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‘Globalisation today is not working…for many of the world’s poor…for much of the environment… for the stability of the global economy.’ From a leader of the anti-globalisation movement, a statement like this would not be remarkable. But coming from Joseph Stiglitz—former Chief Eco... More

The true cost of the Iraq War is $3 trillion—and counting—rather than the $50 billion projected by the White House.Apart from its tragic human toll, the Iraq War will be staggeringly expensive in financial terms. This sobering study by Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard professor ... More

Why isn't globalization benefitting as many people as it should? Joseph Stiglitz shows us that things can change and that an optimistic world can exist where globalization really does work.Stiglitz examines how change has occurred rapidly over the past four years, proposing solutions and looking... More

* Presents the most important and controversial speeches of a World Bank intellectual heavyweight and firebrand * Clear and incisive analysis and discussion by a leading Cambridge University economist. * Includes Stiglitz's insights and predictions for the future of the global economy. * Essential r... More

'A searing critique of Dubyanomics ... The Nobel laureate who took on the IMF is now turning his guns on the American President. Stiglitz knows when to pick a fight' - Observer His previous book revealed the shocking truth about globalization. Now, Joseph Stiglitz blows the whistle on the devastat... More

Policymakers worldwide are struggling to adapt their pension systems to the reality of aging populations, globalization, and tightening budgets. The World Bank actively supports these policymakers by helping them to identify the economic and demographic challenges facing them to highlighting potenti... More

This is a compilation of common errors in English among Indian users and, as mentioned above, is a selection and adaptation of the column which the author had serialised in Career Deepika. The entries are done according to alphabetical order, with the main word of common error given in bold. The ent... More

In the mind of many Americans, Iraq is synonymous with Saddam Hussein, an impression only reinforced by politicians, journalist and pundits. But the debates over Saddam's regime have left out a vital piece of the story: the Iraqi people themselves. After three decades under Saddam's repressive rule,... More

Hilarious and tragic, at the heart of Catch –22 is a savage indictment of twentieth century madness, and a desire of the ordinary man to survive it. “The greatest satirical work in the English language since Erehwon” Philip Toynbee, Observer “Blessedly, monstrously, bloatedly, cynically fu... More