This book is a compilation of a series of a??state of the arta?? papers on topics related to equity and growth....

Throughout Joseph Stiglitz\'s long and distinguished career in economics, the focus has been on the real world, with all of its imperfections. His 2001 Nobel Prize recognized his pioneering research in imperfect information; his work in other areas, including macroeconomics, public economics, and development economics, has been just as influential....