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Saturday, March 2, 2013

The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us

The Elephant and the Dragon
The Elephant and the Dragon: The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
Robyn Meredith (Author)
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Economics

"A comprehensive primer on the development of these Asian tigers."—Noam Lupu, San Francisco Chronicle

The Elephant and the Dragon is the essential guide to understanding how India and China are reshaping our world. With labor now unbound from geographic borders, we're seeing startling shifts in how—and where—nearly everything we buy is made. In a compelling mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, veteran journalist Robyn Meredith untangles the complex web of business and politics, as well as environmental and cultural issues that entwine India, China, and the West. She also outlines how Americans—business leaders, workers, politicians, even parents—can understand the vast changes coming and thrive in this new age.

  • Rank: #94817 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-06-17
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 8.23" h x .63" w x 5.47" l, .54 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 272 pages

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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Confessions of
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins (Author)
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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 corner, questions of America's military buildup, environmental impact, and foreign policy are on everyone's mind. Former Economic Hit Man John Perkins goes behind the scenes of the current geopolitical crisis and offers bold solutions to our most pressing problems. Drawing on interviews with other EHMs, jackals, CIA operatives, reporters, businessmen, and activists, Perkins reveals the secret history of events that have created the current American Empire, including:

 

  • Rank: #2311 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-12-27
  • Released on: 2005-12-27
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .72" h x 5.36" w x 8.01" l, .57 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 303 pages

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Confessions of an Economic Hitman (Unabridged) - Author: John Perkins; Narrator: Brian Emerson; Format: Audio Book (Digital Audiobook Download)

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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man : Hardback : BERRETT-KOEHLER : 9781576753019 : 1576753018 : 09 Nov 2004 : A real-life tale of international intrigue and corruption, this work reveals the hidden mechanics of imperial control behind such major international events as the fall of the Shah, the death of Panamanian president Omar Torrijos, and the invasions of Panama and Iraq, as well as provides an inside view of the corrupt US-Saudi Arabian relationship.

Friday, March 1, 2013

Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future

Why the West Rules--for Now
Why the West Rules--for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
Ian Morris (Author)
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Economics

A New York Times Notable Book for 2011

  • Rank: #8746 in Books
  • Published on: 2011-10-25
  • Released on: 2011-10-25
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 1.47" h x 5.44" w x 8.21" l, 1.70 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 768 pages

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Categories: 2011 PEN Center USA West Literary Awards, China->Economic policy, India->Foreign economic relations->United States. Contributors: Ian Morris - Author. Format: Hardcover

Thursday, February 28, 2013

The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope

The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure
The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure: Why Pure Capitalism is the World Economy’s Only Hope
John A. Allison (Author)
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Economics

The #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller

Did Wall Street cause the mess we are in? Should Washington place stronger regulations on the entire financial industry? Can we lower unemployment rates by controlling the free market?

The answer is NO.

Not only is free market capitalism good for the economy, says industry expert John Allison, it is our only hope for recovery. As the nation’s longest-serving CEO of a top-25 financial institution, Allison has had a unique inside view of the events leading up to the financial crisis. He has seen the direct effect of government incentives on the real estate market. He has seen how government regulations only make matters worse.

And now, in this controversial wake-up call of a book, he has given us a solution. The national bestselling The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure reveals:

  • Why regulation is bad for the market—and for the world
  • What we can do to promote a healthy free market
  • How we can help end unemployment in America
  • The truth about TARP and the bailouts
  • How Washington can help Wall Street build a better future for everyone

With shrewd insight, alarming insider details, and practical advice for today’s leaders, this electrifying analysis is nothing less than a call to arms for a nation on the brink. You’ll learn how government incentives helped blow up the real estate bubble to unsustainable proportions, how financial tools such as derivatives have been wrongly blamed for the crash, and how Congress fails to understand it should not try to control the market—and then completely mismanages it when it tries. In the end, you’ll understand why it’s so important to put “free” back in free market.

It’s time for America to accept the truth: the government can’t fix the economy because the government wrecked the economy. This book gives us the tools, the inspiration—and the cure.

“Required reading. . . . Shows how our economic crisis was a failure, not of the free market, but of government.”
—Charles Koch, Chairman and CEO, Koch Industries, Inc.

The Financial Crisis and the Free Market Cure is a sophisticated yet accessible analysis of the causes and solutions to America’s financial meltdown.”
—Ed Crane, President Emeritus of the Cato Institute

“An indispensable contribution to the debate about the future of the American economy.”
—Arthur Brooks, President, American Enterprise Institute

“No one is better equipped to understand what is going on today and the causes of the financial crisis. Please pay attention to what he says here.”
—Bernie Marcus, Chairman, The Marcus Foundation, and cofounder, Home Depot

“Allison explains the unintended consequences of government policies and their impact on the financial crisis . . . and recommends practical steps to improve the economy and individual liberty.”
—James M. Kilts, former Chairman and CEO, Gillette Company

“[This is] the best, deepest explanation of what caused the crisis and the consequences of our government’s response to it.”
—Yaron Brook, President and Executive Director, Ayn Rand Institute

“John Allison is superb with his comprehensive and thought-provoking explanation for our current economic crisis and a clear and compelling path to a brighter future.”
—Steve Reinemund, Dean, Wake Forest University Schools of Business, and retired Chairman and CEO, PepsiCo

“[John Allison] assembles evidence that shows that our financial crisis, followed by the Great Recession, was caused by Congress, the Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae, and was helped along by the Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama White Houses.”
—Walter E. Williams, syndicated coumnist

  • Rank: #6165 in Books
  • Published on: 2012-09-06
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 9.29" h x 1.06" w x 6.30" l, 1.24 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 320 pages

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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty
Abhijit Banerjee (Author), Esther Duflo (Author)
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Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free life-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary drugs? In Poor Economics, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two practical visionaries working toward ending world poverty, answer these questions from the ground. In a book the Wall Street Journal called Amarvelous, rewarding,” the authors tell how the stress of living on less than 99 cents per day encourages the poor to make questionable decisions that feedAnot fightApoverty. The result is a radical rethinking of the economics of poverty that offers a ringside view of the lives of the world’s poorest, and shows that creating a world without poverty begins with understanding the daily decisions facing the poor.

