I actually only read the first half of this book, because Stiglitz starts getting into pretty specific actions that the IMF took during, for example, the East Asia financial crisis, and it turns out I really don't care what kind of behind-the-scenes political maneuvering took place at the US Federal Reserve during the Clinton years. I mean, I'm glad the information is there. I'm glad I can find it if I need to. But...at this point, it goes over my head.

That said, if you happen to have certain family members strongly in favor of International Development, or perhaps DIRECTLY INVOLVED with International Development in a worked-for-Clinton, this-is-my-entire-career kind of way, Globalization and its Discontents will help you critique that person's politics on a more informed, detailed level.