狀況下享有富裕的生活?

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Capitalism works for you(6-2): There is no such thing as a free lunch

天下沒有白吃的午餐? By 彭明輝教授
"The Real Free Lunch: Markets and Private Property" by Milton Friedman CATO policy report, 1994

On the other hand, please meet Ronald Davis An interview with a Homeless, Please meet Ronald Davis

Back home, Professor Emeritus Perng enlightens the society with thoughts of equality, in a mild leftism tone. I do not intent to match his height, yet would like to offer some alternative perspectives to the current ongoing events back home. I would try, with my best knowledge, to go through all different ideas.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

資本主義為你服務(5-1): 國家資本主義(State Capitalism) v. 自由資本主義(Liberal Capitalism)

大家羨慕著中國的發展,認為某種程度上,是計畫經濟與自由經濟混合體的一個偉大成就:一個詞彙就得到了新的關注: "State Capitalism: 國家資本主義"

這對於台灣人應該一點也不陌生。早期在公有機構的扶持下,也成就了許多卓越的企業(台積電與聯電在半導體產業同時是工研院的Spin off)。因此,一般台灣國民相信經濟是可以"計畫"的。再加上在教科書裡面推廣的各大國家型建設計畫,更加深了群眾認為國家推展的經濟建設,才是把台灣推向富足的關鍵。


國家資本主義真的比較優秀?我們羨慕著各個開發中國家經濟成長的同時,我們是否有一些甚麼可以討論的議題存在?



Thursday, October 25, 2012

資本主義為你服務(4): 如何了解勞動市場?

這篇文章最早開始於2012年的10月,當時最低薪資在台灣媒體還跟釣魚台議題都很占版面,然而,釣魚台議題討論得沸沸揚揚,最低薪資卻草草的在倉促決定下落幕。這樣討論的熱度跟台灣人斤斤計較, 審慎處理自己荷包的文化下似乎不成比例,而剛好美國最近聯邦最低薪資是否要調高再次成為話題,我也就把這篇文章重新整理一遍。


Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Capitalism works for you(3)?: We could also have "public service" market

Newark’s Booker Lures Wall Street Millions to City Few Have Seen Bloomberg(Oct 3, 2012)
This is a case that Capitalism/Market economy indeed helps people to improve their conditions.

When people talk of Capitalism and criticize about it, they usually cite how "unjust" of these phenomenons: millions bonus, luxurious mansion,  super cars and excessive spending on meals and clothing.  However, that is only "the surface" of how a group of people exhibit their fortune. These, frnakly speaking, has little to do with Capitalism. Along the course of history, any of the "have-it-all" class would do the same.

Yet, capitalism is about competition, about marketplace, and about how marketplace could be an efficient mechanism to allocate resources. This news also tell us that, capitalism can also be applied in political occassions and do "good" to the public.

Capitalism works for you? (2): what's a market about?

 *Simply put, what the heck is Capitalism????


Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Capitalism works for you?(1) 資本主義為你服務/適合你?

很有意思的公眾意見調查,"資本主義是否適合你?" 
原文的句子可以解釋成"資本主義適合你"; 或是"資本主義為你服務.",一語雙關,令人玩味

假想情境:Omicron已在歐洲 (?)

  這是荷蘭疫情開始後,病房住院狀態:從這樣的變化,有沒有新型變體已經在歐陸的可能?