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The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community by David C. Korten Publisher Comments * Sweeping survey of world history offering a new understanding of the key challenge of our time* Offers a positive message of hope for a sustainable and just future and a practical strategy for getting thereIn The Great Turning, David Korten argues that... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover 
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century by Thomas L. Friedman Publisher Comments When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, what will they say was the most crucial development in the first few years of the twenty-first century? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins Publisher Comments From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposé of international corruption? and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations With a presidential election around the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles by Ruchir Sharma Publisher Comments To identify the economic stars of the future we should abandon the habit of extrapolating from the recent past and lumping wildly diverse countries together. We need to remember that sustained economic success is a rare phenomenon. As an era of easy... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Great Turning: From Empire to Earth Community by David C Korten Publisher Comments * Sweeping survey of world history offering a new understanding of the key challenge of our time* Offers a positive message of hope for a sustainable and just future and a practical strategy for getting thereIn The Great Turning, David Korten argues that... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Commanding Heights: The Battle Between Government and the Marketplace That is Remaking the Modern World by Daniel Yergin Publisher Comments "The Commanding Heights is about the most powerful political and economic force in the world today -- the epic struggle between government and the marketplace that has, over the last twenty years, turned the world upside down and dramatically... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus Publisher Comments The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize outlines his vision for a new business model that combines the power of free markets with the quest for a more humane world — and tells the inspiring stories of companies that are doing this work today. In the... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Hardcover
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Globalization and the American Century by Thomas W Zeiler Publisher Comments Alfred Eckes and Thomas Zeiler argue that the "American Century" of global leadership resulted from revolutionary improvements in technology combined with the leadership elite's enthusiasm for free trade. The authors reveal how this formula helped the... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $5.25 Used - Trade Paper
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Democracy and International Trade: Britain, France, and the United States, 1860-1990 by Daniel Verdier Publisher Comments In this ambitious exploration of how foreign trade policy is made in democratic regimes, Daniel Verdier shows that special interests, party ideologues, and state officials and diplomats act as agents of the voters. Constructing a general theory in which... (read more) List Price $74.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Flight Capital: The Alarming Exodus of America's Best and Brightest by David Heenan Publisher Comments This narrative explores the exodus of successful, foreign-born professionals who are leaving America for opportunities in their native lands. Drawing on their experiences, Heenan analyzes the economic, cultural, and political factors that are driving... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Adaptive Economy: Adjustment Policies in Small, Low-Income Countries by Tony Killick Publisher Comments This book explores the relationship between economic adaptation and long-run development, with particluar emphasis on small, low- income economies. It also examines what makes for flexibility within an economy and how policy can affect an economy's... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $26.62 Google eBooks - Electronic
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George Soros on Globalization by George Soros Publisher Comments Never before have we stood to gain or lose as much from understanding the international economy. Scandals plague the world's largest corporations, the American trade deficit has soared to historic heights, and international organizations from the World... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price: $2.98 Used - Trade Paper
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Protectionism and World Welfare by Dominick Salvatore Publisher Comments This volume addresses highly topical issues at a crucial time in international economic relations. The world has never been closer to dismantling the liberal multilateral trading system which has been painstakingly established and successfully operated... (read more) List Price $66.25 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Access for All: Building Inclusive Financial Systems by Brigit Helms Publisher Comments In the past ten years, the world of microfinance has changed dramatically. The field has moved rapidly from early innovations in providing loans to help poor entrepreneurs start businesses to a bold vision of creating entire financial systems that work... (read more) List Price $35.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of Local Economies by Ernesto Sirolli Publisher Comments An intelligent, humanistic, and exciting alternative to welfare reform.... (read more) List Price $11.96 Your price: $10.61 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Unintended Consequences: The Impact of Endowments, Culture, and Politics on Long-Run Economic Performance by Deepak Lal Publisher Comments In this book, based on the 1995 Ohlin Lectures, Deepak Lal provides an accessible, interdisciplinary account of the role of culture in shaping economic performance. Topics addressed include a possible future "clash of civilizations," the role of Asian... (read more) List Price $37.25 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Financial Doom Loop: And Other Black Holes of Risk (Critical Issues in Risk Management) by William Leiss Publisher Comments In the past two years, the world has experienced how unsound economic practices can disrupt global economic and social order. Today’s volatile global financial situation highlights the importance of managing risk and the consequences of poor... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Bitter-Sweet Harvests for Global Supermarkets: Sustainability & Equity in Latin America's Agroexport Boon by Lori Ann Thrupp Book News Annotation Poems that explore Powell's Southern Baptist upbringing and how that history resonates through her adult experiences of love, loss, and motherhood. Winner of the 1995 Brittingham Prize in Poetry. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation c. Book... (read more) Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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International Trade, Growth, and Development by Pranab Bardhan Publisher Comments This collection of essays draws from over thirty years of work by noted economist Pranab Bardhan to address the inter-related themes of international trade, growth, and rural development. Covering a wide range of important issues within the field, these... (read more) List Price $56.95 Your price: $3.48 Used - Trade Paper
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The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy by David M Smick Publisher Comments David Smick keeps a low profile, but experts consider him one of the most insightful financial market strategists in the world. For more than two decades, he has conferred with central bankers (such as Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke) and advised top... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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