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BOOKS BY JOSEPH STIGLITZ
Globalization and Its Discontents
By Joseph Stiglitz
Stiglitz served as chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank. His book clearly explains the functions and powers of the main institutions that govern globalization--the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization--along with the ramifications, both good and bad, of their policies. (Shawn Carkonen, Amazon)
Making Globalization Work
By Joseph Stiglitz
The Nobel Prize-winning economist suggests a host of solutions by which globalization can be "saved from its advocates" and made safe and worthwhile for the poor and rich alike.
Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development
By Joseph Stiglitz & Andrew Charlton
Stiglitz and Charlton offer a radical new solution to the problems of world trade.
BOOKS BY AMARTYA SEN
Development as Freedom
By Amartya Sen
Sen here argues that open dialogue, civil freedoms and political liberties are prerequisites for sustainable development. He tests his theory with examples ranging from the former Soviet bloc to Africa, but he puts special emphasis on China and India.
Poverty and Famines: An Essay on Entitlement and Deprivation
By Amartya Sen
This book focuses on the causes of starvation in general and famines in particular. The traditional analysis of famines is shown to be fundamentally defective, and the author develops an alternative analysis.
