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Its a magisterial critique of the economic imbalances plaguing american society in the wake of the 2008 crash. Stiglitz and 20,000 other business, leadership and nonfiction books on getabstract. About the author joseph stiglitz was chief economist at the world bank until january 2000. A singular voice of reason in an era defined by bitter politics and economic uncertainty, joseph e. Stiglitz, 9780393352184, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The great divide, a new york times opinionator series about inequality, moderated by joseph e. Stiglitz argued that inequality is not inevitable but a choice the cumulative result of unjust policies and misguided priorities. Apr 30, 2015 and according to joseph stiglitzs provocative new book, based on a recent series of articles written for the new york times, his native us is no longer home to the american dream, but instead to a great divide. Stiglitz, nobel laureate and former chief economist of the world bank, has.

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