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  • Impact of Rich Countries' Policies on Poor Countries

    Towards a Level Playing Field in Development Cooperation

    Edited by Rachel Weaving ...
    "All United Nations heads of state have endorsed the Millennium Development Goals, which aim to reduce the incidence of absolute poverty by half by 2015. To reach those goals, growth in developing countries will have to be twice the levels achieved in the 1990s for the next fifteen years. This will require, at the least, new rules of the development game.At present, rich countries exercise control ... Read more

    $97.99 CAD

  • Security and Development

    Investing in Peace and Prosperity

    Edited by Robert Picciotto, Rachel Weaving ...
    The new contributions in this book, by acknowledged leaders in the field, examine the delivery of effective aid under fire, and securing the peace in environments where governance is fragile.They bridge the cultural divide between the security and development professions at a time of unprecedented global economic integration, geopolitical turbulence, and novel threats to international peace and ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

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  • Democracy at Work

    A Cure for Capitalism

    by Richard Wolff ...
    What, and who, are we working for? A thoughtful assessment on our current society from "probably America's most prominent Marxist economist" ( The New York Times).Capitalism as a system has spawned deepening economic crisis alongside its bought-and-paid-for political establishment. Neither serves the needs of our society. Whether it is secure, well-paid, and meaningful jobs or a sustainable ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy

    Democracy and the Future of the World Economy

    by Dani Rodrik ...
    Surveying three centuries of economic history, a Harvard professor argues for a leaner global system that puts national democracies front and center.From the mercantile monopolies of seventeenth-century empires to the modern-day authority of the WTO, IMF, and World Bank, the nations of the world have struggled to effectively harness globalization's promise. The economic narratives that underpinned ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Canada after Harper

    His ideology-fuelled attack on Canadian society and values, and how we can now work to create the country we want

    by Ed Finn ...
    Most Canadians know that Stephen Harper has had a tremendous impact on the country since becoming prime minister in 2006. But few have the in-depth knowledge of how far his transformation has gone -- what has already been done, and what the consequences will be in the future.This book brings together Canadian experts in a wide variety of areas. They document key changes put in place by the Harper ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Making Globalization Work

    by Joseph E. Stiglitz ...
    "A damning denunciation of things as they are, and a platform for how we can do better."--Andrew Leonard, SalonFour years after he outlined the challenges our increasingly interdependent world was facing in Globalization and Its Discontents, Joseph E. Stiglitz offered his agenda for reform. Now in paperback, Making Globalization Work offers inventive solutions to a host of problems, including the ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Straight Talk on Trade

    Ideas for a Sane World Economy

    by Dani Rodrik ...
    An honest discussion of free trade and how nations can sensibly chart a path forward in today’s global economyNot so long ago the nation-state seemed to be on its deathbed, condemned to irrelevance by the forces of globalization and technology. Now it is back with a vengeance, propelled by a groundswell of populists around the world. In Straight Talk on Trade, Dani Rodrik, an early and outspoken ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Introducing Globalization

    Ties, Tensions, and Uneven Integration

    by Matthew Sparke ...
    Designed specifically for introductory globalization courses, Introducing Globalization helps students to develop informed opinions about globalization, inviting them to become participants rather than just passive learners.Identifies and explores the major economic, political and social ties that comprise contemporary global interdependencyExamines a broad sweep of topics, from the rise of ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • The Geography of the World Economy

    by Paul Knox, Linda Mccarthy, John Agnew ...
    The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalization of the world economy. The book offers a consideration of local, regional, national and global economic development over the long historical term. The theory and practice of economic and political geography provide a basis for understanding the interactions within and among the developed and ... Read more

    $142.99 CAD

  • The Price of Rights

    Regulating International Labor Migration

    by Martin Ruhs ...
    Many low-income countries and development organizations are calling for greater liberalization of labor immigration policies in high-income countries. At the same time, human rights organizations and migrant rights advocates demand more equal rights for migrant workers. The Price of Rights shows why you cannot always have both.Examining labor immigration policies in over forty countries, as well ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • From Poverty to Power

    by Duncan Green ...
    This new edition of From Poverty to Power has been fully revised and now includes a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of the human impact of the global financial and food crises. From Poverty to Power argues that a radical redistribution of power, opportunities, and assets rather than traditional models of charitable or government aid is required to break the cycle of poverty and inequality. ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Politics of Global Regulation

    Edited by Walter Mattli, Ngaire Woods ...
    Regulation by public and private organizations can be hijacked by special interests or small groups of powerful firms, and nowhere is this easier than at the global level. In whose interest is the global economy being regulated? Under what conditions can global regulation be made to serve broader interests? This is the first book to examine systematically how and why such hijacking or "regulatory ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD