A review by happylilkt
The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future by Joseph E. Stiglitz

Did not finish book.

I attended Joseph Stiglitz's 'tech talk' at Google and was really looking forward to reading this as I enjoyed his summary of the book and thought his ideas were spot on (for the most part). Unfortunately, the book is very boring because of Stiglitz's poor writing and obvious political bias. There were even typos in the book, which reflects more on the publisher than Stiglitz. But seriously? "United Sstates"? That should be caught with spell check... I get the impression that they simply wanted to push this out due to it being election year, especially since Stiglitz takes a stab at Romney in the first chapter. I expected better writing and less political bias from a Nobel prize winning economist, so that is the only explanation I can come up with.

Read a summary article or watch/listen to Stiglitz speak rather than read this. Better yet, read Larry Lessig's book [b:Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It|11814478|Republic, Lost How Money Corrupts Congress--and a Plan to Stop It|Lawrence Lessig|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1344271730l/11814478._SY75_.jpg|16768310] as it focuses on what is causing inequality rather than just lamenting its existence. Added bonus: Lessig (unlike Stiglitz) acknowledges his political beliefs while still presenting them in a balanced way.