Economia contemporània del'Àsia Oriental

Latin American economic crises

trade and labour

This volume examines issues of economic interest faced by Latin America economies in the late 20th Century. The fifteen chapters deal with macroeconomic problems, financial crises, the development of trade and trade agreements and labour issues. Of particular interest are the chapters dealing with Argentina ...

Arabia Saudí

el reino de las ficciones

The cuban economy at the start of the Twenty-First Century

Corea

tradición y modernidad

East Asian economic regionalism

Something new is happening across East Asia. A region notable for its lack of internal economic links is discussing regional cooperation on trade, investment, and exchange rates. Because of negotiations elsewhere around the globe on regional trade#such as those that led to the consolidation ...

OECD in figures

2004 edition : statistics on the member countries

Comparative economic systems in the twenty-first century

INDICE Chapter 1: World Economic Systems in the Twenty-First Century Chapter 2: Definition and Classification Chapter 3: Institutions, Systems, and Economic Outcomes Chapter 4: Reform and Transition Chapter 5: Theory of Market Capitalism Chapter 6: Theory of Planned Socialism Chapter 7: Theory of Market Socialism ...

Monopoly capitalism in crisis

The world economy is on the brink of a profound crisis. The threat of global deflation and the emergence of chronic excess global capacity characterizes the contemporary phase of crisis and stagnation. Lucarelli argues that these pathological features of globalization acquire a remorseless logic during ...

Nations of the world 2004

world business and economis review

Updated yearly, "Nations of the World" highlights the political and economic situation in over 230 countries and territories and is a useful reference source for individuals and organizations with an active interest in world affairs. Political and economic analysis by over 100 commentators, journalists and ...

Emerging markets

lessons for business success and the outlook for different markets

As growth has slowed in the developed world and the forces that have les to globalisation gather pace, more and more companies are seeking to do business en emerging markets, which offer enormous opportunities. This book aims to help them to succeed and to identify ...

L'économie française

comptes et dossiers: rapport sur les comptes de la Nation de 2003

What global economic crisis?

Economics has become an excessively esoteric discipline. Opportunities to bridge the gap between theorizing and policymaking are becoming increasingly limited. One issue of great importance to modern policymakers is the relationship between globalization and economic crisis. With unprecedented trends towards globalization (in part propelled by ...

India's emerging economy

performance and prospects in the 1990s and beyond

India's economy over the last decade looks in many ways like a success story; after a major economic crisis in 1991, followed by bold reform measures, the economy has experienced a rapid economic growth rate, more foreign investment, and a boom in the information ...

The power of productivity

wealth,poverty,and the treat to global stability

The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world today. The chronic poverty of many nations affects more than the citizens and economies of those nations; it threatens global stability as the pressures of immigration become unsustainable and ...

La situación del mundo 2004

Informe anual del Worldwatch Institute sobre progreso hacia una sociedad sostenible

Un niño de Bangladesh come arroz de una escudilla. Una niña norteamericana juega con una muñeca de plástico. Una mujer finlandesa habla por su teléfono móvil. Un hombre de Zimbabwe carga gasolina en su coche. Pensad en los objetos que compráis y utilizáis durante un ...

China

going global

This series is based on the expert research of the Institute of world Economy and Politics (IWEP), a thinktank in China and part of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences based in Beijing. Their studies provide intimate analyses into various aspects of Chinese economics and ...

Between politics and markets

firms, competition, and institutional change in Post-Mao China

Between Politics and Markets examines how the decline of central planning in post-Mao China was related to the rise of two markets - an economic market for the exchange of products and factors, and a political market for the diversion to private interests of state assets ...

Keeping up with the Dow Joneses

debt,prison,workfare

In his latest book of interlinked essays, noted cultural critic Vijay Prashad examines the contradictions of the American economy. He assesses a range of related issues: the oft-vaunted US economy, propped up by the rising debt of poor and middle-class workers; welfare policies that punish ...

Claves de la economía mundial 2004

Esta cuarta edición de Claves de la economía mundial se publica en un contexto internacional de recuperación y de mayor crecimiento económico; precisamente su tema central de debate es Las fuentes del crecimiento económico. Las novedades destacables de esta edición son la nueva sección La ...