Joseph Stiglitz

Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz ; (economist, whistleblower);
Born	Joseph Eugene Stiglitz; 1943-02-09; Gary, Indiana
Alma mater	Amherst College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Chicago
Spouse	Jane Hannaway
Exposed	• World Bank/Corruption; • neocolonialism; • “Debt crisis”; • Free trade
Member of	21st Century Council, Council on the Future of Europe, Eurasia Foundation/Board and Trustees, The American Academy in Berlin/Distinguished Visitors
Party	Democratic
	Chief Economist of the World Bank
In office
	February 13, 1997 - February 2000
	Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors
In office
	June 28, 1995 - February 13, 1997

Joseph Stiglitz was termed The Globalizer Who Came In From the Cold by Greg Palast in October 10, 2001.^[1]

Whistleblowing

Joseph Stiglitz exposed the process of neocolonialism as carried out by the World Bank, likening "Free trade" to the Opium wars, which was also about opening markets.^[2]