Bovard, James, THE FAIR TRADE FRAUD: HOW CONGRESS PILLAGES THE CONSUMER AND DECIMATES AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1991-- Explains how the government uses its vast power to direct, control, and restrict foreign trade, 324 pages
Burton, Daniel F., Jr., VISION FOR THE 1990s: U.S. STRATEGY AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, Cambridge: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1989--A collection of data and analysis from a group of authors like Daniel Burton, Ray Marshall, Robert O. Anderson, Bobby Inman, Ian Ross, Thomas Vanderslice,Felix Rohatyn, John Petty, Albert DePrince, Paul Aron, Pat Choate, John Sweeney, Donald Ephlin, Victor Gotbaum and Carol O'Cleireacain. 164 pages
Cetron and Davies, CRYSTAL GLOBE: THE HAVE AND HAVE-NOTS OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER, St Martin's Press, 1991--Forecasts the coming political, social, and economic order at the turn of the century, defining a world of four primary regional blocks--the EEC, American Free Trade Zone, the Pacific Rim, and the "Have Nots". 415 pages
Choate, Pat, AGENTS OF INFLUENCE: HOW JAPAN MANIPULATES AMERICA'S POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM, New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1990, Reveals in detail how Japan's lobbyists in the United States have influenced our politics and our economy. Examines why and how this is possible. 214 pages
Christopher, Robert C., SECOND TO NONE: AMERICAN COMPANIES IN JAPAN, New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1986--Examines US-Japan trade relations and concludes that our current government and corporate policies, if not reexamined and reevaluated, could very well cost us our future. 240 pages
Coates, Joseph E.; THE HIGHLY PROBABLE FUTURE: 83 ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE YEAR 2025, World Future Society, Bethesda, MD, 1994- Assumptions about the future to provide a better foundation for planning what is ahead. 7 pages
Cornish, Edward; THE CYBER FUTURE: 92 WAYS OUR LIVES WILL CHANGE BY THE YEAR 2025, World Future Society, Bethesda, MD, 1996- A series of anticipations for the cyber society that is now developing based on current trends. 15 pages
Cornish, Edward, editor; THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: ALTERNATIVE FUTURES FOR GLOBAL SOCIETY, World Future Society, Bethesda, MD, 1983- A journal of forecasts and ideas about the future. 160 pages
Cose, Ellis, A NATION OF STRANGERS, Morrow--Analyzes the political and social forces that have brought about recent immigration increases and explores the challenges the influx poses for all Americans. 299 pages
Dreyer, Jacob S., EXCHANGE RATE FLEXIBILITY, American Enterprise Institute, 1978--From a 1978 conference on the first three years of generalized floating currencies. 288 pages
Drucker, Peter F., POST-CAPITALIST SOCIETY, Harper Business Paperbound Pub., Pinpoints the direction of the new world order. 232 pages
Feather, Frank, G. Forces: THE 35 GLOBAL FORCES RECONSTRUCTING OUR FUTURE, New York, William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1989--A comprehensive investigation into the world's changing social, technological, economic and political spheres. Examines opportunities and dangers. 416 pages
Freeman, Susan Tax, NEIGHBORS: THE SOCIAL CONTRACT IN A CASTILLIAN HAMLET, Chicago, The Univ. of Chicago Press, 1970. Examines the nature of the contracts that bind Valdemorans to one another in a small community in Old Castile, Spain and reveals how the egalitarian tradition is strongly formalized, with differences in class or wealth making little difference in relations. 233 pages
Galbraith, J.K. & Menshikov, S., CAPITALISM, COMMUNISM AND COEXISTENCE: FROM A BITTER PAST TO A BETTER PROSPECT, Houghton Mifflin, 1988--Sharp, surprising discussions on the similar and contrasting problems of the economic and political systems their histories and development. 225 pages
Gold, Phillip, THE AMERICAN WAY OF MILITARY SERVICE, Paragon House, 1985--Combines military analysis, political philosophy and history to argue that America's military needs to make fundamental changes if it is to remain a significant force in global affairs. 182 pages
Goodman, David G:; Miyazawa, Masanori; JEWS IN THE JAPANESE MIND: THE HISTORY AND USES OF A CULTURAL STEREOTYPE, The Free Press, New York, 1995- Deals with the long history of antisemitism in Japan. 260 pages
Gorbachev, Mikhail, PERESTROIKA: NEW THINKING FOR OUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD, Harper & Row, 1987--The Soviet leader's own account of the revolution he began in his country. 254 pages
Gresser, Julian, PARTNERS IN PROSPERITY: STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES FOR THE U.S. AND JAPAN, New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1984--Practical suggestions from a lawyer who has practiced in both the USA and Japan, showing how we can solve unnecessary conflicts and become partners in prosperity. 405 pages
Heslop, Alan, THE WORLD CAPITAL SHORTAGE, Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill Educational Publishing, 1977--Essays taken from a lecture series at Claremont College in Southern California in 1976 and edited by Dean Heslop. Features papers by John Litner, David Meiselman, Geoffre Bell, Dan Throop Smith, Michael Jensen and Leon Kendall. 100 pages
Jones, Dorothy V.; CODE OF PEACE, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1989- Details an ethical framework that can guide actual international relations. 166 pages
Kahn, Herman, THE NEXT 200 YEARS: A SCENARIO FOR AMERICA AND THE WORLD, Quill, 1976--Members of the Hudson Institute offer their opinions on population, energy, mineral resources, food and the environment, painting a remarkably rosy picture of a global future marked by abundance and fulfillment. 241 pages
Mahoney, Rosemary; THE EARLY ARRIVAL OF DREAMS: A YEAR IN CHINA, Ballantine Books, New York, 1990- Chronicles of student life during the year prior to the protests in Tiananmen Square. 325 pages.
