Overview
A Nobel prize winner challenges us to throw off the free market fundamentalists and reclaim our economy. We all have the sense that the American economy--and its government--tilts toward big business, but as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in his new book, People, Power, and Profits, the situation is dire. A few corporations have come to dominate entire sectors of the economy, contributing to skyrocketing inequality and slow growth. This is how the financial industry has managed to write its own regulations, tech companies have accumulated reams of personal data with little oversight, and our government has negotiated trade deals that fail to represent the best interests of workers. Too many have made their wealth through exploitation of others rather than through wealth creation. If something isn't done, new technologies may make matters worse, increasing inequality and unemployment. Stiglitz identifies the true sources of wealth and of increases in standards of living, based on learning, advances in science and technology, and the rule of law. He shows that the assault on the judiciary, universities, and the media undermines the very institutions that have long been the foundation of America's economic might and its democracy.
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Author: Joseph E Stiglitz ,
Sean Runnette
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Imprint: Tantor Audio
ISBN: 9798212146043
Publication Date: 14 May 2019
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Format: Audio
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Reviews
"[An] urgent work, by the foremost champion of 'progressive capitalism. -- ""New Yorker"" Outspoken in his antipathy toward corporate greed and the Republican Party's agenda, Stiglitz offers a comprehensive list of easy-to-understand progressive remedies that will find favor with many readers, especially those feeling disenfranchised at present. -- ""Library Journal"" The policy shop of every 2020 Democratic candidate for president would be wise to pore over People, Power, and Profits and cherry-pick its best ideas. -- ""New York Times"" The renowned economist...rarely wallows in pessimism as he presents his extensive platform in language that will be accessible to most general readers...A lucid book grounded in vast knowledge--and equally vast idealism. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
[An] urgent work, by the foremost champion of 'progressive capitalism. -- New Yorker Outspoken in his antipathy toward corporate greed and the Republican Party's agenda, Stiglitz offers a comprehensive list of easy-to-understand progressive remedies that will find favor with many readers, especially those feeling disenfranchised at present. -- Library Journal The policy shop of every 2020 Democratic candidate for president would be wise to pore over People, Power, and Profits and cherry-pick its best ideas. -- New York Times The renowned economist...rarely wallows in pessimism as he presents his extensive platform in language that will be accessible to most general readers...A lucid book grounded in vast knowledge--and equally vast idealism. -- Kirkus Reviews
Author Information
Joseph E. Stiglitz is a professor of economics at Columbia University and the recipient of a John Bates Clark Medal and a Nobel Prize. He is also the former senior vice president and chief economist of the World Bank. His books include Globalization and Its Discontents, The Three Trillion Dollar War, and Making Globalization Work. He lives in New York City. Sean Runnette, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, has also directed and produced more than two hundred audiobooks, including several Audie Award winners. His television and film appearances include Two If by Sea, Cop Land, Sex and the City, Law & Order, the award-winning film Easter, and numerous commercials.
