In the price of inequality, his 2012 scholarly tome ch, feb, 503543, stiglitz methodically laid out the problems as he saw them and the reforms and ameliorations he envisioned and advocated. Why has inequality increased in the western world and. Peter schneiders slim volume, originally published in 1982. 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. Thats the view of nobel prizewinning economist joseph stiglitz, who came to the intelligence squared stage for a rare london appearance on may 20th. Stiglitz is a rare combination of virtuoso economist, witty polemicist and public intellectual new statesman an insanely great economist paul krugman, the new york times inequality is an increasing problem in the western world, leaving everyone. Nov 30, 2015 stiglitz traces the history of inequality from the postworld war ii boom to the extreme stratification we find in american society and in many countries around the world today. Joseph eugene stiglitz, formemrs, fba, is an american economist and a professor at columbia university. Galston is a senior fellow in governance studies at the brookings institution. In this new book, the great divide, which he will talk about in this public lecture, joseph e.
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