Description
A singular voice of reason in an era defined by bitter politics and economic uncertainty, Joseph E. Stiglitz has time and again diagnosed America's greatest economic challenges, from the Great Recession and its feeble recovery to the yawning gap between the rich and the poor. The Great Divide gathers his most provocative reflections to date on the subject of inequality. As Stiglitz ably argues, a healthy economy and a fairer democracy are within our grasp if we can put aside misguided interests and ideologies and abandon failed policies. Opening with the essay that gave the Occupy Movement its slogan, "We are the 99%," later essays in The Great Divide reveal equality of opportunity as a national myth, show that today's outsized inequality is a matter of choice, and explain reforms that would spur higher growth, more opportunity, and greater equality.
About the Author
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.
Reviews
"[Joseph Stiglitz] is an insanely great economist." -- Paul Krugman - New York Times
"Along with Krugman and Thomas Piketty, Stiglitz forms a triumvirate of leading economic critics of global capitalism, 21st century-style." -- Andrew Anthony - Guardian
"I urge you to read this book.... In addressing [the subject of inequality] with such clarity, balance and insight, Stiglitz's excellent book may just help us to find a new way forward." -- Victoria Bateman - Times Higher Education
Book Information
ISBN 9780393352184
Author Joseph E. Stiglitz
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 364g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 30mm
About the Author
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.
Reviews
"[Joseph Stiglitz] is an insanely great economist." -- Paul Krugman - New York Times
"Along with Krugman and Thomas Piketty, Stiglitz forms a triumvirate of leading economic critics of global capitalism, 21st century-style." -- Andrew Anthony - Guardian
"I urge you to read this book.... In addressing [the subject of inequality] with such clarity, balance and insight, Stiglitz's excellent book may just help us to find a new way forward." -- Victoria Bateman - Times Higher Education
Book Information
ISBN 9780393352184
Author Joseph E. Stiglitz
Format Paperback
Page Count 464
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 364g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 142mm * 30mm
