世界を不幸にしたグローバリズムの正体 [単行本]

   2001年のノーベル経済学賞受賞者、スティグリッツが、アメリカ・IMF主導のグローバリズムに異議を唱えた衝撃的な1冊。著者は、1993年にビル・クリントン大統領の経済諮問委員（1995年委員長就任）として、また97年からは世界銀行のチーフ・エコノミスト兼上級副総裁として働いた経験を持つ。

   本書は、そのスティグリッツが、世銀時代にいくつもの発展途上国を訪れ、そこで目の当たりにしたグローバリズムの現実をもとに書き下ろされている。スティグリッツはエチオピアで「IMFの驚くべき政治と算術の世界をありありと見せつけ」られ、IMFに対する疑念を抱きはじめる。資金を出している市民や直接影響を受ける発展途上国の市民ではなく、先進国（特にアメリカ）の意向に左右される体質、救済対象となる国の主権をおびやかすやり方、途上国には市場開放を迫っておきながら、都合の悪い産業においては保護貿易を貫くダブルスタンダード、IMF設立を主張したケインズの意図とは反対に市場礼賛主義に陥っている現状など、さまざまな問題点が指摘されている。IMFの指導のもとでますます貧困が拡大した国の例や、東アジア危機、ロシアの失敗、アルゼンチンの破綻、反対にIMFと距離を置くことで成功したボツワナや中国の例などが挙げられており、IMFの政策の不手際が指摘されている。

   スティグリッツは、アメリカ・IMF主導のグローバリズムについては手厳しい評価を下しながら、グローバリズムが本来持つメリットについても主張している。貧困をなくし、世界を幸せにする真のグローバリズムとは何か。最終章で示されたスティグリッツの提言が、きっと何らかのヒントになるはずだ。（土井英司）

In this hugely controversial book, the most recent winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics argues that though globalization should be a powerful force for good, it has been badly mishandled by the West (especially its lead institutions, the World Bank and the IMF), and that the anti-globalizing protestors have much to say that we should listen to. Coming from a figure of Stiglitz's background and authority, this is an explosive message which will change the way we regard modern global politics. --このテキストは、 ペーパーバック 版に関連付けられています。

WTO、IMF、そして世界銀行―世界経済の安定と、発展途上国の援助を使命とするこれら国際経済機関が介入した地域に何が起こったか?東アジア、ロシア、東欧、アルゼンチン、そしてアフリカ諸国は、すべてさらなる経済的困窮へとおちいってしまったのだ。一体それはなぜか?そうした機関が押しつけた貿易の自由化や民営化で、利益を得たのは誰だったのか?2001年ノーベル賞経済学者が、大国のダブル・スタンダードに左右されたグローバリズムの怖さを訴える衝撃の書。

WTO、IMF、世界銀行…これら国際経済機関が介入した地域に何が起こったか? 利益を得たのは誰だったのか? 2001年ノーベル賞経済学者が、大国のダブル・スタンダードに左右されたグローバリズムの怖さを訴える。

Due to massive media coverage, many people are familiar with the controversy and organized resistance that globalization has generated around the world, yet explaining what globalization actually means in practice is a complicated task. For those wanting to learn more, this book is an excellent place to start. An experienced economist, Joseph Stiglitz had a brilliant career in academia before serving for four years on President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors and then three years as chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank. His book clearly explains the functions and powers of the main institutions that govern globalization--the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization--along with the ramifications, both good and bad, of their policies. He strongly believes that globalization can be a positive force around the world, particularly for the poor, but only if the IMF, World Bank, and WTO dramatically alter the way they operate, beginning with increased transparency and a greater willingness to examine their own actions closely. Of his time at the World Bank, he writes, "Decisions were made on the basis of what seemed a curious blend of ideology and bad economics, dogma that sometimes seemed to be thinly veiling special interests.... Open, frank discussion was discouraged--there was no room for it." The book is not entirely critical, however: "Those who vilify globalization too often overlook its benefits," Stiglitz writes, explaining how globalization, along with foreign aid, has improved the living standards of millions around the world. With this clear and balanced book, Stiglitz has contributed significantly to the debate on this important topic. --Shawn Carkonen
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Readers of Globalization and Its Discontents will already be familiar with the controversy and organised resistance that globalisation has generated around the world due to massive media coverage, yet explaining what globalisation actually means in practice is a complicated task. For those wanting to learn more, this book is an excellent place to start. An experienced economist, Joseph Stiglitz had a brilliant career in academia before serving for four years on President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors and then three years as chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank. His book clearly explains the functions and powers of the main institutions that govern globalisation--the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization--along with the ramifications, both good and bad, of their policies. He strongly believes that globalisation can be a positive force around the world, particularly for the poor, but only if the IMF, World Bank and WTO dramatically alter the way they operate, beginning with increased transparency and a greater willingness to examine their own actions closely. Of his time at the World Bank, he writes, "Decisions were made on the basis of what seemed a curious blend of ideology and bad economics, dogma that sometimes seemed to be thinly veiling special interests ... Open, frank discussion was discouraged--there was no room for it." The book is not entirely critical, however: "Those who vilify globalization too often overlook its benefits," Stiglitz writes, explaining how globalisation, along with foreign aid, has improved the living standards of millions around the world. With this clear and balanced book, Stiglitz has contributed significantly to the debate on this important topic. --Shawn Carkonen --このテキストは、絶版本またはこのタイトルには設定されていない版型に関連付けられています。

Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winner and Columbia University economics professor, sees globalization's unrealized potential to eradicate poverty and promote economic growth. In recent years, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Trade Organization have promoted world financial stability, prosperity and free trade, yet Stiglitz wonders why so many revile these organizations' programs to the point of rioting in the streets. Casting a dispassionately analytical eye at East Asia's and Russia's financial turmoil, he argues that the IMF imposed austere policies that only exacerbated each area's problems. When he finds a similar policy pattern for other countries in crisis, Stiglitz asks how a public institution can ignore growing evidence of a flawed policy and not take action or be held accountable. In answering his own question, Stiglitz blames the "market fundamentalism" that endorses the view that a "free" market solves all problems flawlessly. As Stiglitz authoritatively indicates, one-size-fits-all economic policies can damage rather than help countries with unique financial, governmental and social institutions. He calls for public institutions to reform and become more transparent and responsive to their constituents. Stiglitz shares inside information from cabinet meetings when he served on Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers and from his years as chief economist at the World Bank, divulging debates in Washington's conference rooms, naming names and raising his eyebrows at those who refuse to question certain IMF policies' repeated shortcomings. This smart, provocative study contributes significantly to the ongoing globalization debate and provides a model of analytical rigor concerning the process of assisting countries facing the challenges of economic development and transformation.
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This powerful, unsettling book gives us a rare glimpse behind the closed doors of global financial institutions by the winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics.

When it was first published, this national bestseller quickly became a touchstone in the globalization debate. Renowned economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz had a ringside seat for most of the major economic events of the last decade, including stints as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and chief economist at the World Bank. Particularly concerned with the plight of the developing nations, he became increasingly disillusioned as he saw the International Monetary Fund and other major institutions put the interests of Wall Street and the financial community ahead of the poorer nations.

Those seeking to understand why globalization has engendered the hostility of protesters in Seattle and Genoa will find the reasons here. While this book includes no simple formula on how to make globalization work, Stiglitz provides a reform agenda that will provoke debate for years to come. Rarely do we get such an insider's analysis of the major institutions of globalization as in this penetrating book. With a new foreword for this paperback edition.
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Joseph Stiglitz was Chief Economist at the World Bank until January 2000. Before that he was Chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisors. He is currently Professor of Finance and Economics at Columbia University. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001. --このテキストは、 ペーパーバック 版に関連付けられています。

スティグリッツ,ジョセフ・E.
1943年生まれ。アーマスト大学卒業後、マサチューセッツ工科大学大学院に進み、英国ケンブリッジ大学へ留学。博士号を取得。エール大学をはじめオックスフォード、プリンストン、スタンフォード大学で教鞭をとる。ミクロとマクロの経済学を統合する新パラダイムを確立し、情報、インセンティブ、技術革新などの問題に新しい光をあてた。1993年3月、クリントン政権の大統領経済諮問委員会(CEA)に参加、95年6月よりCEA委員長に就任し、アメリカの経済政策の運営にたずさわった。1997年1月にCEA委員長を辞任後、世界銀行の上級副総裁兼チーフ・エコノミストを2000年1月まで務める。「情報の経済学」を築き上げた貢献により2001年のノーベル経済学賞を受賞。アメリカのスター的経済学者であり、「50年に1人の逸材」と賞賛されている。現在はコロンビア大学教授(本データはこの書籍が刊行された当時に掲載されていたものです)