Policy & Current Events Books


Save Our Land, Save Our Towns: A Plan for Pennsylvania (Pa's Cultural & Natural Heritage Series)Save Our Land, Save Our Towns: A Plan for Pennsylvania (Pa's Cultural & Natural Heritage Series)
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This book is a clear outline of how suburbia took over and imposed a lifestyle on us that I'll...
Adam Smith Goes to MoscowAdam Smith Goes to Moscow
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Adam Smith Goes to Moscow is a captivating dialogue between the head of a hypothetical,...
Global Networks, Linked CitiesGlobal Networks, Linked Cities
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With the ever decreasing fall in the cost of communication, both digital and analog, this book...
New Britain: My Vision Of A Young CountryNew Britain: My Vision Of A Young Country
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Prime Minister Blair, a great leader who not so long ago mesmerised the entire Britain, the...
The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution FailedThe Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed
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Stockman's book essentially provides overwhelming evidence that supply side economics was an...


The Origins Of Nonliberal Capitalism: Germany And Japan In Comparison (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)The Origins Of Nonliberal Capitalism: Germany And Japan In Comparison (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
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Why was the rise of capitalism in Germany and Japan associated not with liberal institutions and...
The Water Business: Corporations Versus People (Global Issues Series)The Water Business: Corporations Versus People (Global Issues Series)
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The worldwide privatization of public sector services has expanded market opportunities for...
Collision and Collusion: The Strange Case of Western Age to Eastern Europe, 1990-1997Collision and Collusion: The Strange Case of Western Age to Eastern Europe, 1990-1997
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The title of this book, according to the front-cover display on Amazon Online Reader, should...
The Making of Global City Regions: Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, S?o Paulo, and Shanghai (Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization)The Making of Global City Regions: Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, S?o Paulo, and Shanghai (Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization)
Best Price: $32.62
As sites for economic, social, and political innovation, Johannesburg, Mumbai/Bombay, S?o Paulo,...
Empire Builders: How Michigan Entrepreneurs Helped Make America GreatEmpire Builders: How Michigan Entrepreneurs Helped Make America Great
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For those of you who love reading about the great achievements of the various industrialists,...


Leading Issues in Economic DevelopmentLeading Issues in Economic Development
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This is a book written for students and researchers working in the field of Development...
Champions of a Free Society: Ideas of Capitalism's Philosophers and EconomistsChampions of a Free Society: Ideas of Capitalism's Philosophers and Economists
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This book is written for individuals who want to learn about the philosophical foundations of...
Community Economics: Linking Theory and PracticeCommunity Economics: Linking Theory and Practice
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Community Economics: Linking Theory and Practice 2nd Edition by Ron Shaffer, Steve Deller, Dave...
Economic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing FieldEconomic Justice in an Unfair World: Toward a Level Playing Field
Best Price: $17.70
Recent years have seen a growing number of activists, scholars, and even policymakers claiming...
The Politics of Free Markets: The Rise of Neoliberal Economic Policies in Britain, France, Germany, and the United StatesThe Politics of Free Markets: The Rise of Neoliberal Economic Policies in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States
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This book is well-written. It seeks to explain why the state was rolled back further in the US...

The War Against Population: The Economics and Ideology of World Population ControlThe War Against Population: The Economics and Ideology of World Population Control
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How many children do you have? Can you imagine paying school costs, college fees, dressing,...
Sprawl Costs: Economic Impacts of Unchecked DevelopmentSprawl Costs: Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development
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As a rural resident trying to help my town control predatory developers and manage issues of...
Participation: the New Tyranny?Participation: the New Tyranny?
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This book shows how participatory government can lead to the unjust and illegitimate exercise of...
Trouble in Paradise: Globalization and Environmental Crises in Latin AmericaTrouble in Paradise: Globalization and Environmental Crises in Latin America
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I've been in business, been involved with ecology and cultural survival and I've traveled in and...
The Road from Serfdom: The Economic and Political Consequences of the End of CommunismThe Road from Serfdom: The Economic and Political Consequences of the End of Communism
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The title of "The Road from Serfdom" was styled after "The Road to Serfdom"...

New Regional Development Paradigms: Volume 1, Globalization and the New Regional Development (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)New Regional Development Paradigms: Volume 1, Globalization and the New Regional Development (Contributions in Economics and Economic History)
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The era of globalization is creating profound changes in global relationships, changes that are...
Hypocrisy Trap: The World Bank and the Poverty of ReformHypocrisy Trap: The World Bank and the Poverty of Reform
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As the preeminent international development agency for the past sixty years, the World Bank has...
AIDS and the Ecology of PovertyAIDS and the Ecology of Poverty
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AIDS and the Ecology of Poverty combines the insights of economics and biology to explain the...
India Booms: The Breathtaking Development and Influence of Modern IndiaIndia Booms: The Breathtaking Development and Influence of Modern India
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India will soon rival China, and perhaps the United States, on the world stage. This accessible,...
Global Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st CenturyGlobal Public Goods: International Cooperation in the 21st Century
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"Global Public Goods" offers a new rationale and framework for international...

The Loss of Happiness in Market DemocraciesThe Loss of Happiness in Market Democracies
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This book is probably the most complete Western book about happiness. Robert Lane recommends...
After Capitalism: From Managerialism to Workplace DemocracyAfter Capitalism: From Managerialism to Workplace Democracy
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Melman like no other sees how the short term orientation of so-called capitalism is killing us,...
Equality for Women: Where Do We Stand On Millennium Development Goal 3?Equality for Women: Where Do We Stand On Millennium Development Goal 3?
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Equality for Women tracks various countries progress with implementing and financing the third...
On Economic Inequality (Radcliffe Lectures)On Economic Inequality (Radcliffe Lectures)
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Despite the fact that the discipline of economic inequality measurement is thriving in the last...
Understanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and ChangeUnderstanding Capitalism: Competition, Command, and Change
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"Understanding Capitalism", as far as I know, is the best "alternative"...

