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The Globalist Bookshelf

2008 SELECTIONS

Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis & Eduardo Borges Martins: The Measure of America
Has the United States been able to retain its reputation for social mobility?

Robert Samuelson: The Great Inflation and Its Aftermath
Should the American welfare system be overhauled — and at what cost?

Christine Loh, Andrew Stevenson & Simon Tay: Climate Change Negotiations
What are Asia’s urban areas doing to impact climate change?

George Magnus: The Age of Aging
What effect have the rise of "secular capitalism" and globalization had on people's religious beliefs?

Hubert Védrine: History Strikes Back
Has the West failed at its dream of spreading democracy?

Howard Davies & David Green: Global Financial Regulation
What are some of the key issues that a new system of global financial regulation must tackle?

Richard J. Elkus, Jr.: Winner Take All
How does competitiveness shape the fate of nations?

David Lida: First Stop in the New World
What lessons can other cities learn from Mexico City?

Jasper Becker: City of Heavenly Tranquility
How might Chinese history have changed if six Confucian scholars had not been executed in 1898?

Geremie R. Barmé: The Forbidden City
What meaning does the Forbidden City have for China and outsiders alike?

Edward Alden: The Closing of the American Border
How is the United States treating its foreign visitors?

Judy Estrin: Closing the Innovation Gap
Is collaboration the key to keeping up with the rest of the world?

David M. Smick: The World is Curved
Are politicians and voters forgetting the positive economic changes under globalization?

Thomas J. Campanella: The Concrete Dragon
How can China’s characteristic speed and innovation be applied to finding sustainable energy solutions?

Mark Leonard: What Does China Think?
Can China produce its own model of democracy separate from Western ideals?

Giovanni Arrighi: Adam Smith in Beijing
How do Europe and China compare in the 18th and 19th centuries?

Stewart Gordon: When Asia Was the World
How did Asia shape international trade more than a millennium ago?

Jeffrey D. Sachs: Common Wealth
Will the 21st century be marked by a shift from acting in national interests to acting in global interests?

Steven Greehouse: The Big Squeeze
What things should the U.S. compete for, and what things are more efficient abroad?

Robert Z. Lawrence: Blue-Collar Blues
Are U.S. workers settling for less compensation?

Geneive Abdo: Mecca and Main Street
How accurate are the mainstream media's portrayals of Muslim women?

Robert J. Shapiro: Futurecast
What particular factors account for the United States' competitive advantage?

Ernest H. Preeg: India and China
Will a lack of unified national purpose cause the United States to fall behind Asia?

Paul R. Gregory: Lenin's Brain
What can the world learn from the Soviet experience in Afghanistan?

Madeleine M. Kunin: Pearls, Politics & Power
Is there a common theme among the strongest female leaders of world history?

Bill Emmott: Rivals
How can Asia's giants — China, India and Japan — protect their interests as competition increases in East Asia?

Kishore Mahbubani: The New Asian Hemisphere
Can China's future actions as a world power be predicted by a close look at its previous Golden Age?

Cassie Knight: Brazzaville Charms
Have French oil-backed loans been stunting Congo's progress and fostering corruption?

Jacob Kirkegaard: Accelerating Decline in America's High-Skilled Workforce
Are white-collar jobs in the United States as imperiled as blue-collar jobs?

Anil Gupta, Vijay Govindarajan and Haiyan Wang: The Quest for Global Dominance
Why should employees be involved in the globalization of a company?

Harry G. Broadman: Africa's Silk Road
How is the "South-South" region of the world developing?

Robin Wright: Dreams and Shadows
How has the Middle East changed over the last decade — and what does the future hold for the region?

Robert D. Hormats: The Price of Liberty
Could the United States have avoided the recession by making better decisions about the economy?

Javier Santiso: Latin America's Political Economy of the Possible
From cross-border invasions to energy shortages, how is Latin America a study in contrasts?

David R. Montgomery: Dirt
How will the loss of farmland affect our lives in the coming future?

Roy Gutman: How We Missed The Story
What could the U.S. government have done different about Osama bin Laden and Afghanistan?

Muhammad Yunus: Creating a World Without Poverty
How does Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus envision a perfectly globalized world?

Walter Laqueur: The Last Days of Europe
What are the prospects for a moderate version of Islam that takes into account European traditions and values?

Alan Weisman: The World Without Us
What would the Sahara desert look like if there were no human inhabitants?

Eric Weiner: The Geography of Bliss
In Doha, how do Mercedes and Starbucks compete with dozens of new skyscrapers in an ever-shifting cityscape?

Thérèse Delpech: Savage Century
Will Taiwan prove to be the Alsace-Lorraine of the 21st century?

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