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Global Views: 2000 IMF-World Bank Meetings & Protests $19.99 As the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund met in April 2000, protesters took their complaints against the institutions to the streets of Washington, D.C. The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer covered the action in the streets and the debates over globalism, world trade and the roles and policies of these two institutions.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazo… |
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Total War: Shogun 2 Limited Edition $25.00 Shogun 2: Total War is the long-awaited follow-up to the original PC game in the Total War turn-based Strategy franchise, Shogun: Total War. In it players assume the leadership of one of several warring provinces in a historically correct rendition of Medieval Japan simultaneously cursed by warfare and blessed with new wealth following the fall of the Ashikaga Shogunate. Using the natural and pol… |
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Freight Tycoon Inc. [Download] $9.99 Freight Tycoon Inc. is an economic simulation game which challenges players’ management skills. It puts one into the shoes of an owner of a cargo transportation company. One has to evaluate the profitability of contracts, contact customers, and appoint drivers to deliver goods…. |
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Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty $5.50 It began with a simple $27 loan. After witnessing the cycle of poverty that kept many poor women enslaved to high-interest loan sharks in Bangladesh, Dr. Muhammad Yunus lent money to 42 women so they could purchase bamboo to make and sell stools. In a short time, the women were able to repay the loans while continuing to support themselves and their families. With that initial eye-opening suc… |
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Globalization and Its Discontents $5.82 Due to massive media coverage, many people are familiar with the controversy and organized resistance that globalization has generated around the world, yet explaining what globalization actually means in practice is a complicated task. For those wanting to learn more, this book is an excellent place to start. An experienced economist, Joseph Stiglitz had a brilliant career in academia before serv… |
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The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists’ Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics $14.98 Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as well as forgiving those loans on condition of refor… |