Communication for Development and Social ChangeCommunication for Development and Social Change
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This volume underlines that development communication: - Is, first and foremost, about people...
The Economist's Tale: A Consultant Encounters Hunger and the World BankThe Economist's Tale: A Consultant Encounters Hunger and the World Bank
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The Economist's Tale is a slightly-fictionalized account of Griffiths' short-term consulting gig...
The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy (Bk Currents)The Fox in the Henhouse: How Privatization Threatens Democracy (Bk Currents)
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Whether you are liberal or conservative; republican or democrat; public or private, the impact...
South Korea in the Fast Lane: Economic Development and Capital FormationSouth Korea in the Fast Lane: Economic Development and Capital Formation
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After having been a Japanese colony for more than 35 years until 1945, the miraculous economic...
Great Leap Forward / Harvard Design School Project on the CityGreat Leap Forward / Harvard Design School Project on the City
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While this book is packaged in some degree of sensationalism, such as mentioning that the most...

Latin America in the World Economy:  Mercantile Colonialism to Global CapitalismLatin America in the World Economy: Mercantile Colonialism to Global Capitalism
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Latin America in the World Economy considers the dual aspect of Latin American development: how...
Cotton City: Urban Development in Antebellum MobileCotton City: Urban Development in Antebellum Mobile
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Just Sustainabilities: Development in an Unequal World (Urban and Industrial Environments)Just Sustainabilities: Development in an Unequal World (Urban and Industrial Environments)
Best Price: $19.00
This book does a wonderful job of taking different approaches and tools of looking at how...
Agricultural Policies in Developing Countries (Wye Studies in Agricultural and Rural Development)Agricultural Policies in Developing Countries (Wye Studies in Agricultural and Rural Development)
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An excellent text comprising of an economic review of the main policies(Price, marketing, input,...
Economics U$A, Seventh EditionEconomics U$A, Seventh Edition
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Nice and exact book what I need; I saved money on this one.

The Market Economy: A ReaderThe Market Economy: A Reader
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This is a mix of two things - first, it is a good set of readings from key economic thinkers -...
Human Scale Development Conception Application and Further ReflectionsHuman Scale Development Conception Application and Further Reflections
Best Price: $14.95
Presents a people-centred approach to development.
Harnessing Foreign Direct Investment for Development: Policies for Developed And Developing CountriesHarnessing Foreign Direct Investment for Development: Policies for Developed And Developing Countries
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Is foreign direct investment good for development? Moving beyond the findings of his previous...
The End Of Capitalism (As We Knew It): A Feminist Critique of Political EconomyThe End Of Capitalism (As We Knew It): A Feminist Critique of Political Economy
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In the mid-1990s, at the height of academic discussion about the inevitability of capitalist...
Beyond the World Bank Agenda: An Institutional Approach to DevelopmentBeyond the World Bank Agenda: An Institutional Approach to Development
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I met Dr Howard Stein at Sussex University in 1980,originally from Toronto, Howard is today an...

The Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow's WorldThe Future of Capitalism: How Today's Economic Forces Shape Tomorrow's World
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Lester C. Thurow sees five forces that will dominate the world economy after the fall of the...
Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)Continuity and Change in Contemporary Capitalism (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
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Capitalist democracies have always displayed considerable diversity in their key political and...
Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development (Stanford Economics & Finance)Making Poor Nations Rich: Entrepreneurship and the Process of Economic Development (Stanford Economics & Finance)
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An excellent text or required reading for a course in social entrepreneurship, if only for those...
Greening Aid?: Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development AssistanceGreening Aid?: Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance
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With the environment becoming such an important issue in both the U.S. and the rest of the...
Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic FutureRising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
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In a world where advanced knowledge is widespread and low-cost labor is readily available, U.S....

Providing Global Public Goods: Managing GlobalizationProviding Global Public Goods: Managing Globalization
Best Price: $25.00
I think that this book closes the knowledge gap surrounding this topic. It is one thing to...
Spaces of Capital: Towards a Critical GeographySpaces of Capital: Towards a Critical Geography
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"Spaces of Capital" is the title under which David Harvey has collected a series of...
The Little Black Book of Economic DevelopmentThe Little Black Book of Economic Development
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This book will give you an insiders view of just how the real world of high stakes negotiations...
Global Trade and Poor Nations: The Poverty Impacts and Policy Implications of LiberalizationGlobal Trade and Poor Nations: The Poverty Impacts and Policy Implications of Liberalization
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This thoughtful volume assesses the likely impact of reformed trade policies on the poorest of...
The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)The Choice for Europe: Social Purpose and State Power from Messina to Maastricht (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
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OK, this book ain't that bad -- I could have given it a 2 or even a 3 star. The reason I don't...

Regionalism and Globalization in East Asia: Politics, Security and Economic DevelopmentRegionalism and Globalization in East Asia: Politics, Security and Economic Development
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This book?examines the distinctive character and evolution of political systems, economic...
Marshall PlanMarshall Plan
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It is rare to get an insider's view of an important policy decision written with this much...
Rival Views of Market Society and Other Recent EssaysRival Views of Market Society and Other Recent Essays
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For close to half a century, Albert O. Hirschman has been known for his innovative,...
Helping People Help Themselves: From the World Bank to an Alternative Philosophy of Development Assistance (Evolving Values for a Capitalist World)Helping People Help Themselves: From the World Bank to an Alternative Philosophy of Development Assistance (Evolving Values for a Capitalist World)
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Ellerman eloquently gets the root understanding of the issue underlining the failure in...
 
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