
Throughout Joseph Stiglitz's lengthy and exclusive profession in economics, the focal point has been at the actual global, with all of its imperfections. His 2001 Nobel Prize well-known his pioneering examine in imperfect details; his paintings in different components, together with macroeconomics, public economics, and improvement economics, has been simply as influential. This quantity, a suite of essays written to mark Stiglitz's 60th birthday, displays the wide-ranging impact of "Stiglitzian" economics. the various extraordinary members are his academics, scholars, and coauthors; their participation testifies to the non-public influence of Joseph Stiglitz's contributions to modern fiscal thought.
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