Stubborn Attachments contains Tyler Cowen’s case for economic growth. I’ve been a student of Marginal Revolution for a while, and his views on economics and policy align with my evolving world model. This will be an interesting read.
It indeed was an interesting read. As someone from Kerala (Cowen mentions Kerala in the book as well), I grew up seeing people vilify any attempts at economic growth (“bourgeoisie” gets thrown around here). With the inevitable cronyism created by deep states like Kerala’s alternating socialist/communist governments, it is hard to convince people to direct their angst towards NIMBY degrowth policies instead of entrepreneurs.
My positions in most public policy matters align with Cowen’s worldviews or his “stubborn attachments” as presented in this book. I can go on about how Kerala’s supposedly politically literate population failed an entire generation of young Keralites, but the emotional wound is still fresh for it to be unbiased. If only my fellow Malayalees knew Tyler Cowen’s views on Kerala’s food, they would be more open to his views on economics and policy.