Summary of the Book
Stiglitz’s views on why globalization does not work are famous around the world. He has always written about the ill effects of globalization, and why it ruins third-world countries. In this book, he offers methods of improving globalization and alleviating its ill effects. He discusses methods of meeting everyone’s expectations through the joint efforts of the UN, the IMF and the World Bank. He also discusses the rapid change in the field, and he delves into the solutions and the future of globalization. He presents new solutions which could radically change the world for the better in a moral way, revolutionizing the way economies interact with one another.
About Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz is an American economist and an academician. He is a professor at the Columbia University.
Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences and the John Bates Clark Medal. He has also served as a former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. Among his other books are The Price of Inequality, Freefall and The Three Trillion Dollar War.
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