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The Globalist

Globalisation Guide

International Forum on Globalization

The Transnational Foundation
for Peace and Future Research

Global Challenge Initiative

Globalization Watch with Mother Jones

Globalization Organizations

Relevant Topics

Globalization Effects on Women

Globalization Issues

A World Connected

20 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

  1. "The Lexus and the Olive Tree," by Thomas Friedman
  2. "Empire," by Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri
    A dense examination of what may come after globalization.
  3. "Globalize This!," edited by Kevin Danaher & Roger Burbach
    "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" explains globalization. This book explains anti-globalization.
  4. "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."
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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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