Globalization and Its Discontents

Listener Reviews

1. 4.0(1)

   Highly thought provoking analysis on globalization

   What made the experience of listening to Globalization and Its Discontents the most enjoyable?

   Excellent and fascinating content thanks to the quite unique insight offered to us by Joseph Stiglets.

   Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

   I believe that I now have a greater insight and understanding of ills the "emerging economies" reproach to the "rich nations" and why the way forward rapidly needs change.

   Kathleen Green · December 2, 2023

2. 4.0(1)

   Good ideas, repetitive book

   The book is a solid look at the failures of globalization but rather repetitive, especially as the author continuously bashes the IMF for the same actions over and over again.

   Jill Bishop · May 15, 2022

3. 3.0(1)

   Globalist masquerading as a critic

   Stiglitz seems to come across as a guy who sees the faults in our international monetary system and carefully points out the inherent flaws and hypocrisy of modern western finance, crony capitalism, banking and government. However he utterly fails in suggesting that the answer to government’s inefficiencies is by adding more government and regulation. He essentially backs Soros’ philosophy and proposes less freedom and more government as the answer. He is a true socialist when it comes to anyone outside of “public institutions” and believes that more Keynesian economics is the solution. In essence he is just another insider playing the big government game and advocates against freedom and sovereignty. The book does provide insights into real international finance and history and I recommend it only on historical grounds. Any reader can draw their own conclusions when it comes to the actual solutions.

   Janay Cook · December 31, 2021

4. 5.0(1)

   Plea

   A beautiful humane thought process of a banker, who wishes and hopes that, those who make billions while sitting on their sofas or yachts, will suddenly defy the historical character of their class and let go their money making machine for the betterment of mankind. I sometimes think, what stops an intellectually sound, humane capitalist, from understanding historical materialism or dialectical materialism, what prevents him from thinking why would those who killed millions for profiteering will want to save millions for less profits. I consider this very well written book, which explicitly details the real, rather than utopian working of capitalism, an apology and plea. A must read for must humane to understand why they have been disenfranchised or franchised. Umar Murad

   Alina Simons · October 14, 2020

5. 4.0(1)

   Difficult but rewarding

   Well worth the time, but don't listen if you're at all sleepy. Very interesting perspective on why the US Treasury and IMF operate in ways that at the surface seem contradictory to their purported goals.

   Jamie Gunn · October 18, 2019

6. 5.0(1)

   it is really mind changing about free marketa

   loved the narrator, it really gives you a lot to think about liberalization, the cadence of the speech walks you through the fundamental ideas of the author.

   Lauren Magee · July 13, 2019

7. 1.0(1)

   Ely Miles narrates like a speak and say.

   Globalization and its Discontent is a lukewarm manifesto on Joseph E. Stiglitz time spent as chief economist of the World Bank. In it he does a fair job of criticizing free-market economists and their actions in NGO and the World Bank. However, the material is not strong enough to save this book from terrible narration.

   Frank Baldwin · May 16, 2019

8. 1.0(1)

   Is this a suitable narrator for an audiobook?

   What would have made Globalization and Its Discontents better?

   A narrator without a speech impediment

   What did you like best about this story?

   Hard to tell, since one cannot bear to listen to the reading for more than five minutes.

   How did the narrator detract from the book?

   Absolutely and completely.

   What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

   Disappointment at the poor quality check by whomever released this.

   Any additional comments?

   Pity on an otherwise interesting material. Will have to be content with reading the book instead.

   Tianna Mullen · May 9, 2019