Again, the Doha round of negotiation has ended with no resolution.
Developed and developing countries are not able to create a framework to lower trade barriers on agricultural goods.
The result is that world trade will continue to function unevenly through bilateral trade deals and WTO rulings.
For consumers looking for a break on rising food costs - keep looking. Right now, the governments of the world are not looking out for your pocketbooks.
Interestingly, Brazil seems to be a powerhouse in this round of negotiations. Rising commodity prices and over a decade of sound fiscal policy and social investment, have left Brazil with a strong economy and currency and a rising middle class. Because of this, Brazil was able to remain firm on issues important to them.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Doha Round Collapses - Again
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Personal MBA Booklist
The Personal MBA website has published their 2008 reading list. The list is meant to give readers a background in business similar to studying for a MBA.
This list is so popular that the website crashed. I was able to grab a copy and have posted it hear with Amazon.com links for easy browsing.
Enjoy.
General Books
10 Days to Faster Reading
StrengthsFinder 2.0
Lead the Field
The Art of Exceptional Living
Productivity & Effectiveness
The Effective Executive
Getting Things Done
Bit Literacy
The Creative Habit
Path of Least Resistance
The Simplicity Survival Handbook by Bill Jensen
Cut to the Chase by Stuart Levine
The Unwritten Laws of Business by W.J. King
Making Things Happen by Scott Berkun
Results Without Authority by Tom Kendrick
Psychology & Communication
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler
On Writing Well by William Zinsser
Presentation Zen by Garr Reynolds
Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
Secrets of Consulting by Gerald M. Weinberg
Deep Survival by Laurence Gonzales
Design & Production
Product Design and Development by Karl Ulrich and Steven Eppinger
The Design of Everyday Things by Donald Norman
Universal Principles of Design by William Lidwell, Kritina Holden, and Jill Butler
Getting Real by 37signals
The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt
Lean Thinking by James Womack and Daniel Jones
Marketing, Sales, & Negotiation
All Marketers Are Liars by Seth Godin
Indispensable by Joe Calloway
Getting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got by Jay Abraham
The Sales Bible by Jeffrey Gitomer
The Ultimate Sales Machine by Chet Holmes
SPIN Selling by Neil Rackham
Bargaining For Advantage by G. Richard Shell
3-D Negotiation by David A. Lax and James K. Sebenius
Entrepreneurship
The New Business Road Test by John Mullins
Bankable Business Plans by Edward Rogoff
Ready, Fire, Aim by Michael Masterson
The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss
The Art of the Start by Guy Kawasaki
How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy
Getting Started in Consulting by Alan Weiss
Management & Leadership
First, Break All The Rules by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman
12: The Elements of Great Managing by Rodd Wagner & James Harter
What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Growing Great Employees by Erika Andersen
Hiring Smart by Pierre Mornell
Judgment by Noel Tichy & Warren Bennis
The New Leader's 100-Day Action Plan by George Bradt, Jayme Check, & Jorge Pedraza
The Halo Effect by Phil Rosenzweig
The Essential Drucker by Peter F. Drucker
Ethics for the Real World Ronald Howard & Clinton Korver
Strategy & Innovation
Purpose: The Starting Point of Great Companies by Nikos Mourkogiannis
Competitive Strategy by Michael Porter
Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne
Seeing What's Next by Clayton M. Christensen, Erik A. Roth, Scott D. Anthony
Learning from the Future by Liam Fahey & Robert Randall
Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Peter F. Drucker
Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun
Green to Gold by Daniel Esty & Andrew Winston
Finance & Analysis
Essentials of Accounting (9th Edition) by Robert N. Anthony and Leslie K. Breitner
The McGraw-Hill 36-Hour Course in Finance by Robert A. Cooke
How to Read a Financial Report by John A. Tracy
Turning Numbers Into Knowledge by Jonathan Koomey
Show Me The Numbers by Stephen Few
Marketing Metrics by Paul W. Farris, Neil T. Bendle, Phillip E. Pfeifer, and David J. Reibstein
Web Analytics: An Hour a Day by Avinash Kaushik
The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch
How to Lie with Statistics by Darrell Huff
Personal Finance
Your Money or Your Life by Joel Dominguez & Vicki Robin
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley & William Danko
The Lazy Person's Guide to Investing by Paul Farrell
The Boglehead's Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore et al
Work Less, Live More by Bob Clyatt
It's Not About The Money by Brent Kessel
SUPPLEMENT: Business History
Money and Power: The History of Business by Howard Means
Brand New by Nancy F. Koehn
Founders at Work by Jessica Livingston
Citizen Marketers by Ben McConnell & Jackie Huba
The Book of Business Wisdom by Peter Krass
The Book of Leadership Wisdom by Peter Krass
The Book of Management Wisdom by Peter Krass
The Book of Entrepreneurs' Wisdom by Peter Krass
SUPPLEMENT: Business History
Business: The Ultimate Resource from Basic Books
The Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists edited by Gene Marks
Every Manager's Desk Reference from Alpha Books
Finance for the Non-Financial Manager by Gene Siciliano
The Copywriter's Handbook by Robert Bly
Principles of Statistics by M.G. Bulmer
Law 101 by Jay M. Feinman
2008 Business Reference Guide by Tom West
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