This is a collection of essay. So don't expect new materials. Why do I brought this book? Because I like the prize of inequality so much, that I need to read more. Started with 3.5 stars and see how it goes. Introduction Clinton don't something right to balance the budget. This good affords...
Joseph Stiglitz is a Nobel prize economist, a rich person, and he is not wanting complete equality. No. He wants less inequality as he see this as destabilizing society that lead to social unrest and disasters. So, he write books. He tried to tell normal people how the system is cheating people. H...
Foreword, by Joseph E. StiglitzIntroduction, by Fred BlockNote on the 2001 EditionAuthor's Acknowledgments--The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our TimeNotes on Sources:1. Balance of Power as Policy, Historical Law, Principle, and System2. Hundred Years' Peace3. The Snapp...
The logic is clear and the image of IMF is quite convincingly revolting (especially accompanied by the Afterword, hahah). Examples however are quite general and not specific enough to my liking. 3.5+ stars.
Joseph E. Stiglitz, a 2001 Nobel Prize winning economist, in this book targets numerous examples of economic activity/policy what lead to consequences incompatible with America's self image as the "land of opportunity." All through the book he points out needless inefficiencies that are embedded in...
Despite two very serious flaws, this is a major, important, path-breaking and near-classic work. First Polanyi proves that capitalism is just historical contingency; something that probably desperately needed to be said back then, since even the biggest critic of capitalism thought it was necessary....
I guess I picked this up thinking that it would be interesting to see what a former president of the World Bank had to say about the globalisation debate. It was an interesting read but I sometimes wonder the extent of the appeal that this book would have since it is written by the former president ...
The text is dense and the writing occasionally dry but Stiglitz explains complex economic issues with great clarity and thoughtful analysis. Anyone seeking an understanding of the developments that lead to the economic collapse of 2008 and the "Great Recession" will find this book enlightening.
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