| 1. |  | The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It
from Oxford University Press, USA
Price: $10.85
Customer Review:
Collier loves his research. He also loves the research of people who have studied under him. Finally, he loves the research of people he works with.
While I have no doubt that his research has produced some fruitful insights into poverty, I don't think his book is the amazing must-read... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $11.05
Customer Review:
If you are like me, you may often worry about the poor and the underprivileged across the world. You may wonder what it would take to help them achieve sustainable livelihoods which is the first step to ending poverty for them. You may even be wondering what role you could play in ending poverty in... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty
from PublicAffairs
Price: $10.20
Customer Review:
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R9DQ0HQRQAFU Mitch Hiatt's review was made as part of a critical review assignment for the Fall 2008 Economics of Entrepreneurship seminar at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, taught by Art... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business (Collins Business Essentials)
from Collins Business
Price: $12.21
Customer Review:
The great irony here is the astonishing failure rate of apparently successful incumbents.
These so-called great companies do an excellent job responding to their customers' needs. They invest heavily in new technology. They employ the smartest executives. And yet they still get wiped out by... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
from Not Avail
Customer Review:
Well researched and very well written critique of foreign development aid. Very useful in challenging the conventional wisdom of much strategic aid policy | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
from Holt Paperbacks
Price: $11.20
Customer Review:
McKibben's Deep Economy is very good as far as it goes, but it doesn't go far enough towards discussing sustainable economies and societies. Our populations are already far beyond the size Earth could sustain in a style approaching Europe's or North America's economies. A Very Deep Economy would... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. |  | Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Price: $11.56
Customer Review:
This book looks at human welfare and environmental issues (climate change, water scarcity, and biodiversity) around the world in terms of the following trends:
- Human population is still increasing.
- All around the world we are seeing sustained economic growth.
- The economic... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
from Basic Books
Price: $21.30
Customer Review:
I found very little useful information in this book. The author takes the most basic elements of economics and attempts to apply them to very complex issues. If you have any econ or business knowledge, save your money and look elsewhere. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Development as Freedom
from Anchor
Price: $10.88
Customer Review:
I was disappointed with this book. It's really not the least bit insightful or helpful--opening your eyes driving through any slum would yield the observations available here.
Look for something else if you're considering this book, or borrow it from a library instead of purchasing. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. |  | Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics: Entrepreneurship and the State
from Cambridge University Press
Price: $23.44
Customer Review:
This is one of those books that very significantly change how we see a very important part of the world. The above reader review and the professional book reviews capture the book's strengths very well. I don't have the necessary expertise to question the author's interpretations, but they have... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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