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| 1. | At last -- a book on economics that makes sense |
| (Haverhill, MA USA) February 5, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Well -- there have been a few other books on economics that make sense,
books by Adam Smith, Galbraith (pere) & Reich for example. But this one is
in that class.As an old fashioned liberal I had always believed that
this... read full review |
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| 2. | Keen Insight, Bad Title |
| (Ohio, USA) November 6, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Noble Prize winning Economist, Joseph Stiglitz, offers an outstanding
analysis of the IMF and its mishandling of specific situations. Truly an
enjoyable and informative read couched in every day language. However, the
title... read full review |
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| 3. | Professor Stiglitz's outstanding contribution |
| (Fiji) February 14, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Prof. Stiglitz's contributions to economic theory are outstanding but will
take a long time before they may become useful to the common man. But this
book has an immediate effect on the progress of the developing... read full review |
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| 4. | The Economics of Failure |
| (State College, PA USA) November 13, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| As noted on this book's cover, there are few people in a better position to
examine the problems of globalization than Joseph Stiglitz. This book is
mostly an indictment of the faulty economics of the globalization... read full review |
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| 5. | A review from someone who actually read the book! |
| (uk) November 29, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| I have just finished reading this book and was curious to see what others
had thought of it so checked out the customer review section. The
majority of reviews are most enlightened, however a few are laughably bad... read full review |
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| 6. | Venomous attack to the IMF |
| (Zunder) October 16, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Stiglitz puts on his gloves and go for free-for-all fight against the
IMF.It's important to note that this is not an academic study. Stiglitz
makes it clear in his preface. That's the reason there are not footnotes... read full review |
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| 7. | Straight from the Guru |
| (Bangalore,India) October 17, 2002 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Bretton Woods - 1944. Keynesian economics was put into action in the form
of two new global institutions - The IMF and the World Bank. Markets could
no longer be relied upon to correct setbacks to economic growth,... read full review |
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| 8. | Extraordinary |
| (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA) September 21, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| Many Americans are unhappy with the UN, but not many know how much harm is
done by the incompetence of the IMF and the World Bank (which happen to be
the cousins of the UN itself). Stiglitz indicts both, writing with... read full review |
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| 9. | Balancing Acts |
| (Ottawa, Ontario Canada) March 5, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| It is always better to hear things from the horse's mouth. Eminent
economist (Nobel Prize Winner no less) Joseph Stiglitz has been directly
involved with some of the most serious financial crises in recent times.
Not limited... read full review |
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| 10. | A must-read in globalization and international finance |
| (Saudi Arabia) June 20, 2003 - 5.0/5 stars |
| As a consequence of the great advances mankind achieved in the fields of
communication and travel; globalization was not a choice anymore as much
as an actual reality. It was not a question of whether to accept
globalization... read full review |
