A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present7 reviews Rondo Cameron, Larry Neal Oxford University Press, USA, 2002 The total economic history of the world in laymans words + Excellent Work + Not Bad Rondo Cameron certainly explains the hold economic history of the world. Rondo takes you from the ages before Christ to the twenthieth century. Why did the Roman Empire went down?, Why Spain was not able to achieve higher levels of economical well-being despite their big colonies overseas?: ...             Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty77 reviews Muhammad Yunus PublicAffairs, 2008 A book about poverty and Triumph + Great Way to give a Hand Up + banker to the poor + Banker to the Poor + Wonderful and Inspiring!             Capital: An Abridged Edition (Oxford World's Classics)1 review Karl Marx Oxford University Press, USA, 1999 Fascinating and frightening The book is fascinating because it has exerted so much influence. It is frightening because very few that acted on the theories presented in the book can have properly understood them. When they had understood them they would have found them to be useless. In order to arrive at this conclusion I ...             Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy68 reviews Ben Stein, Barbara Castle WGBH Boston, 2002 Commands attention + Good product and Number 1 Amazon service + Primer on modern economics + Extremely well done!!! + Astonishing!             Development as Freedom49 reviews Amartya Sen Anchor, 2000 Great Book On Development Theory + The focus on freedom + Serious book on Development theory + A great thesis on the real purpose of economics             Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order29 reviews Noam Chomsky, Robert W. McChesney Seven Stories Press, 2003 As always Noam Chomsky's books are a must read. + reader's digest of Chomsky + Profit Over People: Neoliberalism & Global Order Excellent read, the author never fails to open ones eyes in his books. Recommended highly.             The Commanding Heights: the Battle Between Government & the Marketplace That Is Remaking the Modern World47 reviews Daniel Yergin, Joseph Stanislaw Touchstone Books, 1999 Landmark Book on Globalization and Economic & Trade Policy + The Commanding Heights : The Battle for the World Economy + Global Economics + Capitalism won. Socialism lost.             The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor166 reviews David S. Landes W. W. Norton & Company, 1999 Outstanding! + The Wealth and Poverty of Nations + Everyone should read this book Landes provides an interesting and credible explanation of the differences in income/capita (now about 400:1, about 5:1 250 years ago) between the richest and poorest nations. En route, Landes also provides a useful perspective on today's globalization debate. Most of the differential is ...             Principles of Political Economy and Taxation David Ricardo Cosimo Classics, 2006 There can be no rise in the value of labor without a fall of profits. If the corn is to be divided between the farmer and the laborer, the larger the proportion that is given to the latter the less will remain for the former -from "On Value" Friend to, colleague of, and influence on the likes of James Mill, Jeremy Bentham, and Thomas Malthus, revolutionary British writer DAVID RICARDO ...             Global Capitalism: Its Fall and Rise in the Twentieth Century6 reviews Jeffry A. Frieden W. W. Norton, 2007 Globalization 2.0 + fantastic book + Almost tempted to give it a miss + Bottom Line: Unfettered Capitalism is Destructive, Need Government             The Take11 reviews Naomi Klein FIRST RUN FEATURES, 2006 El pueblo unido jamas sera vencido! + The Take + A Moving Film With a Few Serious Oversights + A film all people should see             Globalization and Its Discontents109 reviews Joseph E. Stiglitz W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 must read! + an important mainstream critique Joseph Stiglitz thoroughly disects the brain dead institution called the IMF. Read this book and you will clearly see why African countries and other 3rd world countries are as poor as they are. it's not simply because of corruption and mismangement by their government as we all tend to believe. ...             The Penguin Dictionary of Economics: Seventh Edition (Penguin Reference Books)2 reviews Graham Bannock, R. E. Baxter, ... Penguin (Non-Classics), 2004 Economist I disagree with the reviewer. I think it is a good quick reference for simplie and complicated economics terms as well as well-known economists and the theories they are known for. I have an economics degree and find this useful to help trigger my memory about my economic studies. The guide is ...             The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time116 reviews Jeffrey Sachs Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation + Optimism on Development and Effective Aid for Impoverished Countries Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting ...             The Economic Consequences of the Peace16 reviews Maynard John Keynes Skyhorse Publishing, 2007 Brilliant foresight + Great book; poor printing in this edition + Historical Read and Timeless Classic + Brisk, passionate, utterly convincing             One World: The Ethics of Globalization, Second Edition (The Terry Lectures Series)20 reviews Peter Singer Yale University Press, 2004 Worth your time. I've read the pro's and con's of other reviews and would like to have a brief word with those considering this book as a future purchase. Looking at the good reviews, one I could easily give becuase I find them very agreeable, one finds the essence of the book, a global utilitarian ethical ...             The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else144 reviews Hernando De Soto Basic Books, 2000 First Rate Analysis of Poverty and Development + Property Rights are key to ending poverty + A Marxist take + The Mystery of Capital -- It's Really No Mystery             The Wealth of Nations (Modern Library Classics)63 reviews Adam Smith, Robert Reich Modern Library, 2000 a classic + Monumental Importance It's a big book, but not in any way complicated. In a nutshell, it details the mechanisms by which personal liberty -- accompanied by personal responsibility and a just system of government -- make nations, and the individuals who live in them, wealthy. I had a Marxist professor who did not like ...             The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time116 reviews Jeffrey Sachs Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation + Optimism on Development and Effective Aid for Impoverished Countries Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting ...             Development as Freedom49 reviews Amartya Sen Anchor, 2000 Great Book On Development Theory + The focus on freedom + Serious book on Development theory + A great thesis on the real purpose of economics