Economics Courseware

ComparisonCITIC Press2015

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Chapters: 28
Series: Economics Courseware

Summary

Economics Courseware is a series of economics-themed e-books launched by CITIC Press in 2015 under the byline "Comparison," continuing the longstanding mission of the Comparison series to "convey ideas, thoughts, and intellectual insight through comparison." It is not a systematic textbook but a compilation of articles by Chinese and international economists on specific issues, packaged as "courseware" so that readers can approach the frontiers of economics and real-world problems topic by topic. Judging from the contents seen so far, the series covers a wide range: macroeconomic and development topics such as monetary policy and economic recovery, the past and future of economic growth, how to avoid sliding into the middle-income trap, comparisons of taxation, handling high debt, the future of monetary policy, and analysis of urban systems; and institutional economics topics such as the rule of law, governance of financial scandals, environmental regulation, soft budget constraints, and entrepreneurs and innovation. Most articles are analyses by researchers and policy participants, with a distinct comparative-institutional perspective that emphasizes explaining economic laws by contrasting the experiences of different countries and periods. Overall, the series suits readers who already have basic economics knowledge and wish to learn about academic discussion and policy debate through topical articles; it can serve as supplementary reading for university economics courses and as casual material for researchers and policy watchers. Note that what circulates on the market is mostly e-book versions packaged by volume, with each volume thematically independent, so readers can pick volumes by interest rather than reading straight through.

Editor's review

这套读物的特点在于“课件”二字：它并不追求教科书的完整性，而是把一位位经济学家的专题文章按议题编成可以单独拿来讲、单独拿来读的单元。对于习惯从问题出发而不是从章节出发的读者，这种编排反而更接近真实的学术讨论现场。选题上，它同时兼顾两边：一边是经济学界长期关注的核心命题，如增长源泉、货币政策、财政与税收、债务处理；另一边是制度与治理层面的追问，如法治如何起作用、监管为何常常失灵、软预算约束如何扭曲激励。比较制度分析的视角贯穿其中，读者能读到同一问题在不同国家的不同答案，这种对照本身就是一种方法论训练。需要提醒的是，这是一套电子读物形态的合辑，各册主题独立，纸质版本与统一书号并不容易查到，购买与引用时应以具体分册的书名为准。它更适合作为课堂之外的延伸读物，或者作为写作、备课、讨论时随手取用的材料库，而不是零基础入门的第一本书。

Who it's for

A good fit for

已学过经济学原理、希望接触专题文章与政策讨论的本科生与研究生
需要为备课、讨论课或读书会寻找短篇材料的高校教师
关注中国经济转型与制度比较、想了解学界观点的研究者和媒体从业者
喜欢按主题跳读、不追求体系化教科书的自主阅读者

Not a good fit for

完全没有经济学基础、需要从供需曲线和国民收入核算学起的入门读者
期待系统教材、习题与知识点梳理的备考学生
偏好连贯叙事、不喜欢论文集式编排的读者

Reading tips

不必按册序通读，可先挑自己关心的话题，如增长、税收、债务或城市问题切入。
每篇文章读前先看作者背景与写作年份，留意其政策立场与时代语境，避免脱离背景引用结论。
遇到比较制度分析的文章，可顺手记下作者对比的国家与时期，形成自己的对照表。
若用于课程或读书会，建议一次只取一至两篇，配合当下新闻事件讨论，效果优于整册通读。

About the publisher

CITIC Press China · Founded in 1988

Founded in 1988 and affiliated with China CITIC Group, CITIC Press focuses on business and economics, social sciences, literature and children's books, with common categories covering social sciences, finance, literature, Eastern philosophy and literary appreciation. Its library holds 91 titles, including Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens trilogy, Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Wu Xiaobo's Thirty Years of Strife: Chinese Enterprises 1978–2008, Nelly Sachs's The Weight of Butterflies: Selected Poems of Nelly Sachs, as well as New Interpretations of the Analects and Chiang Hsun's lectures on Dream of the Red Chamber. Its authors and translators include Lin Junhong, Ba Shusong, Chen Li and Chang Fen-ling. Overall, the press introduces influential works in finance and social sciences while balancing classic translation and local appreciation in literature and Eastern philosophy, combining academic depth with accessible reading.

Economics Courseware I: Monetary Policy and Economic Recovery
Monetary Policy and Economic Recovery
From the Sick Man of Europe to the Superstar Economy
Germany's Economic Reemergence
The Argentine Paradox
Micro Explanations and Macro Puzzles
Economics Courseware II: The Past, Present, and Future of Economic Growth
The Past, Present, and Future of Growth
Redistribution, Inequality, and Economic Growth
Economics Courseware III: Seven Economists Diagnose China's Development
Seeking Competitiveness: Implications for China's Growth Policy Design
The Challenges Facing China
Enhancing Government Capacity through Institutional Reform
China's Future Economic Growth from an Institutional Perspective
China Should Build a Modern Welfare State
Carbon Tax: A Triple Dividend for China and the World
Economics Courseware IV: Comparative Taxation
Why Do Developing Countries Tax So Little
Why Can Scandinavian Countries Collect So Much Tax
Economics Courseware V: How to Avoid Sliding into the Middle-Income Trap
The Possibility of Medium-High Growth and the Path to Achieving It
Sources of China's Economic Growth in the New Normal from International Experience
Climbing to the Efficiency Frontier
Economics Courseware VI: Four Major Trends and Their Implications: Wealth, Debt, Inequality, and Low Interest Rates
Economics Courseware VII: China Still Needs Time to Become the World's Largest Economy
Economics Courseware VIII: Handling High Debt
Economics Courseware IX: The Future of Monetary Policy
Economics Courseware X: An Analysis of Urban Systems

FAQ

这套书是教材还是论文集？

更接近按专题汇编的论文集，以“课件”形式呈现，署名“比较”。它不提供体系化的章节讲解与习题，各篇相对独立，适合作为课堂之外的延伸阅读，而不是替代经济学教科书。

《经济学课件》一共有多少册？

市面上可见到按10册一组打包流通的电子版本，如第1—10册、第11—20册、第21—30册等，各册主题独立，并无统一的纸质套书书号。因此具体总册数难以确认，建议以手中文件所含的分册书名为准。

没有经济学基础能读吗？

不太建议作为第一本书。其中不少文章默认读者熟悉基本的宏观、微观概念与政策术语；若完全零基础，建议先读一本经济学原理类教材，再回来挑感兴趣的专题。

为什么查不到统一的ISBN？

目前流传的主要是电子书形态的合辑，按册打包分发，常见来源只标注出版社与出版时间，未见统一书号。引用时建议写明具体分册书名，而不是笼统写作《经济学课件》。

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