Policy & Current Events Books


The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Best Price: $8.73 This is a really important book as a review of current history and as a cautionary tale about...	When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management Best Price: $8.07 The book is a thorough account on what happened at LTCM. Absolutely fantastic writing skills....	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Best Price: $7.93 Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme...	The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It Best Price: $15.77 What do we do with them? Prof. Collier of Oxford University, has done years of research,...	Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Best Price: $6.48 This audio book was absolutely wonderful. I found it really inspiring and engaging. I was...



Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future Best Price: $7.86 I must admit, I wasn't particularly enthused about "Deep Economy" when I picked it...	Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition Best Price: $11.99 Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual...	The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials) Best Price: $1.85 OK, I admit, some of it can be a bit boring, especially the first couple of chapters. But the...	Free to Choose: A Personal Statement Best Price: $6.00 Dr. Friedman is plainly an educated and articulate man and his arguments have a seductive veneer...	Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Borzoi Books) Best Price: $13.20 This is a very good, clearly written and authoritative book. It is of particular interest to me...



The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy Best Price: $8.34 This is a book for critics of "Capitalism" not its supporters. The sub-title of this...	One World Ready or Not: The Manic Logic of Global Capitalism Best Price: $6.49 This is another one of those books that I picked up at a flea market for 50 cents. I had it...	A Brief History of Neoliberalism Best Price: $13.06 I'm going to do something here that I rarely do: attempt a short review. There are many...	The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics Best Price: $11.95 The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William...	One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth Best Price: $21.50 I might not agree with significant parts of the book, but it is interesting and, as is true with...

Capital: Volume 1: A Critique of Political Economy (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $10.00 Although Marx's Capital remains a difficult read, it is essential for understanding the current...	Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One Best Price: $13.95 This book is absolutely fantastic. Thomas Sowell is truly an intellectual of the highest breed....	Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism, and the Economics of Growth and Prosperity Best Price: $15.50 Good Capitalism Bad Capitalism is an excellent book which provided the beginner economic student...	The Commanding Heights : The Battle for the World Economy Best Price: $6.00 A book from Dr. L's class that help to shape my belief in freedom in the marketplace. A very...	The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism Best Price: $5.75 I think, if it had stuck to the brief it claimed to have on the front cover, I would have loved...

The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism Best Price: $7.48 Loved the feel of this book and there is tons of great information here about the inner workings...	The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Capitalism (Politically Incorrect Guides) Best Price: $11.82 The book has many pros and cons. It's a quick easy read full of interesting insights into how...	Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (The Institution for Social and Policy St) Best Price: $14.14 Scott's work is a meticulously-detailed analysis of the blinding effects of big-picture...	America's Great Depression Best Price: $28.90 We all understand that particular industries and markets may go through hard times at one point...	The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection (3rd Edition) Best Price: $15.00 Russell Roberts has taken the concept of free trade and made it understandable. I originally...

The Competitive Advantage of Nations Best Price: $24.99 One of my favorites titles. I started my experience about Porter's Competitiveness by this book.	Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets Best Price: $8.00 Professor McMillan has written an eminently readable book on the markets. He uses short...	The Best Book on the Market: How to stop worrying and love the free economy Best Price: $14.14 Witty and gripping. Butler's penetrating gaze includes fair trade, black markets, and equity. He...	Mr. China: A Memoir Best Price: $4.43 Tim Clissold's Mr. China provides an excellent view of how business was done in China in the...	The Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business Best Price: $7.91 Disclosure time- I work in the aid industry. While I agree with much of what Hancock has to...

The Divine Right of Capital: Dethroning the Corporate Aristocracy Best Price: $6.82 Marjorie Kelly co-founded the magazine Business Ethics in 1987 and was its editor until 2006. ...	The Wealth of Nations: Books 1-3 (Penguin Classics) Best Price: $7.00 The first three "books" (the term for "chapters" in Smith's age) of the...	China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia Best Price: $15.24 China may be the United States' "strategic rival," but Kang prefers to examine East...	Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order Best Price: $7.99 Short published articles by Noam, usually as South American pamphlets or leftist newspaper...	A Billion Bootstraps: Microcredit, Barefoot Banking, and The Business Solution for Ending Poverty Best Price: $10.72 Bought this book on the recommendation of someone. It is an excellent read. Very well written...

Reinventing Foreign Aid Best Price: $35.00 The urgency of reducing poverty in the developing world has been the subject of a public...	Economic Development (9th Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Economics) Best Price: $60.00 This book talks about many issues on economic development, and it also includes alternative...	Rethinking the Great Depression (American Ways Series) Best Price: $11.08 This is a brief and relatively easy to read monetarist review of 'the great depression'. It is...	Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century Best Price: $10.00 This was one of the best business books that I have ever read. It provides a thorough overview...	Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics Best Price: $1.50 The author does a noble job of trying to integrate nearly everything including Darwinian...

Capitalism as if the World Matters Best Price: $15.00 Activist Jonathon Porritt offers the startling proposal that capitalism may provide the best...	Spaces of Global Capitalism: A Theory of Uneven Geographical Development Best Price: $17.79 As is usual for David Harvey, this series of three essays considers the role of space at both...	Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World Is Possible Best Price: $2.17 An excellent cast of authors and leading thinkers cover many aspects of how current forms of...	Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development Best Price: $12.00 Read it. It did taught me a lot about economic premises discussed in class. Prof Stiglitz is...	Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) Best Price: $4.09 This was the first book I read in the "Very Short Introduction" series. I was...

ANTI-CAPITALISTIC MENTALITY, THE (Lib Works Ludwig Von Mises PB) Best Price: $8.00 This little essay/study by Ludwig Von Mises again reinforces his views on laissez-faire...	The Capitalist Manifesto: The Historic, Economic and Philosophic Case for Laissez-Faire Best Price: $31.16 Using the philosophy of Ayn Rand as its intellectual underpinnings, this book presents the case...	Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Africa's Future Best Price: $19.19 "Africa Unchained" is a very interesting book. It proposes "the blueprint for...	Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (4th Edition) Best Price: $54.98 Let's get right to the point. This book, or one just like it, should be required reading for...	Medical Tourism in Developing Countries Best Price: $26.96 If you want to know Medical Tourism from an economist point of view and the implications for...

Prosperity and Violence: The Political Economy of Development Best Price: $15.88 Being a double major in political science and economics, it seems that I'm always looking at...	China, Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Superpower Challenges America and the World Best Price: $2.72 China has the world's most rapidly changing large economy, Fishman details how hundreds of...	The Sovereign Individual: Mastering the Transition to the Information Age Best Price: $6.93 Keep in mind that this book was written around 1997, before 9/11/2001. It is summer 2008 and...	Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience With Development And Decadence In Deepest Africa Best Price: $6.75 I worked in Liberia for a year and could tell some of the same stories. Utter corruption at...	Capitalism and Christianity, American Style Best Price: $18.67 Capitalism and Christianity, American Style is William E. Connolly's stirring call for the...

Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective (Sociology for a New Century Series) Best Price: $38.75 This book covers global development from colonialism, to 'de-colonization' to globalization in a...

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