InterviewGlobal inequality shows dangers of 'unfettered capitalism': Joseph Stiglitz
Noble laureate says concentrated economic power is antithetical to democracy
Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz speaks with Nikkei in Vienna, Austria, on Oct. 24. (Photo by Elisabeth Mandl)
AKIO FUJII
November 15, 2025 05:05 JST
TOKYO -- As economic disparities put the U.S.-led global capitalism to its greatest test since the end of the Cold War, Nobel Prize-winning economist and Columbia University professor Joseph Stiglitz says the world needs to focus on what is driving inequality.