Globalization and Its Discontents

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. 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/17/2002
ISBN: 9780393051247
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.48h x 6.52w x 0.99d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2002 pg. 478
Publishers Weekly 05/13/2002 pg. 64
Booklist 05/15/2002 pg. 1560
Library Journal 05/15/2002 pg. 106
Business Week 06/17/2002 pg. 17
New York Times 06/23/2002 pg. 12
New York Review of Books 08/15/2002 pg. 48
Christian Century 10/09/2002 pg. 22
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 329
LJ Best Business Books 03/15/2003 pg. 64
Publishers Weekly 05/16/2002