 | Joseph Stiglitz - Problems with GDP as an Economic Barometer Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/05/Joseph_Stiglitz_Economics_of_Information Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz proposes alternatives to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measurement of national economic success. ----- Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz ("Globalization and Its Discontents") talks about his new concept of economics, "The Economics of Information," and his latest book, "Making Globalization Work" - Asia Society Joseph Stiglitz was chief economist at the World Bank until January 2000. Before that he was the chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001. He is currently a finance and economics professor at Columbia University. He is the author of Globalization and Its Discontents and The Roaring Nineties. |
 | Authors@Google: Joseph Stiglitz Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz speaks about his book, "Making Globalization Work." This event took place on October 13, 2006, at Google's Mountain View, CA, headquarters as part of the Authors@Google series. |
 | Night Talk: An Interview With Joseph Stiglitz 2001 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics; former World Bank Chief Economist |
 | Night Talk: An Interview With Joseph Stiglitz Author of 'The Three Trillion Dollar War'; 2001 Nobel Prize Winner In Economics; Columbia University Professor; Former World Bank Chief Economist |
 | Naomi Klein on the Bailout - An "Economic Patriot Act" Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/10/16/Naomi_Klein_Disaster_Capitalism Liberal journalist, author and filmmaker Naomi Klein criticizes the government's October 2008 "bailout" of the U.S. financial system, describing the bill as an economic version of the post-9/11 Patriot Act. ----- From the devastation of Hurricane Katrina to the unending war in Iraq, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Klein chronicles the rise of free-market policies and how they have been used to capitalize on disaster. Are the communities that have been struck by tragedy being manipulated by our current politics and economics for profitable gain? Klein challenges the ideology of the free market revolution and argues that it is not a peaceful global movement - The Commonwealth Club of California Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, author, and filmmaker. Her first book, the international bestseller No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies, was translated into twenty-eight languages and called "a movement bible" by The New York Times. She writes an internationally syndicated column for The Nation and The Guardian and reported from Iraq for Harpers Magazine. In 2004, she released The Take, a feature documentary about Argentina's occupied factories, co-produced with director Avi Lewis. She is a former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics and holds an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws degree from the University of Kings College, Nova Scotia. |
 | Joseph Stiglitz - Will the Economic Stimulus Package Work? Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/02/05/Joseph_Stiglitz_Economics_of_Information Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argues that increasing unemployment compensation should be a necessary first step for any national economic stimulus plan. ----- Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz ("Globalization and Its Discontents") talks about his new concept of economics, "The Economics of Information," and his latest book, "Making Globalization Work" - Asia Society Joseph Stiglitz was chief economist at the World Bank until January 2000. Before that he was the chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001. He is currently a finance and economics professor at Columbia University. He is the author of Globalization and Its Discontents and The Roaring Nineties. |
 | Bush defends capitalism - 14 Nov 08 On the eve of a summit discussing the current financial crisis, George Bush, the US president, said that America's free market system is not to blame for the global economic meltdown. In a speech aimed at world leaders heading to Washington on Friday, Bush defended US capitalism as the best way to achieve growth. John Terrett reports. |
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 | DEATH BY BAILOUT http://www.tunepix.com The Sludge Report #514 |
 | India didn't follow mindless liberalisation: Joseph Stiglitz Nobel prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says the current financial crisis has confirmed that capitalism without regulation doesn't work. In an exclusive interview to NDTV's Shweta Rajpal Kohli, he says sound economic policies have helped India weather the current crisis and if America had a central bank chief like YV Reddy, it would not be in such a mess. |
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