book review – Page 4 – Davood Gozli

The title of this book, The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War between States and Corporations? (by Ian Bremmer, 2010, published by Penguin), could have been, “Alternatives to the Free Market”, or “Challenges to…”, or “Competitions to the Free Market”, or something along those lines. The book is organized with reference to the distinction between free market capitalism and command economy, and then he places the third approach “state capitalism” in between…

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Review of “The New World Economy” (R. C. Epping)

By Davood Gozli | 12/04/202115/04/2021 by Davood Gozli

The New World Economy: A Beginner’s Guide; Demystifying Everything from AI to Bitcoins to Unicorns and Generation Z (by Randy Charles Epping, 2020, Vintage), promises to be a beginner’s guide in the sense that it defines or clarifies a set frequently used words and concepts, which are part of the current discourse about world economy. (terms like: trade wars, isolationism, digital economy, sharing economy, blockchains, cryptocurrencies, etc.). The proliferation of these terms is happening at…

Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life (Adam Phillips)

By Davood Gozli | 07/04/202115/04/2021 by Davood Gozli

If you are interested in discussing the book, Missing Out, by Adam Phillips, and if you’re free this weekend, consider joining our online book club discussion (here is the link for more information). Adam Phillips is a practicing psychoanalyst and has written and co-written many books (including On Balance, Becoming Freud, Unforbidden Pleasures, and the forthcoming The Cure of Psychoanalysis). Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life (2012) is the first book I have…

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Reading “Beyond Order” (6)

By Davood Gozli | 17/03/202126/05/2023 by Davood Gozli

Rule 10: Plan and work diligently to maintain the romance in your relationship This chapter is about marriage and the work it takes to maintain a marriage. A relationship is like an organism: It is organized, it has its own distinct aims, and it can be helped or hurt by external forces. Married people find themselves busy with work, busy with kids, drawn to solitary hobbies, or drawn to friends outside of the marriage. They…

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Reading “Beyond Order” (5)

By Davood Gozli | 16/03/202108/02/2022 by Davood Gozli

In his discussion of Rule 6 (“Abandon ideology”), Peterson talks about field-testing various topics during his live talks, monitoring how his audiences responded to different topics. He writes that the topic of responsibility consistently induced a quiet attentiveness in the audience. I think his observation is part of the reason why there is so much repetition across the chapters of this book, and why so much of that repetition is about work and responsibility. Out…

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Review of “The End of the Free Market” by Ian Bremmer

Review of “The New World Economy” (R. C. Epping)

Missing Out: In Praise of the Unlived Life (Adam Phillips)

Reading “Beyond Order” (6)

Reading “Beyond Order” (5)