Globalization and Its Discontents - Hardcover

[An] urgently important new book.--George Scialabba

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.

Accessible, provocative and highly readable... Brings an insider's insights into the crises of the 1990s and beyond.--Alan Cowell

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

Entertaining, insightful, and well-written.... Makes a compelling case.

[A] smart, provocative study... Impassioned, balanced and informed... A must-read.

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

Development and economics are not about statistics. Rather, they are about lives and jobs. Stiglitz never forgets that...--Frank Bures

[W]ill surely claim a large place on the public stage.--Benjamin M. Friedman

A former chairman of Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers and World Bank chief economist recounts his experiences with the International Monetary Fund, which he charges put the interests of the United States above those of poorer nations. 30,000 first printing.