Freefall: Free Markets and the Sinking of the Global Economy

摘要: Out of the crisis our times, Joseph Stiglitz's "Freefall: Free Markets and Sinking Global Economy" is a convincing, coherent humane account that goes to heart how we run societies. When world economy went into freefall, so too did unquestioning faith in markets. But what happens now? Are bailouts stern lectures enough, or do need rethink entire financial system? This acclaimed inspiring book, by one world's leading economic thinkers, dissects flawed ideas led credit crunch, but also looks future. Drawing on his years spent shaping policy at World Bank, Nobel Laureate Stiglitz shows why far more radical reforms are needed avoid future crises, cost recovery should be borne sector, now have opportunity create new global order. "Bang money ...unafraid ask tough questions ...we ilk". (Will Hutton, "Observer"). "A brilliant analysis ...always enthralling". (Martin Jacomb, "Spectator Business"). powerful book". (Devin Leonard, "The New York Times"). seer almost Keynesian proportions ...this Joe victory lap". (Michael Hirsh, "Newsweek"). was Chief Economist Bank until January 2000. He currently University Professor Columbia Business School Chair Management Board Director Graduate Summer Programs, Brooks Poverty Institute, Manchester. won Prize for Economics 2001 author best-selling "Globalization Its Discontents", "Making Globalization Work", Roaring Nineties" Price Inequality", all published Penguin.