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Globalization and Its Discontents
Globalization and Its Discontents
Author: Joseph E. Stiglitz
In this hugely controversial book, the most recent winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics argues that though globalization should be a powerful force for good, it has been badly mishandled by the West (especially its lead institutions, the World Bank and the IMF), and that the anti-globalizing protesters have much to say that we should listen t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780141010380
ISBN-10: 014101038X
Publication Date: 4/3/2003
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
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Excellent content; not always so readable.
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This is about the best mainstream economic analysis of the shortcomings of neoliberal capitalism. Far from a radical, Stiglitz writes as an economist with boatloads of experience in the White House and at the World Bank. If you want an anti-capitalist critique there are stronger books out there, but if you are looking for a lucid well-reasoned argument how the IMF and WTO tilt the playing field even further into rich countries favor, this is the book for you.
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A great read in the area of economics. It is great for anyone wanting to learn more about Globalization and the economic world we are living in.


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