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Suggested Readings: Summer 2009

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Carp, Stidham, and Manning, JUDICIAL PROCESS IN AMERICA, 7th edition (Washington, DC: Congressional Quarterly Press, 2007).  (keep)

Ehrenreich, Barbara. 2001.  Nickel and Dimed.  Henry Holt and Company.

Estes Richard J. 2006.  Social Development Trends in Hong Kong: An Unfinished Agenda (London: Oxford University Press).

Estes, Richard J. 2007. Asia and the New Century: Challenges and Opportunities, 
Social Indicators Research 82(3):375-410.  Social Development Trends in Asia

Ferguson, Niall. 2008. The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (New York: The Penguin Press).
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George, Vic & Robert M. Page (Editors). 2004. Global Social Problems (Cambridge UK & Malden MA: Polity Press), ISBN: 0-7456-2952-0. (paper)

Iversen, Roberta R. and Armstrong, Annie L. 2006. Jobs Aren't Enough: Toward a New
Economic Mobility for Low-Income Families. Philadelphia: Temple University Press.

Kennett, Patricia (Editor). 2004. A Handbook of Comparative Social Policy (Cheltenham, Glos UK & Northampton MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, Inc.),  ISBN: 978-1-84542-765-8.

Kozol, Jonathan. 2006.  Rachel and Her Children.   Three Rivers Press.

Moyo, Dambisa. 2009. Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way for Africa (New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux).

Pressman, J.L. & Wildavsky, A. Implementation. 1984 (3rd edition) Univ. of CA press.

Sachs, Jeffrey D. 2008.  Commonwealth: Economics For a Crowded Planet (New York: The Penguin Press).

Tilly, Charles. 1998. Durable Inequality. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press.

Trattner, William I. 1999. From Poor Law to Welfare State: A History of Social Welfare in America, 6th edition. New York: Free Press.

Winter, Harold Trade-Offs: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning and Social
Issues .(2005) Chicago: University of Chicago Press.

World Bank (WB). 2007. Atlas of Global Development: A Visual Guide to the
World’s Greatest Challenges. (Washington DC: World Bank). (Paper). ISBN: 978-0-8213-6856-5

World Bank (WB). 2009. World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography. (Washington DC: World Bank). (Paper).   [NOTE: May be downloaded without cost from the World Bank website.]

Yunus, Muhammad. (2007). Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism. New York: Public Affairs.

Yunus, Muhammad (with Karl Weber). 2008. Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism (New York: Public Affairs). (Paper)

Yusuf, Shahid et al., 2008. Development Economics Through the Decades: A Critical Look at 30 Years of the World Development Report (Washington DC: The World Bank).

 

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