JAMES ROBERTSON'S NEWSLETTER  

No 13, November 2007

Dear Eric,

My latest newsletter is now out and can be read in full at:

http://www.jamesrobertson.com/newsletter.htm

Here is a summary of the contents:

1. Almost all the post-mortem and commentary about Northern  

Rock, sub-prime mortgages, credit crunch and possible  

worldwide financial crisis fails to address one of the root  

causes. I suggest a possible solution.

2.  Margaret Legum's death is a great sadness and shock. She  

chaired the South African New Economics Foundation (SANE) with  

real energy and impact, and will be greatly missed.

3. My book, a Junior History of Money for French teenagers,  

has come out. It's been well-produced by Autrement, the French  

publishers. The conclusion is that the history of money is not  

yet finished, and that that faces young people with an  

important challenge for the world of tomorrow.

4. In 'The Big Earth Book: Ideas and Solutions for a Planet in  

Crisis' James Bruges presents a wealth of information in   

simple language. It's easy to read and beautifully  

illustrated, and infused with passion and anger at what we  

humans are doing to one another and the world.

Among my comments is that we must look at the potential  

opportunities the present crisis gives us to move to a new,  

more advanced stage of human history, as well as at the  

threats which we have to meet. One of the merits of this  

informative and very well-produced book is that it provokes  

serious thinking. It would make an excellent Christmas  

present.

5. Shorter notes about other new books are about a family in  

the shadow of cancer, people-centred global governance, the  

real threats to our world behind "the war against terror", the  

case for promoting "Idleness", and links between communities  

in richer and poorer countries in a converging world facing  

global change.

6. A stop-press announcement is on a potentially crucial step  

towards controlling international business corruption.

Read the full newsletter at:

http://www.jamesrobertson.com/newsletter.htm

Regards,

James

14th November 2007

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