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Globalization Must Reads
The
Bosnian Chronicle, Ivo Andric
Development
as Freedom, Amartya Sen
False
Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism, John
Gray
The
Future of Capitalism: How Today’s Econ Forces Will Shape
Tomorrow’s Future, Lester C. Thurow
A
Future Perfect: The Challenge and Hidden Promise of Globalization,
Adrian Wooldridge & John Michlethwait
The
Global City: NY, London, Tokyo, Saskia Sassen
The
Global Me: Mongrel Capitalism and the Comparitive Advantage
of Nations, G. Pascal Zachary
The
Global Soul: Jet Lag, Shopping Malls, Search for Home,
Pico Iyer
Globalization
and the City, John Short & Yeong-Hyun Kim
Globalization
Reader, Lechner & Boli
The
Great Disruption: Human Nature and Reconstitutions of Social
Order, Francis Fukuyama
In
An Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler’s
Tale, Amitav Ghosh
The
Information Age: Economics, Society and Culture,
Manuel Castells
The
Lexis and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization,
Thomas Friedman
Modernity
at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization,
Arjun Appadurai
The
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation,
David Ricardo
Protectionism,
Jagdish Bhagwati
Sharing
the Wealth: Workers and the World Economy, Ethan
Kapstein
Wealth
and Poverty, George Gilder
Wealth
of Nations, Adam Smith
Source: List of books found from
Civilization, Aug/Sept 2000 issue
Newly
Found Items
- "The
Lexus and the Olive Tree," by Thomas Friedman
- "Empire,"
by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
A dense examination of what may come after globalization.
- "Globalize
This!," edited by Kevin Danaher & Roger Burbach
"The Lexus and the Olive Tree" explains globalization.
This book explains anti-globalization.
- "The
Best Democracy Money Can Buy," by Greg Palast
Palast's collection of newspaper articles has the full title
"The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: The Truth About
Corporate Cons, Globalization, and High-Finanace Fraudsters."
Publisher's Weekly called it a "...polemical indictment
of globalization and political corruption."
- "Globalization
and Its Discontents," by Joseph Stiglitz
An inside look at how globalization can be a positive force
if the World Bank and International Monetary Fund can get
their acts together. Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winner, is
a former World Bank official and member of President Clinton's
Council of Economic Advisors.
- "Human
Development Report," from the UN Development Program
Since 1990 the annual "Human Development Report"
(HDR) has become the true yardstick for measuring the progress
of each nation in improving citizen's lives.
- "World
Investment Report," by the UN Conference on Trade &
Development
The annual World Investment Report (WIR) details the path
of foreign direct investments around the world. While the
HDRs track globalization's impact on people, the WIRs track
globalization's impact on money.
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