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Globalization Book Summaries

Nacionalismo contra Globalismo. Dicotomía del Siglo XXI antes de la Inteligencia Artificial
by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme • 2019
The real clash of the century is nationalism versus globalism, and it's already redrawing borders.
4.23
13
Nacionalismo contra Globalismo. Dicotomía del Siglo XXI antes de la Inteligencia Artificial Summary
Nacionalismo contra Globalismo. Dicotomía del Siglo XXI antes de la Inteligencia Artificial
The real clash of the century is nationalism versus globalism, and it's already redrawing borders.
by Alfredo Jalife-Rahme 2019 208 pages
4.23
13 ratings
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
by Godfrey Hodgson • 2009
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
3.46
115
The Myth of American Exceptionalism Summary
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
America's founding myths were built on misreadings. Corrupted, they now fuel inequality and war.
by Godfrey Hodgson 2009 240 pages
3.46
115 ratings
Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth
by Guido Corbetta • 2020
The disciplines that earn a parent company the right to own each business in its portfolio.
Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth Summary
Corporate Strategy for a Sustainable Growth
The disciplines that earn a parent company the right to own each business in its portfolio.
by Guido Corbetta 2020 395 pages
The Nationalist Revival
by John B. Judis • 2018
Nationalism never disappeared. Globalization just pretended it had, and the revolt was inevitable.
3.75
247
The Nationalist Revival Summary
The Nationalist Revival
Nationalism never disappeared. Globalization just pretended it had, and the revolt was inevitable.
by John B. Judis 2018 158 pages
3.75
247 ratings
Vulture Capitalism
by Grace Blakeley • 2024
The free market is a myth: the economy is planned by oligarchs and serves only them.
4.15
2k+
Vulture Capitalism Summary
Vulture Capitalism
The free market is a myth: the economy is planned by oligarchs and serves only them.
by Grace Blakeley 2024 360 pages
4.15
2k+ ratings
How Global Currencies Work
by Barry Eichengreen • 2017
The dollar surpassed sterling in the 1920s, not the 1940s. One-currency dominance was always a myth.
3.60
89
How Global Currencies Work Summary
How Global Currencies Work
The dollar surpassed sterling in the 1920s, not the 1940s. One-currency dominance was always a myth.
by Barry Eichengreen 2017 272 pages
3.60
89 ratings
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
4.00
2
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary
Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development
Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.
by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018 206 pages
4.00
2 ratings
Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?
by Robert Kuttner • 2018
Centrists killed the alternative to laissez-faire. Now the far right is rising from the corpse.
4.10
318
Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism? Summary
Can Democracy Survive Global Capitalism?
Centrists killed the alternative to laissez-faire. Now the far right is rising from the corpse.
by Robert Kuttner 2018 384 pages
4.10
318 ratings
Hell to Pay
by Michael Lind • 2023
Stagnant wages aren't fate. They were engineered by a decades-long campaign to crush worker power.
3.93
80
Hell to Pay Summary
Hell to Pay
Stagnant wages aren't fate. They were engineered by a decades-long campaign to crush worker power.
by Michael Lind 2023 240 pages
3.93
80 ratings
The Global Police State
by William I. Robinson • 2020
The global economy no longer absorbs people. It cages them, and profits.
4.11
112
The Global Police State Summary
The Global Police State
The global economy no longer absorbs people. It cages them, and profits.
by William I. Robinson 2020 208 pages
4.11
112 ratings
Corporation Nation
by Charles Derber • 1998
The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.
3.74
65
Corporation Nation Summary
Corporation Nation
The biggest threat to American democracy isn't in the White House. It's in the corner office.
by Charles Derber 1998 384 pages
3.74
65 ratings
The Deindustrialization of America
by Barry Bluestone • 1982
Plant closures were a strategy, not fate. Government made capital mobile and communities expendable.
3.92
25
The Deindustrialization of America Summary
The Deindustrialization of America
Plant closures were a strategy, not fate. Government made capital mobile and communities expendable.
by Barry Bluestone 1982 336 pages
3.92
25 ratings
The Taste of Conquest
by Michael Krondl • 2007
Nutmeg once outweighed gold. Three cities chased it across oceans and dragged the world behind them.
3.75
500+
The Taste of Conquest Summary
The Taste of Conquest
Nutmeg once outweighed gold. Three cities chased it across oceans and dragged the world behind them.
by Michael Krondl 2007 320 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
by Samir Amin • 2013
Monopoly capitalism's financialized phase is terminal, not a crisis. The only way out: socialism.
4.00
56
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism Summary
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
Monopoly capitalism's financialized phase is terminal, not a crisis. The only way out: socialism.
by Samir Amin 2013 144 pages
4.00
56 ratings
The Architecture of Markets
by Neil Fligstein • 2001
Markets are built by states, firms, and shared beliefs, not spontaneous order.
4.15
52
The Architecture of Markets Summary
The Architecture of Markets
Markets are built by states, firms, and shared beliefs, not spontaneous order.
by Neil Fligstein 2001 288 pages
4.15
52 ratings
The Economist Guide to Commodities
by Caroline Bain • 2013
What moves commodity prices isn't just supply and demand: it's China, speculation, and geopolitics.
3.67
57
The Economist Guide to Commodities Summary
The Economist Guide to Commodities
What moves commodity prices isn't just supply and demand: it's China, speculation, and geopolitics.
by Caroline Bain 2013 320 pages
3.67
57 ratings
Global Civil War
by William I. Robinson • 2022
Tech giants, banks, and the military used Covid to fuse into a global surveillance order.