  • Rank: #4405 in Books
  • Published on: 2012-03-27
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 8.19" h x .98" w x 5.51" l, .70 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 320 pages

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Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (Portfolio)

Currency Wars
Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis (Portfolio)
James Rickards (Author)
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Economics

In 1971, President Nixon imposed national price controls and took the United States off the gold standard, an extreme measure intended to end an ongoing currency war that had destroyed faith in the U.S. dollar. Today we are engaged in a new currency war, and this time the consequences will be far worse than those that confronted Nixon.

Currency wars are one of the most destructive and feared outcomes in international economics. At best, they offer the sorry spectacle of countries' stealing growth from their trading partners. At worst, they degenerate into sequential bouts of inflation, recession, retaliation, and sometimes actual violence. Left unchecked, the next currency war could lead to a crisis worse than the panic of 2008.

Currency wars have happened before-twice in the last century alone-and they always end badly. Time and again, paper currencies have collapsed, assets have been frozen, gold has been confiscated, and capital controls have been imposed. And the next crash is overdue. Recent headlines about the debasement of the dollar, bailouts in Greece and Ireland, and Chinese currency manipulation are all indicators of the growing conflict.

As James Rickards argues in Currency Wars, this is more than just a concern for economists and investors. The United States is facing serious threats to its national security, from clandestine gold purchases by China to the hidden agendas of sovereign wealth funds. Greater than any single threat is the very real danger of the collapse of the dollar itself.

Baffling to many observers is the rank failure of economists to foresee or prevent the economic catastrophes of recent years. Not only have their theories failed to prevent calamity, they are making the currency wars worse. The U. S. Federal Reserve has engaged in the greatest gamble in the history of finance, a sustained effort to stimulate the economy by printing money on a trillion-dollar scale. Its solutions present hidden new dangers while resolving none of the current dilemmas.

While the outcome of the new currency war is not yet certain, some version of the worst-case scenario is almost inevitable if U.S. and world economic leaders fail to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors. Rickards untangles the web of failed paradigms, wishful thinking, and arrogance driving current public policy and points the way toward a more informed and effective course of action.

  • Rank: #22694 in Books
  • Published on: 2011-11-10
  • Released on: 2011-11-10
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: 9.25" h x 1.18" w x 6.30" l, 1.15 pounds
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • 304 pages

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In 1971, President Nixon imposed national price controls and took the United States off the gold standard, an extreme measure intended to end an ongoing currency war that had destroyed faith in the US dollar. Today we are engaged in a new currency war, and this time the consequences will be far worse than those that confronted Nixon. Currency wars are one of the most destructive and feared outcomes in international economics. At best, they offer the sorry spectacle of countries' stealing growth from their trading partners. At worst, they degenerate into sequential bouts of inflation, recession, retaliation, and sometimes actual violence. Left unchecked, the next currency war could lead to a crisis worse than the panic of 2008. Currency wars have happened before-twice in the last century alone-and they always end badly. Time and again, paper currencies have collapsed, assets have been frozen, gold has been confiscated, and capital controls have been imposed. And the next crash is overdue. Recent headlines about the debasement of the dollar, bailouts in Greece and Ireland, and Chinese currency manipulation are all indicators of the growing conflict. As James Rickards argues in Currency Wars , this is more than just a concern for economists and investors. The United States is facing serious threats to its national security, from clandestine gold purchases by China to the hidden agendas of sovereign wealth funds. Greater than any single threat is the very real danger of the collapse of the dollar itself. Baffling to many observers is the rank failure of economists to foresee or prevent the economic catastrophes of recent years. Not only have their theories failed to prevent calamity, they are making the currency wars worse. The US Federal Reserve has engaged in the greatest gamble in the history of finance, a sustained effort to stimulate the economy by printing money on a trillion-dollar scale. Its ...

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good

The White Man's Burden
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
William Easterly (Author)
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From one of the world’s best-known development economists—an excoriating attack on the tragic hubris of the West’s efforts to improve the lot of the so-called developing world

In his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth, William Easterly criticized the utter ineffectiveness of Western organizations to mitigate global poverty, and he was promptly fired by his then-employer, the World Bank. The White Man’s Burden is his widely anticipated counterpunch—a brilliant and blistering indictment of the West’s economic policies for the world’s poor. Sometimes angry, sometimes irreverent, but always clear-eyed and rigorous, Easterly argues that we in the West need to face our own history of ineptitude and draw the proper conclusions, especially at a time when the question of our ability to transplant Western institutions has become one of the most pressing issues we face.

  • Rank: #12008 in Books
  • Published on: 2007-02-27
  • Released on: 2007-02-27
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Dimensions: .98" h x 5.56" w x 8.40" l, .91 pounds
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 448 pages

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Categories: Economic assistance->Developing countries, Poverty->Prevention. Contributors: William Easterly - Author. Format: Paperback

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Endgame: The End of The Debt Supercycle And How It Changes Everything

Endgame
Endgame: The End of The Debt Supercycle And How It Changes Everything
by John Mauldin (Author), Sean Pratt (Narrator)
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Economics

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