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World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred
by Amy Chua
from Arrow Books Ltd
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Psuedo-Academic Garbage 
Ms. Chua is disappointly shallow in her analysis of the implications of economic disparity in the Third World. Without having read it in its entirety, the best that can be said about this book is that it is an apologetic for the wealth disparities created by free-market philosophy, dressed up as an incisive polemic. Chua's attempt at armchair political economy doesn't do much more than scratch the surface and shuffles around well-known facts about Third World exploitation while leaving other, more damning... more info
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Pride vs Envy 
In Christian tradition, two of the worst sins are pride-obsession with one's own status; and envy-hatred of others for their good fortune. In a way Amy Chu's book is an example of what happens when these two vices contact each other on a massive scale.
Now it may be true that all men are equal in God's eyes. It is theoretically true that all men are equal before the Law. It is not true that all are equal in other ways. Some individuals are simply more successful then others. Furthermore some cultures... more info
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Why is the world on fire? -- The primary answer may be . . . . .
In World on Fire, Amy Chua proposes a thesis that is well researched, reality-based, and rooted in her experiences as an extended member of a Chinese Filipino family: The global spread of laissez-faire markets and nominal democracy has become a principal aggravating agent in group hatred and ethnic violence in some countries primarily outside the Western World where "economic-dominant minorities" concentrate enormous wealth and influence compared to the native, assimilated population.
In the... more info
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A View of the World from the Dark Side
Excellent and compelling.
I travel internationally 6 months of the year throughout the world, but even so, this book exposed a shadowy dark underbelly I was unaware of. The author's arguments are fresh, novel. believable and compelling.
Anyone interested in world dynamics and the rapid pace of change that is affecting the entire planet will welcome this innovative and paradigm shifting book.
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