4.13
32
Global Civil War Summary
Global Civil War
Tech giants, banks, and the military used Covid to fuse into a global surveillance order.
by William I. Robinson 2022 224 pages
4.13
32 ratings
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
by Ashraf Laidi • 2008
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
3.86
79
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis Summary
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
by Ashraf Laidi 2008 304 pages
3.86
79 ratings
Capitalism
by Fred L. Block • 2018
Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.
3.63
19
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.
by Fred L. Block 2018 260 pages
3.63
19 ratings
Capitalizing on Crisis
by Greta R. Krippner • 2011
Financialization was no blueprint. It was the state’s accidental escape from a crisis of legitimacy.
4.35
181
Capitalizing on Crisis Summary
Capitalizing on Crisis
Financialization was no blueprint. It was the state’s accidental escape from a crisis of legitimacy.
by Greta R. Krippner 2011 240 pages
4.35
181 ratings
Empires of the Word
by Nicholas Ostler • 2005
Akkadian vanished; Chinese didn't. Why some languages endure and others die, across 4,500 years.
4.06
3k+
Empires of the Word Summary
Empires of the Word
Akkadian vanished; Chinese didn't. Why some languages endure and others die, across 4,500 years.
by Nicholas Ostler 2005 615 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
The Familial State
by Julia Adams • 2005
The Dutch Golden Age was built by families who treated the state as private property.
3.91
22
The Familial State Summary
The Familial State
The Dutch Golden Age was built by families who treated the state as private property.
by Julia Adams 2005
3.91
22 ratings
A World Safe for Democracy
by G. John Ikenberry • 2020
The liberal order cracked from success, not failure. A case for rebuilding, not abandoning it.
3.80
143
A World Safe for Democracy Summary
A World Safe for Democracy
The liberal order cracked from success, not failure. A case for rebuilding, not abandoning it.
by G. John Ikenberry 2020 432 pages
3.80
143 ratings
Crack-Up Capitalism
by Quinn Slobodian • 2023
The global map is riddled with over 5,400 holes, each a lab for escaping democracy.
4.12
1k+
Crack-Up Capitalism Summary
Crack-Up Capitalism
The global map is riddled with over 5,400 holes, each a lab for escaping democracy.
by Quinn Slobodian 2023 352 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
Globalists
by Quinn Slobodian • 2018
Neoliberalism never freed markets. It gave capital rights that no vote could take away.
4.16
1k+
Globalists Summary
Globalists
Neoliberalism never freed markets. It gave capital rights that no vote could take away.
by Quinn Slobodian 2018 400 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
How Clients Buy
by Tom McMakin • 2018
The crashes, wars, and booms of the last century were not accidents: they were managed.
3.93
379
How Clients Buy Summary
How Clients Buy
The crashes, wars, and booms of the last century were not accidents: they were managed.
by Tom McMakin 2018 272 pages
3.93
379 ratings
Cultural DNA
by Gurnek Bains • 2015
Ancient migrations carved eight mindsets. They still decide which global ventures succeed.
3.58
19
Cultural DNA Summary
Cultural DNA
Ancient migrations carved eight mindsets. They still decide which global ventures succeed.
by Gurnek Bains 2015 295 pages
3.58
19 ratings
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990
by Karen Rasler • 2009
Five centuries of war follow one pattern: maritime innovators rise, then fall to land powers.
4.00
3
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990 Summary
The Great Powers and Global Struggle, 1490-1990
Five centuries of war follow one pattern: maritime innovators rise, then fall to land powers.
by Karen Rasler 2009 296 pages
4.00
3 ratings
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies
by Karl Polanyi • 1971
The market system we take for granted is a 200-year anomaly, built on three dangerous fictions.
4.00
23
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies Summary
Primitive, Archaic, and Modern Economies
The market system we take for granted is a 200-year anomaly, built on three dangerous fictions.
by Karl Polanyi 1971 346 pages
4.00
23 ratings
Social Movements, 1768-2004
by Charles Tilly • 2004
Protest is ancient; the social movement is an 18th-century invention with an uncertain future.
3.84
145
Social Movements, 1768-2004 Summary
Social Movements, 1768-2004
Protest is ancient; the social movement is an 18th-century invention with an uncertain future.
by Charles Tilly 2004 204 pages
3.84
145 ratings
Jump-Starting America
by Jonathan Gruber • 2019
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
4.07
334
Jump-Starting America Summary
Jump-Starting America
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
by Jonathan Gruber 2019 368 pages
4.07
334 ratings
Ending Empire
by Hendrik Spruyt • 2005
International pressure didn't end empires. The veto players inside their governments did.
4.00
7
Ending Empire Summary
Ending Empire
International pressure didn't end empires. The veto players inside their governments did.
by Hendrik Spruyt 2005 326 pages
4.00
7 ratings
Euroclash
by Neil Fligstein • 2008
The EU was built for winners. Its future hinges on the nervous middle class.
3.76
21
Euroclash Summary
Euroclash
The EU was built for winners. Its future hinges on the nervous middle class.
by Neil Fligstein 2008 296 pages
3.76
21 ratings
Supercapitalism
by Robert B. Reich • 2007
Capitalism gave us what we want; democracy stopped giving us what we need.
3.99
1k+
Supercapitalism Summary
Supercapitalism
Capitalism gave us what we want; democracy stopped giving us what we need.
by Robert B. Reich 2007 251 pages
3.99
1k+ ratings
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