10 Books that Politicians Should Read

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How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions
1.  How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions by Francis Wheen
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  "Brilliant! I wish I had written it."
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Why Do People Hate America?
2.  Why Do People Hate America? by Ziauddin Sardar
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  "A considered position on the question"
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A Theory of Justice
3.  A Theory of Justice by John Rawls
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  "Think about fairness in a reasoned way"
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Globalization and Its Discontents
4.  Globalization and Its Discontents by Joseph Stiglitz
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  "Poacher turned game keeper"
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The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth About Globalization, Corporate Cons and High Finance Fraudsters
5.  The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth About Globalization, Corporate Cons and High Finance Fraudsters by Greg Palast
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  "A bit polemical, but great stuff and well researched"
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American Capitilism
6.  American Capitilism by JK Galbraith
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  "Its the ecomomy, stupid!"
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Development as Freedom
7.  Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen
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  "A brilliant economist on global injustice"
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Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy)
8.  Kant: Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) by Immanuel Kant
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  "The founder of rational moral Philosophy"
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The Crooked Timber Of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas
9.  The Crooked Timber Of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas by Isaiah Berlin
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  "Why you don't want to force others to agree"
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Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky
10.  Understanding Power: The Indispensable Chomsky by Noam Chomsky
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  "Well, you have to have some Chomsky!"
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