Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph E Stiglitz
When it was first published, this national bestseller quickly became a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz had a ringside seat for most of the major economic events of the last decade, including stints as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist at the World Bank. Particularly concerned with the plight of the developing nations, he became increasingly disillusioned as he saw the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations. Those seeking to understand why globalization has engendered the hostility of protesters in Seattle and Genoa will find the reasons here. While this book includes no simple formula on how to make globalization work, Stiglitz provides a reform agenda that will provoke debate for years to come. Rarely do we get such an insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization as in this penetrating book. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.
"Accessible, provocative and highly readable… Brings an insider's insights into the crises of the 1990s and beyond, from East Asia to Russia and on to Argentina." -- New York Times
Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize–winning economist and the best-selling author of People, Power, and Profits; Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited; The Price of Inequality; and Freefall. He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton, chief economist of the World Bank, and now teaches at Columbia University and is chief economist of the Roosevelt Institute.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393324396 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393324397 |
| Title | Globalization and Its Discontents |
| Author | Joseph E Stiglitz |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2003-06-06 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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