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Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
One economist has called Ha-Joon Chang “the most exciting thinker our profession has turned out in the past fifteen years.” With Bad Samaritans, this provocative scholar bursts into the debate on globalization and economic justice. Using irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a battery of examples, Chang blasts holes in the “World Is Flat” orthodoxy of Thomas Friedman and other liberal economists who argue that only unfettered capitalism and wide-open international trade can lift struggling nations out of poverty. On the contrary, Chang shows, today’s economic superpowers—from the U.S. to Britain to his native Korea—all attained prosperity by shameless protectionism and government intervention in industry. We have conveniently forgotten this fact, telling ourselves a fairy tale about the magic of free trade and—via our proxies such as the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization—ramming policies that suit ourselves down the throat of the developing world. Unlike typical economists who construct models of how the marketplace should work, Chang examines the past: what has actually happened. His pungently contrarian history demolishes one pillar after another of free-market mythology. We treat patents and copyrights as sacrosanct—but developed our own industries by studiously copying others’ technologies. We insist that centrally planned economies stifle growth—but many developing countries had higher GDP growth before they were pressured into deregulating their economies. Both justice and common sense, Chang argues, demand that we reevaluate the policies we force on nations that are struggling to follow in our footsteps. .
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The Samaritan's Dilemma: Should Government Help Your Neighbor?
Politics has become a synonym for all that is dirty, corrupt, dishonest, compromising, and wrong. For many people, politics seems not only remote from their daily lives but abhorrent to their personal values. Outside of the rare inspirational politician or social movement, politics is a wasteland of apathy and disinterest. It wasn’t always this way. For Americans who came of age shortly after World War II, politics was a field of dreams. Democracy promised to cure the world’s ills. But starting in the late seventies, conservative economists promoted self-interest as the source of all good, and their view became public policy. Government’s main role was no longer to help people, but to get out of the way of personal ambition. Politics turned mean and citizens turned away. In this moving and powerful blend of political essay and reportage, award-winning political scientist Deborah Stone argues that democracy depends on altruism, not self-interest. The merchants of self-interest have divorced us from what we know in our pores: we care about other people and go out of our way to help them. Altruism is such a robust motive that we commonly lie, cheat, steal, and break laws to do right by others. “After 3:30, you’re a private citizen,” one home health aide told Stone, explaining why she was willing to risk her job to care for a man the government wanted to cut off from Medicare. The Samaritan’s Dilemma calls on us to restore the public sphere as a place where citizens can fulfill their moral aspirations. If government helps the neighbors, citizens will once again want to help govern. With unforgettable stories of how real people think and feel when they practice kindness, Stone shows that everyday altruism is the premier school for citizenship. Helping others shows people their common humanity and their power to make a difference. At a time when millions of citizens ache to put the Bush and Reagan era behind us and feel proud of their government, Deborah Stone offers an enormously hopeful vision of politics. .
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The Good Samaritan Strikes Again
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Rebel with a Cause
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Journey to the Well
Vashti McKenzie, the first female A.M.E. Bishop turns the biblical story of the Samaritan woman who meets Jesus at the well into twelve inspiring lessons to help today's women conquer adversity and accomplish great things in their lives. Bishop McKenzie interweaves the Samaritan woman's experience with contemporary personal stories to give lessons which any woman, at any stage of her life, can empower herself, conquer adversity and accomplish anything--even things she may not have dreamed of achieving. A portion of the proceeds from book sales help fund Project Africa--building homes for African children orphaned from the devastating effect of the AIDS epidemic..
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Miracle in a Shoe Box: A Christmas Gift of Wonder
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The Samaritan's Secret
Praise for the Omar Yussef series: "Astonishing."-Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review "Matt Beynon Rees has taken a complex world of culture clash and suspicion and placed upon it humanity "-David Baldacci "Omar's probe of a West Bank ruled by political intrigue, religious hatred, and militia thugs lets ex-Time Jerusalem bureau chief Rees make the Mideast conflict personal."-Entertainment Weekly "Exciting and compelling, but it is also a deeply moving story."-David Liss "Offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life today."-The Washington Post "A beautifully written story."-Anne Perry "An evocative, compassionate tale."-San Francisco Chronicle A member of the tiny but ancient Samaritan community has been murdered. The dead man controlled hundreds of millions of dollars of government money. If the World Bank cannot locate it within the next several days, all aid money to the Palestinians will be cut off. Visiting Nablus, Omar Yussef must solve the murder and find the money, or all Palestinians will suffer. Matt Beynon Rees was born in South Wales. He has covered the Middle East as a journalist for over a decade and was TIME magazine's Jerusalem bureau chief from 2000 to 2006. He is the author of the nonfiction work Cain's Field: Faith, Fratricide and Fear in the Middle East and two previous mysteries in the Omar Yussef series. .
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Sikulu and Harambe by the Zambezi River: An African version of the Good Samaritan Story
This is the first in a series of adventures that follow Sikulu the spider and Harambe the Hippo as they travel to different countries in Africa. In this story, they are in the village of Sioma where they encounter an old woman in need of help. The other animals all have convenient excuses for not helping while Sikulu & Harambe are the only ones who do. Based on an actual folktale, it is a great story that reinforces the beauty of kindness to young children. The book also offers a glossary of terms and weaves information about Zambian culture into the story. Children and adults alike come away better informed about life in Zambia..
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Brides of the Empire: The Eagle and the Lamb/Edge of Destiny/My Enemy, My Love (Heartsong Novella Collection)
Oppressed but not broken, three young women within the Roman Empire struggle to find true and lasting love. Anna is a Samaritan at a time when the hatred between Samaritans and Jews is at a fever pitch. When she finds herself attracted to a Jewish man, can she bridge the gap between them with her knowledge of Jesus Christ? Sara is a Jewish slave to a wealthy tribune's sister. How can she dare let her Christianity show during Nero's reign of terror? Chara has been bought as a slave by a former slave. Can she trust him when he says, as a Christian, he has no use for a servant?.
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