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Title	Authors	Description	OpenBook ID
Buddha's child	Nguyen Cao Ky,Marvin Wolf,Cao Kỳ Nguyäên	"The history of the Vietnam War has rarely been told from the Vietnamese perspective - and never by a leader of South Vietnam, a nation that ceased to exist in 1975. In Buddha's Child, Nguyen Cao Ky …	OL12024078W
Can we put an end to sweatshops?	Archon Fung,Dara O'Rourke,Charles Sabel,Archon Fung	"Knowing that information about the conditions of workers around the world can influence what consumers buy and what governments regulate, Dara O'Rourke, Archon Fung, and Charles Sabel argue that mak…	OL12227132W
Pennsylvania Avenue	John Harwood,Gerald F. Seib,John Harwood	Prizewinning journalists John Harwood and Gerald F. Seib show how today's Washington power game really works, through stories of people who are making a difference on Pennsylvania Avenue, America's p…	OL12459064W
Canada in Haiti	Anthony Fenton,Yves Engler	While western leaders make speeches about building democracy, their actions speak louder than words. Based upon documents gathered using Access to Information requests, human rights investigations an…	OL12711480W
Tales from the left coast	James Hirsen,NewsMax,James L. Hirsen	"It's common knowledge that Hollywood leans left. This peculiar phenomenon would not be all that important if it weren't for the fact that celebrity status has come to mean power. We're not talking a…	OL15153642W
Not on our watch	Don Cheadle,John Prendergast	Presents a call to action on behalf of the genocide victims of Sudan's Darfur, describing the brutalities taking place there and outlining six strategies for making key differences.	OL16062162W
What About the Workers?	Peter Fairbrother,Pavel Krotov,Michael Burawoy,Clarke, Simon	Most writing on the dramatic events in the former Soviet Union has been based on the assumption that Russia is engaged in a transition from “state socialism” to capitalism, and focuses on political a…	OL19217491W
From our own correspondent	Kate Adie,Tony Grant	Every week, the BBC programme 'From Our Own Correspondent' reports on the events & the personalities that are making the news. This anthology, featuring journalists such as Matt Frei, John Simpson, &…	OL19277643W
Voting with dollars	Bruce A. Ackerman,Ian Ayres	"In this book, two leading law professors challenge the existing campaign reform agenda and present a new initiative that avoids the mistakes of the past.". "Bruce Ackerman and Ian Ayres build on th…	OL1932110W
Latin American political economy in the age of neoliberal reform	Smith, William C.,William C. Smith,Carlos H. Acuna,Eduardo A. Gamarra,Eduardo Gamarra	"Series of well-written, multidisciplinary articles examines market-oriented reforms instituted by most Latin American countries during 1980s-90s. Emphasizes impact of market reforms on political sys…	OL19502078W
Dead heat : global justice and global warming	Paul Baer,Tom Athanasiou	"Today's record-breaking heat waves, droughts, and floods foreshadow an increasingly unstable future. The Bush Administration, meanwhile, has chosen to reject the Kyoto Protocol, deny the consequence…	OL19572100W
Does California's welfare policy explain the slower decline of its caseload?	David Mancuso,Thomas E. MaCurdy,Margaret O'Brien-Strain,Thomas E. Macurdy	xv, 83 p. : 23 cm	OL1962413W
Prince Bertram the Bad	Arnold Lobel,Sue Coe,Holly Metz	A very naughty prince makes one mistake too many when he shoots a stone at a witch.	OL1973534W
Financial sector dimensions of the Colombian pension system	Craig Thorburn,Hela Cheikhrouhou,Heinz P. Rudolph,Roberto Rocha	This paper provides an assessment of the funded pension system and the quality of the regulatory framework for both accumulation and payout phase. It suggests that the lack of portfolio diversificat…	OL19807997W
American dream, global nightmare	Ziauddin Sardar,Merryl Wyn Davies	There is something deeply wrong with America. The American dream has become a global nightmare from which we all need to awake as quickly as possible. In this hard-hitting sequel to their best-sellin…	OL2012689W
Edward Sheriff Curtis	Victor Boesen,Florence Curtis Graybill,Edward S. Curtis	First published in 1976, this book is the classic photographic record of Native American life by one of America’s greatest photographers. From 1904 to 1930 Edward Sheriff Curtis sought out the van…	OL2948539W
Party government in 48 democracies (1945-1998)	J.J. Woldendorp,H. Keman,I. Budge,Jaap Woldendorp	"This Handbook of Democratic Government is the first compact and comprehensive data collection which simultaneously provides comparative and complete information on the composition of governments bet…	OL3947148W
Promoting the common good	Marcus Braybrooke,Kamran Mofid	"In this book an economist and theologian adopt the traditional approach of discussing the nature of economics and globalisation in a moral and spiritual context, and debate fundamental issues such a…	OL4462904W
internet modeling	Mary Lyndon Shanley	internet modeling internet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet modelinginternet…	OL4773802W
The political economy of local government	Brian Dollery,Brian E. Dollery,Joe L. Wallis	"In recent decades, local government has become increasingly complex. The Political Economy of Local Government draws upon recent developments in economics, including new institutional economics, and…	OL5043473W