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WORLDCHANGING: A User's Guide for the 21st Century

Posted on March 28, 2008
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
A book that serves as a comprehensive starting point to changing the world.
Keywords: book review, Worldchanging

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It's a Semiglobalized World

Posted on January 4, 2008
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
A book demonstrating a worldview where apocalypse is not imminent and differences still matter.
Keywords: book review, Pankaj Ghemawat, semiglobalization, globalization, global economy

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How Soccer Explains the World

Posted on September 25, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
In his latest book, Franklin Foer examines the relationship between globalization and soccer.
Keywords: Soccer, globalization, Franklin Foer, alternative history, book review, sports

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Poor People

Posted on July 12, 2007
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
Through interviews, author William T. Vollmann;s book explores why people think they are poor.
Keywords: Vollmann, Poor People, book review, poverty

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Making Globalization Work

Posted on April 17, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
Where Globalization and Its Discontents was the primer on globalization, this book is the comprehensive user's manual.
Keywords: globalization, book review, Making Globalization Work, Joseph Stiglitz, World Bank, Americanization, economic growth, IMF

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Globalization and Its Enemies

Posted on April 17, 2007
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
In new book, French economist Daniel Cohen turns common knowledge about globalization upside down.
Keywords: globalization, Daniel Cohen, book review, Globalization and Its Enemies, economy

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George Monbiot's Heat

Posted on November 21, 2006
Previously filed under: Europe and Middle East, Book and Film Reviews
George Monbiot's new book is personal quest to find a positive path forward for the environment.
Keywords: George Monbiot, global warming, book review, offsets, climate change debate

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2006 Global Envision Reader

Posted on November 20, 2006
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
The 2006 Global Envision Reader features some of the best new titles for learning more about the global economy.
Keywords: Reader, book review, 2006, best books, book reviews, Amazon,

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True Confessions or a Cloak-and-Dagger Conspiracy Theory?

Posted on May 3, 2006
Previously filed under: South America, Book and Film Reviews
In his autobiography Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins gives his gripping account of the unseen machinery behind globalization.
Keywords: book review

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India Untouched - The Forgotten Face of Rural Poverty

Posted on April 24, 2006
Topics: Economic Development
Countries: India
Previously filed under: Asia, Book and Film Reviews
India Untouched juxtaposes the work of one Indian man to alleviate growing poverty with the effects globalization has had on India as a whole.
Keywords: poverty, book review, Abraham George

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Millions Saved: Proven Successes in Global Health

Posted on April 5, 2006
Previously filed under: North America, Success Stories
These cases describe some large-scale efforts to improve health in developing countries that have succeeded - saving millions of lives and preserving communities.
Keywords: book review, health case studies

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2005 Global Envision Reader

Posted on September 6, 2005
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
The 2005 Global Envision Reader features some of the best new titles for learning more about the global economy.
Keywords: book review, List, 2005, Books 2005

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<i>World on Fire</i> is a Must Read in the Globalization Era

Posted on February 27, 2004
Previously filed under: Book and Film Reviews
Author Amy Chua writes pushing free markets breeds hatred and instability in new book.
Keywords: free markets, Amy Chua, World on Fire, globalization, book review

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