Description
Joseph Stiglitz is one of the world's greatest economists. He has made fundamental contributions to economic theory in areas such as inequality, the implications of imperfect and asymmetric information, and competition, and he has been a major figure in policy making, a leading public intellectual, and a remarkably influential teacher and mentor. This collection of essays influenced by Stiglitz's work celebrates his career as a scholar and teacher and his aspiration to put economic knowledge in the service of creating a fairer world.
Toward a Just Society brings together a range of essays whose breadth reflects how Stiglitz has shaped modern economics. The contributions to this volume, all penned by high-profile authors who have been guided by or collaborated with Stiglitz over the last five decades, span microeconomics, macroeconomics, inequality, development, law and economics, and public policy. Touching on many of the central debates and discoveries of the field and providing insights on the directions that academic economics could take in the future, Toward a Just Society is an extraordinary celebration of the many paths Stiglitz has opened for economics, politics, and public life.
About the Author
Martin Guzman is an economist based at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and an associate professor of economics at the University of Buenos Aires. He is a leading economist in the field of public debt crisis resolution and is one of Joseph Stiglitz's closest collaborators in the fields of macroeconomic theory and economic development.
Reviews
Joe Stiglitz has touched almost every part of economic theory and economic practice, and every part he has touched is livelier for his influence. The great variety and high quality of the essays in this book are a fitting response to his fertility and energy. -- Robert Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Stiglitz is a national treasure-a distinguished scholar with a Nobel Prize in Economics, a policy maker who played a key role in U.S. economic policy, and a teacher who has profoundly shaped the scholarship and values of his students. The essays in this volume attest to Joe's enduring success in shaping economic research and dialogue and linking this research to ethical and real world issues. -- Joan E. Spero, Columbia University
This volume is filled with essays by a collection of brilliant scholars who share one thing in common: They were all mentored by Joseph E. Stiglitz. Stiglitz taught more than economics; he taught courage and creativity. These authors are the evidence of his success. -- Robert Johnson, president, Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economics is often derided as 'the dismal science' or technical abstraction. But Joe Stiglitz's lifetime work has shone a light on distributive justice through economic reasoning. In this extraordinary volume, thirty leading economists examine inequality, networks, and public policy. Toward a Just Society is essential reading for economists and policy professionals. -- Glenn Hubbard, dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School, and former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers
Joseph Stiglitz is one of the greatest economists of our day, and in his breadth and depth of influence in economics he has few rivals. This volume offers useful reviews and critiques of the many subfields Stiglitz has contributed to. Faculty, students, policy makers, and journalists will all appreciate this volume. -- Steven Cassou, Kansas State University
Joseph Stiglitz's fundamental belief that more equality and more dignity are possible for all shines through in Toward a Just Society. This conversation among generations of Stiglitz's students and coauthors perfectly celebrates his career as scholar, teacher, and public servant. With groundbreaking work on everything from rents and inequality to the cost of war, this is a fitting testament to the life of the mind and a life well-lived. -- Felicia Wong, president and CEO, Roosevelt Institute
Highly recommended. * Choice *
Book Information
ISBN 9780231186728
Author Martin Guzman
Format Hardback
Page Count 576
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press
Toward a Just Society brings together a range of essays whose breadth reflects how Stiglitz has shaped modern economics. The contributions to this volume, all penned by high-profile authors who have been guided by or collaborated with Stiglitz over the last five decades, span microeconomics, macroeconomics, inequality, development, law and economics, and public policy. Touching on many of the central debates and discoveries of the field and providing insights on the directions that academic economics could take in the future, Toward a Just Society is an extraordinary celebration of the many paths Stiglitz has opened for economics, politics, and public life.
About the Author
Martin Guzman is an economist based at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business and an associate professor of economics at the University of Buenos Aires. He is a leading economist in the field of public debt crisis resolution and is one of Joseph Stiglitz's closest collaborators in the fields of macroeconomic theory and economic development.
Reviews
Joe Stiglitz has touched almost every part of economic theory and economic practice, and every part he has touched is livelier for his influence. The great variety and high quality of the essays in this book are a fitting response to his fertility and energy. -- Robert Solow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Stiglitz is a national treasure-a distinguished scholar with a Nobel Prize in Economics, a policy maker who played a key role in U.S. economic policy, and a teacher who has profoundly shaped the scholarship and values of his students. The essays in this volume attest to Joe's enduring success in shaping economic research and dialogue and linking this research to ethical and real world issues. -- Joan E. Spero, Columbia University
This volume is filled with essays by a collection of brilliant scholars who share one thing in common: They were all mentored by Joseph E. Stiglitz. Stiglitz taught more than economics; he taught courage and creativity. These authors are the evidence of his success. -- Robert Johnson, president, Institute for New Economic Thinking
Economics is often derided as 'the dismal science' or technical abstraction. But Joe Stiglitz's lifetime work has shone a light on distributive justice through economic reasoning. In this extraordinary volume, thirty leading economists examine inequality, networks, and public policy. Toward a Just Society is essential reading for economists and policy professionals. -- Glenn Hubbard, dean and Russell L. Carson Professor of Finance and Economics, Columbia Business School, and former chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisers
Joseph Stiglitz is one of the greatest economists of our day, and in his breadth and depth of influence in economics he has few rivals. This volume offers useful reviews and critiques of the many subfields Stiglitz has contributed to. Faculty, students, policy makers, and journalists will all appreciate this volume. -- Steven Cassou, Kansas State University
Joseph Stiglitz's fundamental belief that more equality and more dignity are possible for all shines through in Toward a Just Society. This conversation among generations of Stiglitz's students and coauthors perfectly celebrates his career as scholar, teacher, and public servant. With groundbreaking work on everything from rents and inequality to the cost of war, this is a fitting testament to the life of the mind and a life well-lived. -- Felicia Wong, president and CEO, Roosevelt Institute
Highly recommended. * Choice *
Book Information
ISBN 9780231186728
Author Martin Guzman
Format Hardback
Page Count 576
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press
