tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post2679386384873912829..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: the protestant genome and the spirit of capitalismjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-43234440357479572062007-09-04T06:53:00.000-04:002007-09-04T06:53:00.000-04:00in this interview he comes a it closer to connecti...in this interview he comes a it closer to connecting the dots<BR/>http://www.gnxp.com/blog/2007/08/10-questions-for-greg-clark.phpgabrielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01508432712944817963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-2572395459852624342007-09-02T09:32:00.000-04:002007-09-02T09:32:00.000-04:00Kieran: Correct, his blurb doesn't endorse the the...Kieran: Correct, his blurb doesn't endorse the thesis.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-78389120580160407972007-08-31T16:16:00.000-04:002007-08-31T16:16:00.000-04:00I thought Tyler's blurb ("Possibly the next blockb...I thought Tyler's blurb ("Possibly the next blockbuster in economics" or something close to that) was a very finely-judged bit of praise. For one thing, it doesn't endorse the thesis.Kieranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10215049798276999808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-8124643584940397252007-08-30T23:42:00.000-04:002007-08-30T23:42:00.000-04:00I hard the argument difficult to judge from the NY...I hard the argument difficult to judge from the NYT article, especially since Nicholas Wade isn't exactly the best at recounting the actual arguments of other people. So far, the book reads like something that has too many uncertain steps to be as confident as the author is in it. Interestingly, I just read an economist talk about the problem of arguments with too many steps--Tyler Cowen, in Discover Your Inner Economist, but Cowen is one of the people who blurbs Farewell to Alms.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-64433081599354668192007-08-30T22:57:00.000-04:002007-08-30T22:57:00.000-04:00I have the book but haven't read it yet. The argum...I have the book but haven't read it yet. The argument sounds extremely implausible on its face. We'll see, I guess.Kieranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10215049798276999808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-65372799460369854092007-08-30T18:56:00.000-04:002007-08-30T18:56:00.000-04:00From what I understand, it is radical and thus ske...From what I understand, it is radical and thus skepticism is warranted.<BR/><BR/>If you want some background reading, and since I so love handing out blog homework, try Carlo Cipolla's <I>Before the Industrial Revolution</I>, Phyllis Deane's <I>The First Industrial Revolution</I>, and Jan De Vries's <I>The Economy of Europe in an Age of Crisis</I> (all readings from my 1991-92 European economic history reading course). I can lend you any or all next time you're in Madison. You can also throw in the collected works of Douglass North on institutions and economic performance if you're so inclined.Tom Bozzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853926747746938925noreply@blogger.com