This up-to-date volume covers contemporary topics and offers a practical foundation for understanding the global economy in an era of shifting borders, restructuring economies, and regional realignments. The authors in address critical problems of growth, distribution, and development, and explain their impact on international business.
The United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade
Suitable for upper level undergraduate and postgraduate courses in international economics, this book explores various issues including the fortunes of the international stock market, the impact of the Iraq war, and the rise of China and ...
"This work is a product of the staff of The World Bank with external contributions"--T.p. verso.
This edition has been updated to take account of current developments in this area of economics. Building on the first edition, the overall structure is retained whilst new topic boxes and up-to-date examples add to its accessibility.
Bridge, G. (2008b) Global production networks and the extractive sector: governing resource-based development. Journal of Economic Geography, 8:389–419. ... Bunker, S. and Ciccantell, P. (2005) Globalization and the Race for Resources.
Making extensive use of the gravity model of bilateral trade, several chapters explore the economic effects of regional arrangements. In addition, this book examines the theoretical foundation of the gravity model.
... Thomas E., 61 personal bankruptcy, 17 Petrobras, 151 PetroChina, 151 Pfizer, 113, 150 Philip Morris, 150 Philips, ... Semiconductor Manufacturing, 151 Takii, 149 Taylor, Frederick Winslow, 128–129 Taylorism, 128 TD Bank Group, ...
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In this book, the economists Peter Temin and David Vines provide an accessible introduction to Keynesian ideas that connects Keynes's insights to today's global economy and offers readers a way to understand current policy debates.
Frank explains the Rise of the West from 1400 forward in world economic and demographic terms, with a sweeping historical perspective that places it in clear conjunction with the Decline of the East around 1800.