The Conscience of a Liberal82 reviews Paul Krugman W. W. Norton, 2007 Highly recommended for all Americans, liberal or otherwise + Every Progresssive Should Read This Book + A Way Forward + Krugman Liberal Views + Finally some good news!             Why Globalization Works (Yale Nota Bene)35 reviews Martin Wolf Yale University Press, 2005 Mr. President, tear down your wall. + A very good book (even if you are against it) + One of the best books on globalisation + Globalization endangered?             One Economics, Many Recipes: Globalization, Institutions, and Economic Growth2 reviews Dani Rodrik Princeton University Press, 2007 a terrific book on globalization and development + Interesting, thought provoking book This is a terrific book. It begins with a good and troubling question: If economists are so smart, why have the most prominent success stories in economic development in recent decades been in countries (China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore) that ignored our advice? Rodrik's answer is ...             Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium (Princeton Economic History of ...7 reviews Ronald Findlay, Kevin H. O'Rourke Princeton University Press, 2007 Fine Overview and Synthesis; 4.5 Stars + Comprehensive review suitable for the layperson + Globalisation? The imparative of attitude chane of country leaders + Genghis Khan at the Root of Globalization             Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy18 reviews Joseph A. Schumpeter Harper Perennial, 1962 Liz Rogers' Review of Joseph Schumpeter's Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy + A masterpiece regarding the themes of socialism's rise and capitalism's decay and decline + Good Analysis, Bad Predictions + Not by bread alone             The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It44 reviews Paul Collier Oxford University Press, 2007 Full of hope + Development economics that we can all understand + Thought Provoking + Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty             No One Makes You Shop at Wal-Mart: The Surprising Deceptions of Individual Choice5 reviews Tom Slee Between the Lines Productions, 2006 This Book is a Keeper + Good discussions of economic theory, mediocre at applying to real world + An orthodox economic rebuttal to the naive idea of consumer choice + The more interesting side of economics             Free Trade Under Fire: Second Edition6 reviews Douglas A. Irwin Princeton University Press, 2005 The case for free trade + Excellent, Well-Written Book + An Economists Defense of Free Trade + Necessity to arguing             Making Globalization Work31 reviews Joseph E. Stiglitz W. W. Norton, 2007 Much Needed Work! + Insightful + Fabulous Read + an important contribution to the debate + Prescription for the Discontents             Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order9 reviews Robert Gilpin, Jean M. Gilpin Princeton University Press, 2001 Robert Gilpin's Global Political Economy + Global Political Economy + informative and exhaustive + A Valuable Introduction to International Political Economy + complex but more depth wold be desirable             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1166 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 The world is almost flat, but not completely flat. Friedman does a good job explaining how the world became flat, or I would say almost flat. The examples are very relevant, although the book originally was written in 2004. His "Dell Theory" deserves applause.             Development as Freedom49 reviews Amartya Sen Anchor, 2000 The focus on freedom + Great Book On Development Theory + Serious book on Development theory + A great thesis on the real purpose of economics             The Next Great Globalization: How Disadvantaged Nations Can Harness Their Financial Systems to Get Rich2 reviews Frederic S. Mishkin Princeton University Press, 2008 Get down in the trenches of 21st century globalizationm + a GREAT book on a GREAT issue Whilst Mishkin tells it like it is, you just may want to follow on with "EXTREME COMPETITION" by Fingar, and "THE WORLD IS FLAT," by Aronica and Ramdoo to get to the "what do I do tomorrow." Great book, Mishkin... readers, keep reading!             The Great Transformation16 reviews Karl Polanyi Beacon Press, 2001 a stark utopia indeed + The GreatTransformation + Origins of Factor Markets + The Origins of Factor Markets             Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective (Belknap Press)1 review Alexander Gerschenkron Belknap Press, 1962 an underrated classic It is a mystery to me that this remarkable collection of essays is hard to find, almost out of print. Anyone interested in Russia, economic development, and economic history -- and especially any combination of these -- will find thought-provoking analysis and discussion in every chapter. Most of ...             The Marx-Engels Reader, Second Edition17 reviews Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels W. W. Norton, 1978 Marx-Engels Anthology + A timely read!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! + Caveat: + Great ebook: Works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels + If you can only have one book on Marx             Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism25 reviews Ha-Joon Chang Bloomsbury Press, 2007 The side of capitalism you don't read about. + Confirms Naomi Klein + A qui profite? (who profits?) + great book             The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics)22 reviews Adam Smith Bantam Classics, 2003 Excellent + wealth of nations + Making Wealth, Making Poverty: A Smithian Prometheus + Awesome read             The European Economy since 1945: Coordinated Capitalism and Beyond (Princeton Economic History of the Western ...2 reviews Barry Eichengreen Princeton University Press, 2006 An excellent synthesis I strongly recommend this book if you are interested in the subject. I found it to be easy to read and an excellent synthesis of modern scholarship on Europe's post-WWII economic growth. The bibliography is also excellent. I used the book to review for my comprehensive exam in European Political ...             Fixing Global Finance (Forum on Constructive Capitalism)2 reviews Martin Wolf The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 Must read + Nobody does global flows better Must read given the state of today's economy. Incredibly thoughtful yet accesible piece of work that puts today's economic crisis in its historical and economic context from one of the World's leading economists.