機會之門為誰而開？ 諾貝爾獎得主斯蒂格利茨談不平等的代價 The Door of Opportunity–For Whom Does It Open? Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz on the Price of Inequality 「這是一個最好的時代，也是一個最壞的時代。」 自由貿易和全球化經濟促進了各國發展，創造了財 富；同時，各國貧富懸殊差距漸大，社會充滿不平等 現象。諾貝爾經濟學獎得主約瑟夫‧斯蒂格利茨於 2014年3月應邀到澳門大學，解讀在自由貿易那百 花齊放的表面之下，種種存在的不平等，尤其是機會 的不平等。在這個人人追逐夢想的年代，斯蒂格利茨 的講座讓我們反問：機會之門為誰而開？ 對澳大來說，著名的諾貝爾經濟學獎得主斯蒂格利茨 教授並不陌生。早在2002年，斯蒂格利茨便在澳大 作他獲獎後首次亞洲公開演講。今再度造訪，其講座 依然大受歡迎。在講座中，斯蒂格利茨以「不平等的 代價」為題，揭示了在自由經濟和全球化下所存在的 不平等現象及人人所需付出的代價。 “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” Free trade and globalisation help to promote economic growth and create wealth, but at the same time they have contributed to the widening gap between the rich and the poor and have bred inequalities that permeate every aspect of our society. In his talk at the University of Macau (UM) in March 2014, Prof. Joseph E. Stiglitz, Nobel laureate in economics, discussed the numerous inequalities lurking beneath the surface of a prosperous society, especially inequalities in opportunity. In an age where we are encouraged to seize every opportunity to make our dreams come true, Prof. Stiglitz’s talk left us with a thought-provoking question—the door of opportunity, for whom does it open? Prof. Stiglitz is no stranger to UM. He gave a lecture at UM in 2002, which was his first public talk in Asia after receiving the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. His second lecture at UM was just as popular as the first one. In the talk, entitled “The Price of Inequality”, Prof. Stiglitz laid bare the numerous inequalities that exist in today’s globalised world and discussed the prices we are paying for them. 文 Text │呂莉莉 Lis Loi 圖 Photo│李思 Manuel Reis UMAGAZINE ISSUE 10 22 人物專訪．INTERVIEW
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