Jeffrey Sachs
Considered a keystone textbook on poverty, Sachs argues that 21st century phenomena such as sweatshop labour are the price to pay for joining the Industrial World. Characteristically, lacks humility. ‘Third World’ intellectuals hate it.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
[Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men]
John Perkins
Self-proclaimed former ‘economic hitman’ John Perkins recounts his experience as a fabricator of economic forecasts for the purpose of funneling ‘loans’ ostensibly destined for ‘development’ into the hands of Western contractors. A lack of detail makes for an unsatisfying read.
Ha-Joon Chang
Finally we are provided a sober account of how non-neoliberal policies, such as strong protectionism, allowed for the establishment of First World wealth. Very simply written.
Tony Barnett & Alan Whiteside
An insightful, albeit outdated, look at today’s AIDS epidemic.
William Greider
The best work on the near-complete corporate high-jacking of the
American democratic process that I know.
Samuel Huntington
A fascinating reflection on American identity in the post-9/11 world.
Peter Singer
A simple, immanently readable overview of Globalization Ethics. Down with the Treaty of Westphalia!
Naomi Klein
A fear-inspiring look at the impact of branding and advertising on Western existence.
Charles Medawar & Anita Hardon
An eye-opening exposure of the pharmaceutical industry’s role in the marketing and legalization of anti-depressants.