Michael Lewis Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

《Who Is Government?》是Michael Lewis于2025年3月出版的非虚构类作品，聚焦于探讨现代政府的本质、功能及其在社会中的角色。书中通过历史案例、理论分析和现实观察，深入剖析了政府与个人、市场、社会之间的关系，并提出了对政府未来发展的思考‌。

作者认为，政府不仅是权力的象征，更是社会秩序和公共利益的维护者。书中通过历史与现实的对比，揭示了政府在应对危机、保障公平、促进发展中的关键作用‌。书中强调，政府与市场并非对立关系，而是相互补充。作者通过案例分析，探讨了政府如何在市场失灵时发挥作用，同时避免过度干预‌。作者指出，随着全球化、技术进步和社会变迁，政府面临新的挑战，如数据隐私、气候变化等。书中提出了“有限但有效”的政府理念，强调法治、透明度和公众参与的重要性‌。
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《Who Is Government?》是一部兼具思想性与可读性的作品，为读者理解现代政府的角色与未来提供了独特的视角。无论是政治学爱好者还是普通读者，都能从中获得启发。推荐给对政府、社会与政治感兴趣的读者‌。

书名：Who Is Government?: The Untold Story of Public Service

作者：Michael Lewis(Editor), Casey Cep
 
简介：Who works for the government and what do they do? A timely and absorbing civics lessons from an all-star team of writers and storytellers.

The government is a vast, complex system that Americans pay for, rebel against, rely upon, dismiss, and celebrate. It’s also our shared resource for addressing the biggest problems of society. And it’s made up of people, mostly unrecognized and uncelebrated, doing work that can be deeply consequential and beneficial to everyone.

Michael Lewis invited his favorite writers to find someone doing an interesting job for the government and write about them. The stories they found are unexpected, riveting, and inspiring, including a former coal miner devoted to making mine roofs less likely to collapse, saving thousands of lives; an IRS agent straight out of a crime thriller; and the manager who made the National Cemetery Administration the best-run organization, public or private, in the entire country. Each essay shines a spotlight on the essential behind-the-scenes work of exemplary federal employees.

Whether they’re digitizing archives, chasing down cybercriminals, or discovering new planets, these workers are committed to their work and universally reluctant to take credit. The vivid profiles in On Duty blow up the stereotype of the irrelevant bureaucrat. They show how the essential business of government makes our lives possible, and how much it matters.