The Globalist’s Favorite Books of 2008
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, what are some of our favorite books of 2008?
January 3, 2009
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Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis & Eduardo Borges Martins: The Measure of America For the first time, the United States is analyzed for the Human Development Index.
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George Magnus: The Age of Aging What are the implications of the expected old age bulge in Western nations and the youth bulge in developing countries?
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Robin Wright: Dreams and Shadows How has the Middle East changed over the last decade — and what does the future hold for the region?
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David Lida: First Stop in the New World A panoramic literary portrait of Mexico City — a vibrant, seductive, paradoxical city now commanding the world's attention.
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Jasper Becker: City of Heavenly Tranquility A look at the cost of modernizing Peking, where 1,000 years of priceless history was replaced with high rises.
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Edward Alden: The Closing of the American Border A provocative, behind-the-scenes investigation into the consequences of America’s efforts to secure its borders since 9/11.
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Judy Estrin: Closing the Innovation Gap What will be required to reignite the spark of innovation in business, education and government?
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Robert J. Shapiro: Futurecast How superpowers, populations and globalization will change the way you live and work.
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Kishore Mahbubani: The New Asian Hemisphere One of Asia’s leading intellectuals lays out a global agenda as Western domination ends — and the Asian renaissance impacts world politics, markets and history.
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Jeffrey D. Sachs: Common Wealth Will the 21st century be marked by a shift from acting in national interests to acting in global interests?
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