Economics

by Joseph E. Stiglitz

The science of economics has made great strides in the past 25 years. We now understand such problems as the role of information in the efficiency of economic outcomes, the importance of strategy in the outcome of economic relationships, the significance of finance in our understanding of the firm, and, most importantly, the ways in which microeconomic phenomena relate to those of macroeconomics. With this fresh and original textbook, an economics professor at Stanford University brings new economics to an introductory course. Color photographs and diagrams.

Genres: Economics

1142 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1990

About the author

Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, ForMemRS, FBA, is an American economist and a professor at Columbia University. He is a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the John Bates Clark Medal (1979). He is also the former Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. He is known for his critical view of the management of globalization, free-market economists (whom he calls "free market fundamentalists") and some international institutions like the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

In 2000, Stiglitz founded the Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD), a think tank on international development based at Columbia University. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Columbia faculty, and has held the rank of University Professor since 2003. He also chairs the University of Manchester's Brooks World Poverty Institute and is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Professor Stiglitz is also an honorary professor at Tsinghua University School of Public Policy and Management. Stiglitz is one of the most frequently cited economists in the world.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 3 out of 5]

There isn't a category for "didn't hate it." Economics doesn't much interest me, but this wasn't so bad.

[Abe · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm partial to Mankiw's introductory book. Also, the internet information in the book here is way outdated.

[Pascale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bon livre pour la base de l'économie.

[Fernando · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow, finito questo libro noioso dopo un'anno e mezzo. Valeva la pena? Non proprio, l'ho letto perché ho lasciato una laurea in Economia anni fa. Questo libro era obbligatorio.

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[Kusi · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite Econ 101 textbook written by one of my favorite economists.