Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and the best-selling author of The Price of Inequality, Freefall, and Globalization and Its Discontents. He is a columnist for the New York Times and Project Syndicate and has written for Vanity Fair, Politico, The Atlantic, and Harper's. He teaches at Columbia University and lives in New York City.
"[An] urgently important new book." -- George Scialabba - Boston Globe "[Stiglitz's] rare mix of academic achievement and policy experience makes Globalization and Its Discontents worth reading." -- Michael J. Mandel - BusinessWeek "Penetrating, insightful... A seminal work that must be read." -- George Soros "Provocative, readable, and sure to earn Stiglitz persona non grata status in certain corridors of power." -- Kirkus Reviews "Accessible, provocative and highly readable... Brings an insider's insights into the crises of the 1990s and beyond." -- Alan Cowell - New York Times "A great tour of the complexities of economic policymaking. Getting a top economist to subject the US Treasury and the IMF to withering scrutiny... is good for the long-term health of the system." -- William Easterly - Financial Times "Entertaining, insightful, and well-written... Makes a compelling case." -- Foreign Affairs "[A] smart, provocative study... Impassioned, balanced and informed... A must-read." -- Publishers Weekly "[Stiglitz] is not a global pessimist, but a realist-and instead of placing him in a neat box labeled 'important contribution to the debate,' we should listen to him urgently." -- Will Hutton - The Guardian [UK] "A war story from inside the halls of the White House and the World Bank, the confession of a powerful economist with a political conscience and a healthy degree of common sense." -- Lenora Todaro - The Village Voice "A fresh, much-needed look at how these institutions-primarily the International Monetary Fund-affect policy... Stiglitz has done important work..." -- Anna Lappe - San Francisco Chronicle "Development and economics are not about statistics. Rather, they are about lives and jobs. Stiglitz never forgets that..." -- Frank Bures - Christian Science Monitor "[W]ill surely claim a large place on the public stage." -- Benjamin M. Friedman - The New York Review of Books "This book is everyone's guide to the misgovernment of globalization. Stiglitz explains it here in plain and compelling language." -- James K. Galbraith, The University of Texas at Aus "He is one of the most important economists of modern times." -- Nicholas Stern, Chief Economist and Senior Vice Pr "Whatever your opinions, you will be engaged by Stiglitz's sharp insights. A must read." -- Juan Somavia, Director-General of the Internationa
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