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The Lexus and the Olive Tree [Revised Edition]: Understanding Globalization 403 reviews
Thomas L. Friedman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
This book provides a very good understanding of globilisation by integrating various issues and concepts with critical, illustrative and at times poignant examples. This helps appreciate what globilisation means currently and the historical summary helps explain how we got to where we are today. ...
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The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century 1166 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.
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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. ...
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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart72 reviews
Ian Ayres
Bantam, 2007
The end of the expert?
+ The End of Intuition
The gimmick in the TV show Numbers--and all crime shows have to have some sort of gimmick--is that a genius mathematician is able to help the FBI solve crimes. He particularly does so by finding patterns amongst the haze of large data sets. Ian Ayres's book Super Crunchers is a non-fiction look ...
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time115 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 ...
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Free to Choose: A Personal Statement 79 reviews
Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
Harvest Books, 1990
Number 1 book on basic economics
+ Free to Choose
+ A Life Changing Experience
+ Essential
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It44 reviews
Paul Collier
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Full of hope
+ Development economics that we can all understand
+ Thought Provoking
+ Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty
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Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy48 reviews
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
difficult, yet worthwhile read
+ A must-read
+ The book everyone should read
+ Required Reading for Inquiring Americans
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Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition124 reviews
Milton Friedman
University Of Chicago Press, 2002
Great book, life changing reading!
+ Read it twice
+ Friedman is best on Economics this is a must read
Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual responsibility. It's a must for everyone, even if you are not a student of economics.
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1581 reviews
Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, 2006
A much-appreciated gift
+ Sociology-flavored econ
+ Enlightened
I purchased this book as a gift for my fiance. He really enjoyed and appreciated it. Now it's my turn to read it!
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Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart72 reviews
Ian Ayres
Bantam, 2007
The end of the expert?
+ The End of Intuition
The gimmick in the TV show Numbers--and all crime shows have to have some sort of gimmick--is that a genius mathematician is able to help the FBI solve crimes. He particularly does so by finding patterns amongst the haze of large data sets. Ian Ayres's book Super Crunchers is a non-fiction look ...
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Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition124 reviews
Milton Friedman
University Of Chicago Press, 2002
Great book, life changing reading!
+ Read it twice
+ Friedman is best on Economics this is a must read
Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual responsibility. It's a must for everyone, even if you are not a student of economics.
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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.
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Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy48 reviews
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
difficult, yet worthwhile read
+ A must-read
+ The book everyone should read
+ Required Reading for Inquiring Americans
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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. ...
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It44 reviews
Paul Collier
Oxford University Press, USA, 2008
Full of hope
+ Development economics that we can all understand
+ Thought Provoking
+ Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty
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The Lexus and the Olive Tree [Revised Edition]: Understanding Globalization403 reviews
Thomas L. Friedman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
This book provides a very good understanding of globilisation by integrating various issues and concepts with critical, illustrative and at times poignant examples. This helps appreciate what globilisation means currently and the historical summary helps explain how we got to where we are today. ...
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Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1581 reviews
Stephen J. Dubner
William Morrow, 2006
A much-appreciated gift
+ Sociology-flavored econ
+ Enlightened
I purchased this book as a gift for my fiance. He really enjoyed and appreciated it. Now it's my turn to read it!
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Free to Choose: A Personal Statement79 reviews
Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman
Harvest Books, 1990
Number 1 book on basic economics
+ Free to Choose
+ A Life Changing Experience
+ Essential
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time115 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 ...
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