International economics

The early 17th century was a time of great literature the era of Cervantes and Shakespeare but also of international tension and heightened diplomacy.

The early 17th century was a time of great literature the era of Cervantes and Shakespeare but also of international tension and heightened diplomacy.

This book examines economic inequality and social disparity in Iran, together with their drivers, over the past four decades.

This book brings together two major developments of the past decade: the collapse of the Soviet Union on the political side and "e;globalization"e; on the economic side.

This is a study of the long-run evolution of the relationship between China and the world economy.

Political culture is one of the central, but most difficult, concepts in political science.

Bringing together the economics, politics, and history of the movement toward economic and monetary union (EMU), the author looks at such topics as the first significant attempt at EMU, the Werner report and its aftermath, and the development of the Maastricht Treaty and the crises that followed its signing.

This volume analyzes the import patterns of selected countries to determine which nations are active importers and which ones import much less than expected.

This book examines the evolution of trade and trade patterns in Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC) and assesses the implications of these patterns on structural change and economic development within transition economies.

Recent decades have seen a sharp increase in financial competition, intensified by globalisation.

Political culture is one of the central, but most difficult, concepts in political science.

This is the first book to look at the European Union and single currency from the perspective of member-states.

America's Soluble Problems , while recognising the many successes of the US economy, analyses its well known problems with a fresh new approach.

The object of this volume is to evaluate the pattern and the function of foreign capital in developing countries in a long-run perspective.

This timely book points the way towards a new positive regulatory framework for international investment following the failure of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI).

Building upon a wide range of literatures this book argues that international regulatory institutions become stronger when oligopolistic institutional arrangements decay and competitive pressures intensify.

In an era of globalization, private markets are expected to dominate the distribution of goods worldwide.

This is the first of five volumes reporting on the UNU-WIDER study on New Regionalism.

Foreign direct investment is an important part of an increasingly global political economy.

Based on a major international research project undertaken by The Institute for East West Studies, this book provides the first comprehensive analysis of an important, but little explored, feature of post-Cold War Europe: the emergence of subregional cooperation in areas such as the Barents, the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and the Black Sea.

The book offers an authoritative overview of the topical issues surrounding intra-industry trade in Europe in the era of European economic integration.

The chapters in this volume identify and assess the political process and bases of support for multilateralism in terms of the shifting power relations in world politics, institutional innovations in the United Nations and non-UN multilateralisms.

Exploring many of the most pertinent ethical and economic issues of our time, this book offers both new insights and innovative solutions.

A rigorous and comprehensive text dealing primarily with the determinants of the pattern of trade gains from trade and trade policy.

The East Asian experience suggests that technological development is fundamental to export success in outward-oriented economies.

In this history of US-based direct broadcast satellite developments, the United States and other nation-states are shown to be the ultimate arbiters of their ongoing histories.

Economic prospects for the countries of the Middle East and North Africa are assessed in light of the changing world economy, increasing integration of trade and financial markets, greater needs for educated labour, and growing concerns about poverty and environmental degradation.

An authoritative analysis of economic performance in Middle Eastern and North African countries are presented by scholars in the region.

A comprehensive overview of current research in the field of trade, payments and debt.

The book examines the economic performance and commercial prospects in the ASEAN economies.

This book studies the impact of different sources of external finance on growth and development in different country contexts.

Switzerland is at the centre of Europe, but is not part of the European Union.

What lies at the heart of financial regulation?

Multinationals are increasingly taking internationalised approaches to the ways in which they generate new knowledge and develop innovative new products from it in the pursuit of global competitiveness.

A topical study of regional arrangements covering ASEAN, SAARC and APEC in Asia, NAFTA and MERCOSUR in the Americas, SADC, SACU and ECOWAS in Africa, and the European Union, EFTA and Eastern Europe.

Sir Roy Harrod was one of the foremost economists of the twentieth century who made pioneering contributions in several branches of economics including: trade cycle theory; growth theory; trade theory; monetary economics; imperfect competition theory, and methodology.

The book examines the rapid growth and dramatic changes in capital flows globally and to emerging markets.

Written in the context of contemporary theoretical debate in international political economy, this book overturns a number of myths about the political economy of trade in one of the oldest areas of industry.

This book brings together papers written by representatives from UN agencies and academics who take a fresh look at the expanding role of transnational corporations and foreign direct investment in the world economy.

This innovative new text brings together the disciplines of economics and social anthropology to provide a refreshing and unique perspective on international business.

This book focuses on the functioning of the evolving International Monetary System and on recent developments and trends in the financial markets that have become increasingly globalized.

The book describes the construction method for a global accounting framework, referred to as the world accounting matrix (WAM).

The book contains selected papers presented at two international Euro-Asia research conferences held in Nantes and Poitiers, France, in 1994 and 1995.

This volume brings together a group of authors who share a common concern with the effects of globalization on the South.

Europe must change to face the critical challenges ahead.

The international economic order created at Bretton Woods in 1944 was not crafted with the developing countries principally in mind.

A guide to the experiences economic reform since the second world war, and system reform and economic integration across the world in the past decade.