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I read a lot of nonfiction, and a lot of business and reporting books, and none of them has stayed with me the way this one has. Bowe's writing is lively but still rigorous in its research and reporting. His handling of both numbers and facts and his interviews with those affected by global slavery and low wages (namely: all of us) are equally adept. Perhaps the most valuable thing I learned from this book was how to properly view our globalization situation: Bowe points out that many people (wrongfully) assume that the "system" is broken. What he makes a strong case for is that the system is working exactly the way it was meant to work. That is a powerful statement, and he backs it up. Forget Thomas Friedman. This is the book to read on both global economics and human rights.
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Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy by John Bowe
Sarah Cords, January 19, 2010
I read a lot of nonfiction, and a lot of business and reporting books, and none of them has stayed with me the way this one has. Bowe's writing is lively but still rigorous in its research and reporting. His handling of both numbers and facts and his interviews with those affected by global slavery and low wages (namely: all of us) are equally adept. Perhaps the most valuable thing I learned from this book was how to properly view our globalization situation: Bowe points out that many people (wrongfully) assume that the "system" is broken. What he makes a strong case for is that the system is working exactly the way it was meant to work. That is a powerful statement, and he backs it up. Forget Thomas Friedman. This is the book to read on both global economics and human rights.(1 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)