books about: tariffs     books:     Tariffs      The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage Alexandra Harney Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 The China price and the Walmart price Discussions of free trade sing its virtues, while the reality is something different: the unequal terms of that trade, especially vis a vis China and the United States, where two sets of rules are at work. One result is the 'China price' and the growing imbalance in ...             Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium (Princeton Economic History of ... Ronald Findlay, Kevin H. O'Rourke Princeton University Press, 2007 Fine Overview and Synthesis; 4.5 Stars This well written book is a successful effort to summarize and synthesize a large secondary literature on the history of international trade over the last millenium. The authors adopt a chronological approach starting at 1000 CE and conclude with the recent ...             The End of Food Paul Roberts Houghton Mifflin, 2008 Not Malthus, Any More Than Climatologist Hansen is Chicken Little I agree this is among the very best of this century's "Declinist Literature". Although the author covers a lot of problematic ground, from avian flu to bioengineering to obesity, what sticks with me the most is his urgent Cassandra alarm about the looming danger of ...             China Shakes the World: A Titan's Rise and Troubled Future -- and the Challenge for America James Kynge Mariner Books, 2007 Great Book On China's Economic Miracle The book is not difficult and it is not complex, but it is dense in the sense it is packed with so much insight and value. I started out putting post-its on the pages I thought I would want to refer to again later, but had to stop when it became clear I was ...             Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power Mark Schapiro Chelsea Green Publishing, 2007 Buy this book before you vote in 2008!!! I heard him on NPR and immediately bought his book! I found out that the European Union has rules about safety for toys, makeup, etc. which our corporate-lobbyist-paid-off government lead by the Republican Administration refuses to incorporate into law protecting us. ...             A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World William J. Bernstein Atlantic Monthly Press, 2008 Engaging Romp through History from an Economist It is not often that the history of the world is told by an economist in such a readable and entertaining fashion. Much of popular history is written for us from the point of view of political power, military conquest, religious conversion or ideological domination. ...             The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection (3rd Edition) Russell Roberts Prentice Hall, 2006 How free trade benefits us all This is the third edition of Roberts' novel about the benefits of free trade, using "It's a Wonderful Life" as his template. David Ricardo "touches down" from heaven to earth (like Clarence), to help convince Ed (George Bailey) that he should not support protectionism. ...             The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World Paul Roberts Mariner Books, 2005 Makes analysis of the contemporary energy order accessible. When I decided to read this book, I did so with the expectation of learning something only after wading through a great degree of partisan political rhetoric. It did not take me long to realize that Mr. Roberts' book is not what I had expected. He makes this ...             Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy Moises Naim Anchor, 2006 Any college-level holding strong in international studies, from business to social issues, must have this. Unlawful commerce is changing world economies, influencing international politics, and even undermining some of the foundations of society: this is the argument of ILLICIT: HOW SMUGGLERS, TRAFFICKERS, ARE HIJACKING THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. It's an essential discussion for ...             Confessions of an Economic Hit Man John Perkins Plume, 2005 Unbridled Capitalism & Foreign Policy The author gives us a rare insight into how the US conducts "foreign policy" that primarily benefits US corporate/conglomerate profit interests. Similar to the US "military-industrial complex" that President Eisenhower warned us about in 1961, the author sounds a ...             Global Political Economy (4th Edition) Theodore H. Cohn Longman, 2007 Praised for its authoritative coverage of theory and history, Global Political Economy places the study of IPE in the broadest global context. Written by one of the field’s leading scholars, this text helps students understand the fundamental importance of international political economy and make sense of current events in the global ...             The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace Ali A. Allawi Yale University Press, 2008 Excellent history of the Iraq war Title The Occupation of Iraq: Winning the War, Losing the Peace Author: Ali A. Allawi Rating ***** Tags iraq, occupation, war, george w bush, dick cheney, middle east, politics, government, achmed chalabi, ali allawi Excellent book, indispensible for any ...             Illicit Flows And Criminal Things: States, Borders, And the Other Side of Globalization (Tracking ... Indiana University Press, 2005 Illicit Flows and Criminal Things offers a new perspective on illegal transnational linkages, international relations, and the transnational. The contributors argue for a nuanced approach that recognizes the difference between "organized" crime and the thousands of illicit acts that take place across national borders every day. They distinguish ...             Blood and Oil: The Dangers and Consequences of America's Growing Dependency on Imported Petroleum Michael T. Klare Holt Paperbacks, 2005 Which America? Michael T. Klare writes that resouces are the root of most contemporary conflicts. Oil is unique among the world's resources as it has the potential to provoke major crises and conflicts in the years ahead. Oil has acquired a pivotal and volatile role because of the ...             World Trade and Payments: An Introduction (10th Edition) (Addison-Wesley Series in Economics) Richard E. Caves, Jeffrey A. Frankel, ... Addison Wesley, 2006 Thought provoking, intelligent textbook This textbook for International Economics is a rarity. It's intelligent, exceptionally well written by the experts in the field. It does include a thorough review of the state-of-the-art theory of international trade and finance. To facilitate learning and yet ...          products you might be interested in search for books addison-wesley, confessions, consequences, globalization, introduction, traffickers      toavi.com    web we recommend Unbridled Capitalism & Foreign Policy randomly chosen book: The Draconomicon (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.5 Fantasy Roleplaying)