i know nothing.
i realize i have absolutely no idea how the economy works and how this mortgage crisis is the way it is. i understand the very VERY basic concept of the mortgage crisis and why we´re in it, but my semester in high school of "gordonomics" and summer online economics course through tompkins cortland community college just haven´t given me the background i need to really comprehend what the fuck is going on. i need some suggestions on articles, books, and/or people to talk to, and though i dont know how many people read this, i would appreciate ANY advice, either through comments or email (sydney.malawer@gmail.com).
i would also appreciate any resources on our country´s international affairs history as well. i realize after reading this and subsequent comments that i have a lot ot learn on foreign affairs as well.
posted by syd @ 9:07 AM
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http://www.rgemonitor.com/blog/roubini/
This guy seems to always be right. No only did he predict the crisis, but he also provides interesting policy advice, which governments seem to be taking them, although much slower than needed. Caution!! The contents of his blog can be very depressing. Global recession and insolvent banks galore!
If you have access to JStor or even using Google Scholar, looking up articles on past events might be your best shot for further explanations and analyses to both arguments in that post. Foreign Policy Magazine and Foreign Affairs have some interesting stuff, but there are a lot of other publications out there.
In general, if you haven't already read John Winthrop's "City on a Hill" speech (it's pretty short, just google it), I would reccommend that. One of my diplomatic history professors did a good job of illustrating the significance of that philosophy throughout US history (and given Palin's recent reference, it's still very much relevant)
One book I read that illustrated the role of the UN and NGOs in the Rwandan genocide was "Aiding Violence" by Peter Uvin, which is really interesting. "The White Man's Burden" by William Easterly is another really interesting book about the effects of foreign aid in the Developing world.
One of the first books that got me interested in US involvement in the Middle East (and Iran) was Robert Baer's "See No Evil"
Gee, that seems like a lot, but I hope that helps. My concentration is International Development so I get pretty excited about these types of discussions. I'm actually in a Human Rights course and an International Organizations course right now where we question the appropriateness of intervention (military or otherwise) a lot. Let me know if you want more cause I have TONS of readings you could choose from :) (oh school...)
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