This is the Resource and Reading Page also known as the Reading and Books Sections. Reading is a form of rest and recreation (R&R) for the blogger. Henceforth, you will find here reading sets and books (R&B) good for your research or for your pleasure or discriminating reading pallet. Of course, R&B can also stand for the blogger’s favorite genre of music.
On a lighter note, books I read and are planning to read for leisure are also listed. Comments and even inquiries about the worthiness of the books mentioned here shall be appreciated always. Ask me! Let me know what you think.
The Book Club
Currently Reading:
Maggie Black, No-Nonsense Guide to Water. 2004.
Naomi Klein, No Logo. 2001.
Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. 1999.
Recently Done Reading (Past 12 Months):
Pete Stalker, No-Nonsense Guide to International Migration. 2001
Malcolm Gladwell, The Tipping Point. 2002
Walden Bello, The Political-Economy of a Permanent Crisis in the Philippines: The Anti-Development State. 2005.
Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything. 2004.
Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work. 2006.
Amrita Narlikar, WTO: A Very Short Introduction. 2005.
Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. 2004.
Stephen King, Everything is Eventual: 14 Dark Tales. 2002.
Jeffrey Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time. 2005
Next on the Desk:
Anna P. Hidalgo and Alejandro Otamendi (eds.), Profiles Encourage: Ordinary Filipinos Making Extraordinary Difference. 2008
Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What can be Done About it. 2007.
*William R. Cline, Trade Policy and Global Poverty. 2004.
* Joseph Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton, Fair Trade For All: How Trade Can Promote Development. 2007 (Paperback)
* Peter M. Rosset, Food is Different: Why the WTO Should Get Out of Agriculture. 2006
* John H. Barton, Judith L. Goldstein, et. al., The Evolution of the Trade Regime: Politics, Law, and Economics of the GATT and WTO. Jan 2008 (Paperback)
* Jomo, K.S. and Erik S. Reinert, Eds., Origins of Development Economics: How Schools of Economic Thought Addressed Development (Paperback). 2006
* Ben Fine and Jomo, K.S., Eds., The New Development Economics: Post Washington Consensus Neo-Liberal Thinking. 2005
* Maggie Black, The No-Nonsense Guide to International Development. 2007
* Joseph Stiglitz, Aaron Edlin, et. al., (eds.), The Economists’ Voice: Top Economists Take on Today’s Problems. 2007
* Uma Kothari, (ed.), A Radical History Development Studies: Individuals, Institutions, and Ideologies. 2006 (Paperback).
* Damien Kingsbury, et. al, Key Issues in Development. 2004.
* David S. Landes, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich, Some Are So Poor. 1999.
* John S. Odell (ed.), Negotiating Trade: Developing Countries in WTO and NAFTA. 2006
* Andrew Glyn, Capitalism Unleashed: Finance, Globalization, and Welfare. 2007.
* Philip David McMichael, Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective (Sociology for a New Century). 2004.
* Ankie M.M. Hoogvelt, Globalization and the Post-Colonial World: The New Political Economy of Development. 2001 (Or Look for the Newest edition).
* Will Hutton, The World We’re In. 2003-04.
* Andrew Heywood, Politics: Third Edition. 2007
* Andrew Heywood, Key Concepts in Politics (How to Study). 2000 or the newest edition.
* All topics related to politics, development, trade, and international relations covered by the “A Very Short Introduction” series. Check: http://www.oup..co.uk/general/vsi for possible titles you can read.
Splendid Exchange: How Trade Changed the World. William J. Bernstein. 2008
Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. 2008
Paul Krugman, The Conscience of a Liberal. 2007
* All topics related to politics, development, trade, peace, terrorism, and all topics related to international relations covered by the “No-nonsense Guides” book series. Check http://www.newint.org/publications/no-nonsense-guides/ for possible titles you read.
*Jeff Rubin, Why Your World is About to Get A Whole Lot Smaller. Random House. 2009
*Gwynne Dyer, Climate Wars. Random House. 2008.
*James Hoggan, Climate Cover-up. Greystone Books. 2009
Readings on International Trade and Philippine Trade Relations
EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)An Introduction to GATT-WTO
Guide Questions for Intro to GATT-WTO Report
Theoretical Positions on Free Trade
EU-CAP Powerpoint Presentation
WTO Structure Report (courtesy of Group G-6, F356)
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By Walden Bello: Philippine Politics, Economics,and Trade; WTO
Alternatives to the Washington Consensus
Why Asian Farmers Deserve Protection from Free Trade
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the-perils-of-a-doha-deal-on-services
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The Anti-Development State
By Joel Rocamora: Philippine Socio-Political Conditions
Boss: Case Studies of Local Politics in the Philippines: rocamora-boss-introduction
On Philippine Socio-Political Conditions
Jose Ma. Montelibano: Cory, damaged culture and Cacique Democracy
Global Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Global Warming and Vegetarianism Report
The Story of Stuff: A very good video of 20 minutes that practically and critically explains things you should know as a consumer and more importantly, as a citizen.
Governance, Civil Society and Development
Introducing Civil Society, Anheir
Limits of Global Civil Society, Chandhoke
Civil Society and Global Governance, Edwards
Analysis of Global Inequality, Beck
Globalization and National Governance, Weiss Pt. 1
Globalization and National Governance, Weiss Pt. 2
Spoor, Globalization, Conflict and Poverty
Gross National Happiness in the Philippines
Women and Unpaid Work in the Philippines
Tools and Techniques for Better Writing, Speaking, and Presentation. Papers by the Blogger.
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hi pey!
I am getting some pdf files on your blog. Very useful!! Busy? no blog updates.. heheh me too- no blog updates…
tc. tnx