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Top Books on Development and the World Economy
Development as FreedomDevelopment as Freedom by Amartya Sen
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provides a readable account of a more balanced view of development
Globalization and Its DiscontentsGlobalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz
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interesting critique of traditional IMF policies
Free to Choose: A Personal StatementFree to Choose: A Personal Statement by Milton Friedman
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staunch defence of market led development. excellently written.
Fifty Key Thinkers on Development (Routledge Key Guides)Fifty Key Thinkers on Development (Routledge Key Guides)
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useful resource book on the different approaches to development
The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere ElseThe Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by Hernando De Soto
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excellent analysis of the basis of capitalist development
The Process of Economic DevelopmentThe Process of Economic Development by James M. Cypher
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an excellent academic resource on development studies
Our Common Future (Oxford Paperbacks)Our Common Future (Oxford Paperbacks) by World Commission on Environment and Development
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one of the most comprehensive expositions of the meaning of "sustainable development"
Against The Grain: The Genetic Transformation of Global AgricultureAgainst The Grain: The Genetic Transformation of Global Agriculture by Marc Lappe
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an intriguing critique of genetic engineering
Alternative Strategies for Economic DevelopmentAlternative Strategies for Economic Development by Keith B. Griffin
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a very good academic resource that provides a detailed overview of the dominant academic paradigms of the last 40 years
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New WorldThe Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan
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engaging insight into the operations of the modern economic system
Dinner at the New Gene CafeDinner at the New Gene Cafe by Bill Lambrecht
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the most interesting book I've read on the subject of bio-technology and global agriculture
The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade (No-nonsense Guides)The No-nonsense Guide to Fair Trade (No-nonsense Guides) by David Ransom
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an informative, straight talking hand book
Africa's Choices: After Thirty Years of the World BankAfrica's Choices: After Thirty Years of the World Bank by Michael Barratt Brown
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an analysis of development strategies that have been tried out in the past in Africa and what could be done in the future
The End of Oil: The Decline of the Petroleum Economy and the Rise of a New Energy OrderThe End of Oil: The Decline of the Petroleum Economy and the Rise of a New Energy Order by Paul Roberts
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very interesting look at the modern oil-based world economy and options for a post-oil future. excellent read.
Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World PovertyBanker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus
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inspiring
Farmageddon: Food and the Culture of BiotechnologyFarmageddon: Food and the Culture of Biotechnology by Brewster Kneen
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a harsh criticism of bio-technology
Engineering Genesis: Ethics of Genetic Engineering in Non-human SpeciesEngineering Genesis: Ethics of Genetic Engineering in Non-human Species
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a very detailed analysis of the possibilities, dangers and morality of genetic engineering as a tool for tackling development problems
The End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen in Our LifetimeThe End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen in Our Lifetime by Jeffrey Sachs
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a very practical plan for eliminating poverty. readable and interesting.
Beyond Hunger in Africa: Conventional Wisdom and a Vision of Africa in 2057Beyond Hunger in Africa: Conventional Wisdom and a Vision of Africa in 2057
5 different projections of Africa's future trajectory. interesting approach.