Críticas
[An] urgently important new book.--George Scialabba "Boston Globe"
[A] smart, provocative study... Impassioned, balanced and informed... A must-read.-- "Publishers Weekly"
[Stiglitz's] rare mix of academic achievement and policy experience makes Globalization and Its Discontents worth reading.--Michael J. Mandel "BusinessWeek"
[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]"
[W]ill surely claim a large place on the public stage.--Benjamin M. Friedman "The New York Review of Books"
A fresh, much-needed look at how these institutions-primarily the International Monetary Fund-affect policy... Stiglitz has done important work...--Anna Lappé "San Francisco Chronicle"
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"
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"
Accessible, provocative and highly readable... Brings an insider's insights into the crises of the 1990s and beyond.--Alan Cowell "New York Times"
Development and economics are not about statistics. Rather, they are about lives and jobs. Stiglitz never forgets that...--Frank Bures "Christian Science Monitor"
Entertaining, insightful, and well-written.... Makes a compelling case.-- "Foreign Affairs"
Provocative, readable, and sure to earn Stiglitz persona non grata status in certain corridors of power.-- "Kirkus Reviews"
He is one of the most important economists of modern times.--Nicholas Stern, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, World Bank
Penetrating, insightful.... A seminal work that must be read.--George Soros
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 Austin
Whatever your opinions, you will be engaged by Stiglitz's sharp insights. A must read.--Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labor Organization
Biografía del autor
Joseph E. Stiglitz is a Nobel Prize-winning economist and the best-selling author of People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent; Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Age of Trump; The Price of Inequality; and Freefall. He was chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under President Clinton, chief economist of the World Bank, named by Time as one of the 100 most influential individuals in the world, and now teaches at Columbia University and is chief economist of the Roosevelt Institute.
