Economic, Social, and Environmental
Here Paulson provides a fast-paced insider's account of his attempts to stay ahead of rapidly moving developments, especially during the second half of 2008.
As this interesting book demonstrates, state capitalism is nothing new, but it has been given new longevity.
Americans should not fear advances abroad, Wildavsky points out, since these will only add to the stock of public knowledge and enlarge the possibilities for innovation, which makes everyone better off.
Johns has written an erudite treatment of the origin and evolution of piracy, and Boldrin and Levine argue boldly that patents and copyrights are unnecessary evils -- legal monopolies without merit -- and should be abolished altogether.
Blustein captures both the broad thrust for trade liberalization and the numerous minidramas during Doha Round negotiations up through the failed ministerial meeting of July 2008.
Both The Tenth Parallel and Taming the Gods are concerned with the perceived growing role of religion as a problem in international affairs.
