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Globalization and the Politics of Development in the Middle East. Uprising: Will Emerging Markets Shape Or Shake The World Economy? George Magnus. Contesting Globalization: Space and Place in the World Economy - André C. Drainville. Globalization and Its Discontents - Saskia Sassen. Globalization and Its Discontents - Joseph Stiglitz. Synopsis Our world is changing. Globalization is not working. It is hurting those it was meant to help. And now, the tide is turning … Explosive and shocking, Globalization and Its Discontents is the bestselling exposé of the all-powerful organizations that control our lives – from the man who has seen them at work first hand.

As Chief Economist at the World Bank, Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz had a unique insider’s view into the management of globalization. Globalization can still be a force for good, Stiglitz argues. Reviews » Submit a review Critic Review: ‘We should congratulate him, even if his former IMF colleagues will not’ Liam Halligan, Sunday Telegraph ‘A massively important political as well as economic document … we should listen to him urgently’ Will Hutton, Guardian ‘Compelling … This book is everyone’s guide to the misgovernment of globalization’ J. ‘Stiglitz is a rare breed, an heretical economist who has ruffled the self-satisfied global establishment that once fed him. Wall around the west. Globalization and war - Tarak Barkawi.