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 The Natural Wealth of Nations, by David Malin
Roodman. Published 1998. A grand and well-written summation of the case
for environmental tax shifting. Click here for a full review. ordering
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Field of Schemes, by Joanna Cagan
and Neil deMause.  Voted The Best Economic Justice Book of 1998!! A very
hard-hitting chronicle of insidious corporate
welfare, focusing on how private sports stadiums are constructed at
public expense, funded by taxpayers at the same time that schools and
other public priorities go begging.
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 Taxing Women, by
Edward McCaffery. Published 1997, and already a classic. Finally, someone
has compiled and analyzed the various ways
that taxes bear disproportionately on women. Surprises await you.
McCaffery considers
only the federal income tax in the United States, but still finds plenty
of shocking material. The author urges us all to become more involved in
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Going Local, by Michael Schuman. This 1998 book covers all the latest thinking and experimentation on local communities' attempts to solve economic and social problems. Schuman is razor-sharp.
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And Economic Justice for All, by Michael L. Murray.
Published 1997. An honest, thorough yet easy to read exploration of the idea
of a
universal "guaranteed adequate income" to replace government-run assistance
programs. This author is impossible to categorize!
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| The Corruption of Economics, by Mason Gaffney.
Published in 1994. Ever wonder why "neoclassical" economics
is dull and fails to solve serious problems such as unemployment
and recession? Read the true story of
how economics was castrated. This book can be dynamite --
I lent a copy to an activist who found it so compelling, he refused to
let me have it back!
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Economic Justice in American Society, by Robert
Kuenne. This 1993
book brims over with important philosophy and empirical research. The
Banneker Center disagrees with much of it, and we are about to launch a
web page discussing Kuenne's views in depth. But this book leads you
down a path few have dared to take, asking sincere questions about
justice rather than placating the powerful. The author
tells me his book did not make a big splash in the academic world, and
that makes us think it has a lot of value! Controversial!
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| When Corporations Rule the World, by David C.
Korten. In this 1995 book, a former "international development"
bureaucrat shows how our current global economy amounts to little more
than the privileged plundering the unprivileged. Korten indicates
that neither our civilization nor our natural environment can withstand
this for long. Which future will we promote, one of terror and discord,
or one of economic justice?
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Progress & Poverty, by Henry George.  Of all books
during the 1800s,
which was most widely read? The Bible, naturally. And which was the
second most widely read? This one. If you ever want to understand how
an economy really works, you need this book. No mathematics skill
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Social Problems, by Henry George.  Published
originally in
1883, this collection of chapter-length essays is stunningly modern
and relevant.
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Reveille for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky. This
classic inspired a generation. It will inspire you too. Get your
fingernails dirty.
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Rules for Radicals, by Saul Alinsky.  You'll never say
"we can't win, the
forces of privilege are too strong" after you've read this book. Because
Alinsky shows, again and again, how a few people and a little gutsy
ingenuity can defeat the privileged fatcats. Great empowerment book.
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Protection or Free Trade, by Henry George.  This book
has been the
definitive work on protection vs. free trade ever since its publication
in 1886. Let its truth speak to you. Remember the big arguments and
debates over NAFTA and GATT and the World Trade Organization during he
last few years? This book will show you the vital points that BOTH
SIDES utterly missed. ordering info
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Critics of Henry George.  Robert Andelson, Editor. If you haven't made up your
mind about the
views of Henry George, this collection of attacks and refutations is essential. The sparks fly in every
chapter of this anthology! ordering info
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Let Them Call Me Rebel, by Sanford Horwitt. This is
the definitive
biography of Saul Alinsky and there's never a dull moment in his life!
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