books about: relatio     books:     Relatio      Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective Ha-Joon Chang Anthem Press, 2002 Now I have more doubts than before - and that's excellent This is a book I intend to reread a year from now. I believe it has changed my perspective regarding international politics and developmental issues, so from now on I'll try and interpret facts through the perspective Chang provided. Meanwhile, I'll try and follow some ...             World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability Amy Chua Anchor, 2004 A View of the World from the Dark Side Excellent and compelling. I travel internationally 6 months of the year throughout the world, but even so, this book exposed a shadowy dark underbelly I was unaware of. The author's arguments are fresh, novel. believable and compelling. Anyone interested in ...             Alternatives to Economic Globalization: A Better World Is Possible Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2004 Making Sense of Globalisation Globalisation is one of the most complex and influential movements of our time. Driven by major corporations in the West, it seeks to operate financial and commercial transactions to the benefit of all humans. In practice, there are few winners except the transnational ...             Grandma and Me Little Simon, 2002 Karen Katz is great! All of Karen Katz's books are great and this is one of the best ones. Grandma and daughter love to read this book, over and over!!! Just a great book for over 1 children. Pretty durable too! Would recommend for any grandma and grandchild combo!             The Culture of Make Believe Derrick Jensen Chelsea Green, 2004 Are you ready for the red pill? *The Culture of Make Believe* picks up where its predecessor, the powerful *Language Older than Words*, left off. After examining in that latter volume the objectification and systematic denial of that objectification that permeate Western culture, Jensen turns his ...             Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin Princeton University Press, 2001 Robert Gilpin's Global Political Economy This is an outstanding update of the author's earlier book, The Political Economy of International Relations (1987). It is meant to complement Gilpin's more recent work, The Challenge of Global Capitalism (2000). In Global Political Economy, Gilpin discusses a wide ...             And the Truth Shall Set You Free David Icke Truth Seeker, 1997 A must read The gentleman David Icke's meteoric rise really has been astonishing and I cannot praise him enough. This book gives a pretty thorough precis of his work to date particularly in his historical analysis. I would describe it as all the history you were never taught at ...             The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of ... Pietra Rivoli Wiley, 2005 Fantastic, well-written, and eye-opening Upon first glance, it might appear that this book details economic aspects of a single industry, namely that of T-shirts. You'd be mistaken. It instead offers an insightful look into several different aspects of T-shirt production, including agriculture, factory ...             The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization Thomas L. Friedman Anchor, 2000 The Lexus and the Olive Tree This book provides a very good understanding of globilisation by integrating various issues and concepts with critical, illustrative and at times poignant examples. This helps appreciate what globilisation means currently and the historical summary helps explain how we ...             Friction: An Ethnography of Global Connection Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing Princeton University Press, 2004 Beautiful, eye-opening, public-minded anthropology I was surprised to see no review of this book, so I had to write one. It has many interesting facets, but at its core is a vivid and sometimes heart-breaking portrayal of the true face of "globalization" - not the shining abstraction of Thomas Friedman's dreams but a ...             The Political Economy of the World Trading System: The WTO and Beyond Bernard M. Hoekman, Michel M. Kostecki Oxford University Press, USA, 2001 This new edition incorporates all the recent developments in world trading arrangements, and includes a new chapter on the historical importance of international trade.             International Economics: Theory and Policy (6th Edition) Paul R. Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld Addison Wesley, 2002 An important and useful text for understanding trade theory Krugman and Obstfeld, two world renowned international economists, provide a full detailed analysis and examples for the basis of trade among nations. It is relatively straightforward to comprehend for both economists and noneconomists. International trade is an ...             Introduction to International Political Economy (3rd Edition) David N. Balaam, Michael Veseth Prentice Hall, 2004 Dr. Wayne K. Maynard, LaGrange College Unfortunately for those of us who teach International Political Economy to undergraduates on a regular basis, most text books on the subject are either better suited to a graduate-level course, or are still mired in the past. I am grateful to David Balaam and Michael ...             International Energy Markets: Understanding Pricing, Policies and Profits Carol A. Dahl Pennwell Books, 2004 Excellent examples, great for use in an energy economics or business class I was TA for a class, Energy Economics (ENNEC 484W), during the Fall 2006 semester at Penn State University. The professor for the class introduced Dahl's book into the class's curriculum during the Fall semester of 2005. The class covered the first 8 chapters of ...             The Hydrogen Economy Jeremy Rifkin Tarcher, 2002 Ignore the negative reviewers and understand the real crisis It's best that we give Hydrogen a chance rather than continuing to rely on BIG OIL like drug addicts. For all the taxpayers' money that is wasted on pushing for wasting resources, why not push for a country that can lead the way for true energy savings. 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