The World is Flat
by Thomas Friedman
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The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization – a ‘flattening’ of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means...
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The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth
by Jeremy Rifkin
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-286) and index....
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International Economic Policy in the 1990s
by William R Cline
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These eight lectures by noted economist William Cline provide a clear and concise account of some of the most important macroeconomic issues facing the world economy. Designed for the nonspecialist but a source of fresh insight for the specialist as well,...
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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
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In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivaled,...
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The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent
by Richard Florida
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The most valued workers today are what the economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class, skilled individuals ranging from money managers to make–up artists, software programmers to steady–cam operators who are in constant demand around...
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A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World
by Peter Tertzakian
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In 2006, world oil consumption will exceed onethousand barrels per second. The news marks animportant change that will have a far-reachingimpact on world economies, investments, and businessprofitability. In A Thousand Barrels a Second, Chief...
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Theory of Money and Financial Institutions #02: The Theory of Money and Financial Institutions: Volume 2
by Martin Shubik
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This is the second volume in a three-volume exposition of Martin Shubik's vision of andquot;mathematical institutional economicsandquot;--a term he coined in 1959 to describe the theoretical underpinnings needed for the construction of an economic...
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The Next Great Bubble Boom: How to Profit from the Greatest Boom in History: 2006-2010
by Harry S Dent
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Bestselling author and economic forecaster, Harry Dent predicts that we are heading into one of the biggest economic booms of all time and shows to profit from it....
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More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics
by Steven E Landsburg
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Economics is no longer the "dismal science" dreaded by college freshmen. In recent years, a band of economists has broken away from the charts and graphs of college textbooks, and begun to explain ordinary behavior in plain and often entertaining English....
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The European Dream: How Europe's Vision of the Future Is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream
by Jeremy Rifkin
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New in paperback comes the national bestseller that shows how the American Dream is languishing, surpassed worldwide by a powerful alternative in the lifestyle of the new Europe....
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Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else
by David Cay Johnston
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One of the country's top investigative reporters reveals how the richest people within the top 1 percent of the country has rigged the tax code and other laws in its favor.
Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston has been...
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The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less
by Barry Schwartz
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"To me, The Paradox of Choice is the best kind of self-help book: one that isn't a self-help book. It provides a wealth of information on how our minds work, and then suggests ways to work within that framework to improve our outlook....If you've ever...
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The Bush Agenda: Invading the World, One Economy at a Time
by Antonia Juhasz
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In The Bush Agenda, Antonia Juhasz exposes a radical corporate globalization agenda that has been refined by leading members and allies of the Bush administration over decades and reached its fullest, most aggressive implementation under George W. Bush...
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Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
by David Cay Johnston
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The bestselling author of Perfectly Legal returns with a powerful new exposA(c) How does a strong and growing economy lend itself to job uncertainty, debt, bankruptcy, and economic fear for a vast number of Americans? Free Lunch provides answers to this...
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The Ecology of Commerce
by Paul Hawken
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A visionary new program that businesses can follow to help restore the planet....
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Generation Debt: How Our Future Was Sold Out for Student Loans, Bad Jobs, Nobenefits, and Tax Cuts for Rich Geezers--And How to Fight B
by Anya Kamenetz
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In this thoroughly researched and rousing manifesto, Anya Kamenetz chronicles and questions the plight of the new "youth class": 18 — to 29-year-olds who are drowning in debt and therefore seemingly unable to "grow up." Many older adults perceive...
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Small Is Beautiful
by E F Schumacher
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Chapter OneThe Problem of Production One of the most fateful errors of our age is the belief that "the problem of production" has been solved. Not only is this belief firmly held by people remote from production and therefore professionally unacquainted...
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George Soros on Globalization
by George Soros
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This is a paperbound reprint of a 2002 book. Arguing that economic
globalization has led to the creation of wealth but that the
distribution of goods has been lopsided, financier Soros puts forth
some recommendations towards the reform of the global...
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Chindia: How China and India Are Revolutionizing Global Business
by Pete Engardio
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The best minds at BusinessWeek explore ways your company can survive-and thrive-amid the business growth and innovation of China and India The economic rise of China and India has changed the way the world does business-and today's companies need to step...
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Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them
by Philippe Legrain
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Immigration divides our globalizing world like no other issue. We are swamped by illegal immigrants and infiltrated by terrorists, our jobs stolen, our welfare system abused, our way of life destroyed--or so we are told. At a time when National Guard...
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