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Making Globalization Work
by Joseph E. Stiglitz
from Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Boring Read 
This book is extremely boring and very subjective. If you are looking for an objective well written easy to read book on globalization and the dynamics of our world economy then this is not the book for you. Lots of biased opinion. Also Stiglitz tends to be a master of the obvious at times regarding global economic issues. Nothing new here and no real new going forward insight.
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Insightful 
Stiglitz provides insight as well as information to enhance understanding of the economic globalization process, its weaknesses, strengths and potential for great good for all humans. His work is mature in perspective, contrasting with the "gotta have it now" attitude urged by the Bush Administration. This work has maintained its timeliness and the ideas are relevant in understanding today's economic options.
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Fabulous Read
I have read 2 books from Stiglitz so far, and this book is by far one of the finest I have read on the topic ... extremely well written, clear, concise and lucid ... this book leaves no doubt about Stiglitz's excellent intellectual capacity ... although I liked reading "The World Is Flat," by Thomas Friedman, a comparision of that with "Making Globalisation Work," makes Friedman look pedestrian and lacking in depth.
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an important contribution to the debate
"Making Globalization Work" is a worthy follow-up to "Globalization and its Discontents". In fact, it is a more interesting read than the other book because it explores a broader array of issues. Here are some of its notable points.
Chapter 3 ("Making Trade Fair") documents the discrepancy between the rhetoric and the practice of developed countries that preach the virtues of free trade and push for greater trade liberalization in the developing countries while in the meantime broadly engaging in... more info
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