{"product_id":"toward-a-just-society-martin-guzman-9780231186728","title":"Toward a Just Society: Joseph Stiglitz and Twenty-First Century Economics","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoseph Stiglitz is one of the world's greatest economists. He has made fundamental contributions to economic theory in areas such as inequality, the implications of imperfect and asymmetric information, and competition, and he has been a major figure in policy making, a leading public intellectual, and a remarkably influential teacher and mentor. This collection of essays influenced by Stiglitz's work celebrates his career as a scholar and teacher and his aspiration to put economic knowledge in the service of creating a fairer world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eToward a Just Society\u003c\/i\u003e brings together a range of essays whose breadth reflects how Stiglitz has shaped modern economics. The contributions to this volume, all penned by high-profile authors who have been guided by or collaborated with Stiglitz over the last five decades, span microeconomics, macroeconomics, inequality, development, law and economics, and public policy. Touching on many of the central debates and discoveries of the field and providing insights on the directions that academic economics could take in the future, \u003ci\u003eToward a Just Society\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary celebration of the many paths Stiglitz has opened for economics, politics, and public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Guzman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 023118672X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231186728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2019","brand":"Martin Guzman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46545633771775,"sku":"9780231186728","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0f538f21-1003-4d78-b886-c79f22583824.jpg?v=1738182964","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toward-a-just-society-martin-guzman-9780231186728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}