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the reading challenge is out of control. It counts articles I sent to kindle to read so it appeared I have read like 52 books already. I have no idea why it counted 'bullshit jobs' twice, and why it decides that I read 'don't be evil' again (I did open it to find some reference once). The reading challenge is broken.
Feb 09, 2025 05:25PM Add a comment

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Kate is 51% done with The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View
终于,这里要分析property rights的特殊性了。虽然我对作者的信任有点耗尽了。。让我缓一下。(好想完成42本书challenge啊!虽然已经好几本凑数的了……
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The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View

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Kate is 37% done with The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View
at almost 40% the book is still refuting other's intepretations. I had agreed since the beginning pages that an alternative would be helpful. So far the alternative consists of only 1 or 2 sentences: that however advanced the markets of other places and times had been, it didn't generate 'market imperatives'. Still waiting to see what caused market imperatives in 17/18 cent England (and then dragged us all down)
Dec 23, 2021 11:19PM Add a comment
The Origin of Capitalism: A Longer View

Kate
Kate is 62% done with A Clergyman’s Daughter
奥威尔也无法让我看剧本形式的作品。。orz 但是这一章为什么要这样写?凭我的本领肯定想不出来。。就等看完书去查别人怎么说吧。。另外,需要熟悉以前的货币。。
Jul 30, 2021 05:48AM Add a comment
A Clergyman’s Daughter

Kate
Kate is 50% done with A Clergyman’s Daughter
why i write 里面他已经说他喜欢写 unhappy ending。看这一章,一开始是 down and out 里的那种感觉。但是后面要和父亲联系的时候,厄肯定会。。。!是一种折磨。。。后面都会是渐渐绝望吗
Jul 29, 2021 04:26PM Add a comment
A Clergyman’s Daughter

Kate
Kate is 30% done with A Clergyman’s Daughter
厄第一章简直是为我写的。他们排练查理一世的戏剧orz(毕竟他是英格兰教会唯一的圣人)他们的讨论和行为里看到当时英国教会的状况,都是我感兴趣的。哦对了里面还有个人物大骂罗素 _(:3TZ)_
然后第二章画风大变,忽然穿越去了伦敦巴黎落魄记了。。
Jul 29, 2021 12:29AM Add a comment
A Clergyman’s Daughter

Kate
Kate is 50% done with The Life and Times of Prince Albert
凑数的来了(((
Apr 14, 2021 08:51PM Add a comment
The Life and Times of Prince Albert

Kate
Kate is 44% done with The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
想到的一方面是昨天听的 China Africa Podcast 里面的分析中国在非洲的借债问题。里面说和中国签订的合约都很不公平。比较猫腻的是里面的保密条款非常广。还有一个项目的合约会涉及很广的效果,影响到别的来自中国的借款,搞得对方很难退出,另一方面中国却可以很容易退出。而且这种模糊却很广的条约,肯定是规定了对方不能在 4T (Tibet Taiwan Tiananmen The Part) 以及别的几个问题(新疆香港)上面 challenge 中国(主持人对这些问题有个缩略简称,但是我没记住,他也抱怨越来越长了)。那个节目里面也说,WB借款也不是很公开的。这本书里看到欧美的后殖民主义也是这样很不平等的。我很想知道中国的这些政策,多少是主动学习了欧美殖民主义的做法,多少是“英雄所见略同”。
Apr 10, 2021 09:05PM Add a comment
The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions

Kate
Kate is 44% done with The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions
作者说的是,neo liberalism 倡导的自由经济,其实是不利于发展的。发达国家(英美欧)自己就不是这样发展的。但是它作为一种 ideology,有利于美国企业在全世界搜刮资源(自然资源和便宜的人力成本,还有市场),所以美国想办法推行。上一章说的 coup,说明这种政策只能通过极权政府才能推行。这一章说,受欧美控制的 IMF 和 WB 利用借款来干涉借方国家的政策,逼他们提供便宜资源和市场,导致了 GS 的贫穷无法改善。书里面把 IMF 的借款比喻成这样:你去银行借款,银行要求控制你的方方面面,逼你只能买什么、做什么工作;不允许你宣布破产,如果你还不出来了,就卖了你的车你的房子你的任何东西,逼你的孩子去打工,你的钱优先用于还贷而不能用来受教育、购买医疗资源、糊口。
Apr 10, 2021 09:04PM Add a comment
The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions

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