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dove va l'economia del mondo

Dopo l’epoca d’oro della globalizzazione durata fino alla crisi economico-finanziaria del 2008-2009, il futuro dell’economia del mondo è oggi incerto, segnato da disuguaglianze crescenti e soprattutto dal mutare degli equilibri globali, con l’ascesa dell’Asia del Pacifico e con le nuove ...

Winners and losers

the psychology of foreign trade

From acclaimed political scientist Diana Mutz, a revealing look at why people's attitudes on trade differ from their own self-interest Winners and Losers challenges conventional wisdom about how American citizens form opinions on international trade. While dominant explanations in economics emphasize personal self-interest-and whether ...

Economía internacional y organismos económicos internacionales

Presenta en un solo volumen los fundamentos principales de la economía internacional en sus diferentes ámbitos, asociándolos con la organización institucional, económica, monetaria y financiera, y dando con ello una visión global de los complejos problemas de la economía internacional y sus interrelaciones. En esta ...

La globalización del capital

historia del sistema monetario internacional

Lúcido, accesible y provocativo, y ahora completamente actualizado para tratar los acontecimientos recientes que han sacudido la economía global, La globalización del capital es un recorrido indispensable por los últimos ciento cincuenta años de historia monetaria y financiera internacional. En las páginas de esta tercera ...

The cost of free money

how unfettered capital threatens our economic future

A penetrating account of how unchecked capital mobility is damaging international cooperation, polarizing the economic landscape, and ultimately reshaping the global order When it comes to the afflictions of the global economy, almost everyone-and especially Donald Trump-is quick to point the finger of blame at ...

Economic statecraft

A new edition of the classic work on the economic tools of foreign policy Today's complex and dangerous world demands a complete understanding of all the techniques of statecraft, not just military ones. David Baldwin's Economic Statecraft presents an analytic framework for evaluating ...

India

Continuity and Change in the 21st Century

India has been catapulted to the centre of world attention. Its rapidly growing economy, new geo-political confidence, and global cultural influence have ensured that people across the world recognise India as one of the main sites of social dynamism in the early twenty-first century. In ...

Oil powers

a history of the U.S.-Saudi alliance

Since the mid-twentieth century, the United States and Saudi Arabia have built a close but often troubled alliance. In this critical history, Victor McFarland reveals the deep ties binding the leaders of the two nations. Connecting foreign relations and domestic politics, McFarland challenges the view ...

El gran virus

Ensayo para una pandemia

A lo largo de la historia, la humanidad ha sido víctima de numerosas epidemias que trajeron consigo cientos de miles, incluso millones, de muertos y causaron un fuerte impacto no sólo en la salud sino también en la economía, el orden social, y en los ...

Obesos y famélicos

el impacto de la globalización en el sistema alimentario mundial

¿Cómo es posible que coincida con una epidemia de obesidad que afecta en especial a los pobres? Desde las semillas hasta el supermercado, desde los oligopolios hasta la Organización Mundial del Comercio, desde el Banco Mundial hasta el empobrecimiento de los agricultores: nada escapa al ...

Global political economy

An expert team of international authors present a diverse and comprehensive selection of theories and issues, carefully brought together by experienced editor John Ravenhill. Crucially, debates are presented through a critical lens to encourage students to unpack claims, form independent views, and challenge assumptions. This ...

The japanese economy

The second edition of a comprehensive account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, substantially updated and expanded. This textbook offers a comprehensive, rigorous but accessible account of all the major aspects of the Japanese economy, grounding its approach in mainstream economics. The ...

Estimating illicit financial flows

a critical guide to the data methodologies and findings

Illicit financial flows constitute a global phenomenon of massive but uncertain scale, which erodes government revenues and drives corruption in countries rich and poor. In 2015, the countries of the world committed to a target to reduce illicit flows, as part of the UN Sustainable ...

The rise of tech giants

a game changer in global finance and politics

Tech giants entering the banking and financial industry is not an issue of the future, it is already happening. This phenomenon has crucial implications that extend well beyond the banking system. There are questions like: Will tech giants be competitors of incumbents or will they ...

Globalizing capital

a history of the international monetary system

Essential reading for understanding the international economy-now thoroughly updated Lucid, accessible, and provocative, and now thoroughly updated to cover recent events that have shaken the global economy, Globalizing Capital is an indispensable account of the past 150 years of international monetary and financial history-from the ...

Raise the debt

how developing countries choose their creditors

Credit is the lifeblood of capitalism and development. Brazil, Russia, India, and China-also called BRICs-have become important creditors to developing countries. However, how will their loans affect economic development and democracy in recipient countries? We need to understand why governments accept Chinese over Western loan ...

Reform of the international monetary system

why and how?

An argument that a rules-based reform of the international monetary system, achieved by applying basic economic theory, would improve economic performance. In this book, the economist John Taylor argues that the apparent correlation of monetary policy decisions among different countries-largely the result of countries' concerns ...

Disrupted economic relationships

disasters, sanctions, dissolutions

Empirical studies and theoretical analyses examine the causes and consequences of disruptions in cross-border economic relationships, including political conflict, economic sanctions, and institutional collapse. Cross-border economic relationships gradually strengthened in the decades after World War II; for most of the postwar period, international trade and ...

El valor de las cosas

quién produce y quién gana en la economía global

¿Quién crea realmente la riqueza? ¿Qué actividades la impulsan? ¿Cuáles se limitan a extraerla? ¿Cuáles la destruyen? Nuestras economías tienden a premiar la extracción de valor antes que su creación -el proceso productivo que verdaderamente impulsa una economía y una sociedad saludables-, y la diferencia ...

Austrian economics

the next generation

Austrian Economics: The Next Generation brings together emerging and established scholars to explore the insights that can be gleaned from applying Austrian economics to a range of different topics. Spanning a variety of related disciplines, from history to politics to public policy, this collection explores ...