The economics of Russian transition

The end of the Cold War saw an unprecedented number of countries changing economic policies at the same time. One result has been the emergence of a new field of economics, postcommunist transformation theory. Written by prominent Russian analysts, the essays in this book discuss ...

The world economy

global trade policy 2002

This volume is the ninth in an annual series in which top economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy. Each annual volume examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements ...

Remaking the global economy

economic-geographical perspectives

Remaking the Global Economy offers a state -of-the-art survey of geographical perspectives on the restructuring and reorganization of the global economy. With contributions from leading figures in the globalization debate, the book explores the latest thinking and research, as well as the enduring controversies, across ...

Chinese capitalism in a global era

towards hybrid capitalism

Yeung's in-depth study demystifies the nature and dynamics of 'overseas' Chinese capitalism in East and Southeast Asia in a time of accelerated globalisation. He examines how Chinese capitalism has evolved in a two way process through the participation of its key actors. INDICE List ...

Global markets and the developing economy

E.V.K. FitzGerald takes a fresh approach to the macroeconomics of developing countries, based on the influence of global markets on domestic savings, private investment, firm behaviours, employment levels and income distribution. He suggests that a Keynesian approach is still relevant today when reformulated ...

The real world economic outlook

the legacy of globalization : debt and deflation

Real World Economic Outlook is a yearly publication that reviews issues in the global economy from a different, radical and more realistic perspective. In stark contrast to the output of other institutions like the IMF and World Bank, this annual report is written in an ...

China's economic growth

a miracle with Chinese characteristics

This title outlines the main characteristics of Chinese economic growth during the 1980s and 1990s, and investigates in detail the key determinants of growth, especially capital formulation and productivity issues

A decade of light and shadow

Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s

The 1990s were a transitional period that marked a turning point in the economic, social, and political development of Latin America and the Caribbean. This volume looks back at the decade to evaluate the major events associated with the consolidation of the region's reform ...

Value and the world economy today

production, finance and globalization

Value and the World Economy Today brings together a diverse group of globally renowned scholars of international political economy and critical economics to examine the relevance of value theory for understanding the world economy today. The book is unique in the way that it connects ...

El reto del capitalismo global

la economía mundial en el siglo XXI

La obra describe los riesgos y oportunidades inherentes a la globalización con la claridad y profundidad analíticas del experto en relaciones internacionales Robert Gilpin. Su exposición proporciona una nueva y equilibrada mirada que pone el contrapunto al excesivo triunfalismo que ha caracterizado el pensamiento norteamericano ...

El entorno económico actual

INDICE 1.La globalización 2.Las migraciones 3.Los procesos de integración económica 4.El papel de los organismos internacionales 5. Las nuevas tecnologías: su impacto en el crecimiento económico 6. Retos para el futuro

Structural reform in Japan

breaking the iron triangle

In this unusually candid book, Japan#s former top financial diplomat asserts the urgent need for wholesale structural reform to revitalize the long-stagnant Japanese economy. Eisuke Sakakibara, whose influence over global currency markets earned him the nickname of #Mr. Yen,# envisions a social and economic ...

Los cien peores días

el fin de la convertibilidad

Testigo privilegiado de esos días tremendos de la vida de la República, Lamberto cuenta en forma coloquial, amena y sin eufemismos entretelones y anécdotas desconocidos de lo que él denominó "los cien peores días" y, además, efectúa propuestas que tienen que ver con el futuro.

Asia and Africa in the global economy

The book brings a crucial issue to the fore: how to manage the process of strategic integration into the global economy. The performance of Asian and African economies over recent decades clearly shows that engagement with the global economy can play a key role in ...

La economía de los argentinos

reglas de juego para una sociedad próspera y justa

Este libro aborda los temas que ocupan el debate público de la Argentina actual. Muestra las distintas facetas de nuestros problemas y propone soluciones lejos de la magia y cerca de la realidad. Un estancamiento como el de la Argentina no puede ser sino el ...

Structural impediments to growth in Japan

As the much-lauded "miracle" of Japan's stunning economic growth has ground down into a seemingly unshakeable economic stagnation, analysts have focused their attention on the underlying systems that present obstacles to continued success. In this, the first book-length academic treatment of this important issue ...

The economics aspects of the history of the civilization of Japan

Originally published by Allen & Unwin in 1930 thid 3 volume collection brings together writings on the economic aspects of Japan's history. Covering the period from the 1600s until the 1920s this work offers the reader, not only an economic history of the Japanese, but ...

África, ¿espejo del mundo?

algato por una nueva economía

El autor, profundo conocedor de la realidad del continente africano, donde vive desde hace más de veinte años, defiende en este libro una política económica nueva. Este trabajo apasionado, pedagógico y riguroso, fruto de diez años de reflexión, desmiente los tópicos etnográficos y los milagros ...

Comment va la France?

les dossiers du Monde

Le XXIème siècle débute sous le signe d#un de ces grands bouleversements qui accompagnent d#habitude la fin des conflits majeurs. On assiste à une redéfinition des rapports de puissance comme à une révision du modèle de production capitaliste et de sa régulation. Certains ...

L'économie chinoise

La Chine : atelier du monde ou marché du siècle ? Le rêve du marché chinois est-il devenu une réalité ? L'économie chinoise a-t-elle dépassé celle du Japon ? La Chine peut-elle éclater ? La Chine est-elle capitaliste ? INDICE Introduction - I. La voie chinoise de 1949 à 1978 - 1 ...