Motley, James Berry, BEYOND THE SOVIET THREAT: THE U.S. ARMY IN A POST-COLD WAR ENVIRONMENT, Lexington Pub.,--Assesses major challenges that will confront the U.S. Army, including the ongoing debate over the military's future, NATO's current identity crisis, the problems posed by low-intensity conflicts, and hot spots in the Third World. 225 pages
Nagorski, Andrew, THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM, Simon & Schuster--Chronicles the efforts of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia--to claim their place in the world arena and to overcome the legacies of four decades of subjugation. 319 pages
Premchand & Burkhead, COMPARITIVE INTERNATIONAL BUDGETING AND FINANCE, Transaction--Essays by senior officials in the finance and budget offices of 14 major industrialized and developing countries including the U.S., Sweden, the ASEAN countries, and Canada. 231 pages
Rogers,H.P., TAKING A STAND ON U.S. COMPETITIVENESS, Wellington, CA 1991--easy Q & A format examines public policy in this area. 117 pages
Schlossstein, Steven, TRADE WAR: GREED, POWER,AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PACIFIC, New York, Congdon & Weed, Inc., 1984--An examination of the U.S.-Japan trade relations with new insights into relevant economic policies. 289 pages
Schumacher, Rose, WORLD ECONOMIC DATA, ABC-Clio, 1989--A compendium of information for all counties of the world as of 1989, covers business cycles, GNPs, employment, markets, institutions, and more. 257 pages
Spence, A. Michael and Hazard, Heather A., INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, New York: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1988--Discusses the ultimate causes of concern in the world of international competition. 430 pages
Thurow, Lester, HEAD TO HEAD: THE COMING ECONOMIC BATTLE AMONG JAPAN, EUROPE, AND AMERICA, Warner Books, NYC, 1992 - Economist and dean of MIT's Sloan School of Management Lester Thurow takes a detailed and honest look at the changing world order and lays out a plan American business must follow if it expects to compete abroad i the future. Soft cover 336 pages
Toffler, Alvin, Toffler, Heidi; WAR AND ANTI-WAR, World Future Society, Bethesda, MD, 1993- A look at possible future wars and a preventive strategy for peace. 300 pages
Tolchin, Martin & Susan, SELLING OUR SECURITY, Knopf, 1992--Pinpoints, case by case and name by name, how our political leaders have permitted America's vital technological assets to be sold off to foreign-owned companies. 427 pages
Wattenberg, Ben J., THE BIRTH DEARTH: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE IN FREE COUNTRIES DON'T HAVE ENOUGH BABIES?, New York, Pharos Books, 1987--Drawing on demographic data, this renowned columnist describes a future where half a billion people live in the free world and 9.5 billion inhabit the rest of the planet. He warns that the most cherished values of our Western Civilization may be under attack. 178 pages
Weiss, Julian, THE ASIAN CENTURY: AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE WEST, New York, Facts on File, 1989--Seeks to bridge an information gap by providing new information and fresh insights, showing Americans just what is taking place in the flagship countries of Asia. 225 pages
Will, George F., SUDDENLY: THE AMERICAN IDEA ABROAD AND AT HOME, 1986-1990,New York, The Free Press, 1990--Barbed political/cultural comments from Newsweek op-ed columns. Mr. Will's critical perspective takes in everything; Treblinka, Ronald Reagan, Senator Moynihan, Mario Cuomo, sound-bites, Baby M, the Rolling Stones, Tom Wolfe, and Stephan King. 429 pages
Wood, Christopher, THE BUBBLE ECONOMY; JAPAN'S EXTRAORDINARY SPECULATIVE BOOM OF THE '80S AND THE DRAMATIC BUST OF THE '90S The Atlantic Monthly Press 1992--Shows how the bust has already destroyed some long-standing myths about Japan. These myths claimed that both Japanese share prices and Japanese land prices would keep rising. The third myth is the myth of continuous economic growth. 210 pages