Globalization and Its Discontents
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Renowned academic
economist Joseph Stiglitz spent seven years in Washington as chairman of
President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers and as chief economist at
the World Bank. In Globalization and Its Discontents, he recounts his
experiences in such places as Ethiopia, Thailand and Russia and finds
repeatedly that the International Monetary Fund put the interests of its
"largest shareholder," the United States, above those of the poorer
nations it was designed to serve. This insider's account
of global economic policy will be hailed for its courage and honesty. 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. Joseph Stiglitz is
professor of economics at Columbia University and a winner of the Nobel prize
in economics. GAVIOTAS + GLOBALIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS + WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT + GLOBAL WARMING |
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