International economics

While the financial crisis in East Asia could be said to be on the wane in some countries, the reconstruction process in the aftermath and the debate about the financial policies best suited to the region still rages on.

The growth of interest in fiscal decentralization has meant that there has been something of a rush to enshrine this in policy - The World Bank has reported that about seventy countries see this as a major part of their development strategy.

Following the financial crisis at the end of the twentieth century, regionalisms in the global political economy have evolved in a number of ways.

While 'one world government' is not on the cards, the globalization of political life has progressed significantly over the last decades.

The 1997 South Korean financial crisis not only shook the country itself but also sent shock waves through the financial world at large.

In these heady days of ever increasing globalization it has become vital to question whether governments should be allowed to protect domestic enterprises from foreign competitors.

This book provides a critical examination of the most important institutions of global governance in the world today.

The launch of the Euro has already had profound effects on both European economies and societies - but it is also of huge importance for the international community as a whole.

The Political Economy of Rule Evasion and Policy Reform develops the logic underlying the connections between breaking the rules and making the rules.

As Secretary General of the ICF and previously Assistant General Secretary of the IMF, Charles Levinson played an important part in developing the countervailing labour response to the multinational corporations.

As Secretary General of the ICF and previously Assistant General Secretary of the IMF, Charles Levinson played an important part in developing the countervailing labour response to the multinational corporations.

This book examines the evolution and application of participatory trade politics in West Africa and discusses the theoretical implications for political economy and global governance approaches to trade policy-making.

This book examines the evolution and application of participatory trade politics in West Africa and discusses the theoretical implications for political economy and global governance approaches to trade policy-making.

This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.

This book analyzes the economics of the food industry at every stage between the farm gate and the kitchen counter.

The biotechnology industry is an extremely important sector in the developed world's economies.

Shipping and port systems are vital to societies and lifestyles around the world.

The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE) was adopted in 2005 and designed to allow States to protect and promote cultural policies.

The UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (CDCE) was adopted in 2005 and designed to allow States to protect and promote cultural policies.

Increasing and intensified cross-border economic exchange such as trade and investment is an important feature of globalization.

Increasing and intensified cross-border economic exchange such as trade and investment is an important feature of globalization.

This excellent new book contains contributions from a number of leading experts and is the result of the UNU/WIDER project on globalization and low-income countries.

This timely and well-written collection explores the impact of economic reforms in developing and transitional economies across the world.

The United States embargo against Cuba was imposed over fifty years ago initially as a response to the new revolutionary government's seizure of US properties, which was viewed by the US as a violation of international law.

The United States embargo against Cuba was imposed over fifty years ago initially as a response to the new revolutionary government's seizure of US properties, which was viewed by the US as a violation of international law.

The use of the US dollar for domestic monetary transactions outside the USA has gone on for many years now - Panama in 1904 being the earliest example.

This important collection is a timely contribution to the debate on the Asian financial crisis.

Practically all donor countries that give aid claim to do so on the basis on the recipient's good governance, but do these claims have a real impact on the allocation of aid?

Migration of workers within and across national boundaries is an important issue in an age of increasing levels of innovation and invention which economizes cost and helps large scale production.

Migration of workers within and across national boundaries is an important issue in an age of increasing levels of innovation and invention which economizes cost and helps large scale production.

In a few years, the United States has gone from worrying about Japan's economic might to worrying about its meltdown.

In a few years, the United States has gone from worrying about Japan's economic might to worrying about its meltdown.

Asia constitutes a large portion of the world's population and this new book provides a good selection of contributions that cover trade, equity and development in the continent.

Asia constitutes a large portion of the world's population and this new book provides a good selection of contributions that cover trade, equity and development in the continent.

Clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have to adapt continually to a fast changing environment.

Rural enterprises have played an important role in the extraordinary success of China's economy over the last two decades.

Rural enterprises have played an important role in the extraordinary success of China's economy over the last two decades.

The widely held view of the Asian Financial Crisis is that it had no substantial impact on China.

The widely held view of the Asian Financial Crisis is that it had no substantial impact on China.

The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book.

China's immersion in the world economy and trading system is a continued source of great interest throughout the globe.

The editors of this book have pulled together a collection of chapters that review the spate of financial crises that have occurred in recent years starting with Mexico in 1994 and moving on to more recent crises in Turkey and Argentina.

The recent globalization trends have revived a long-standing interest in regional integration in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The recent globalization trends have revived a long-standing interest in regional integration in the countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

The Post-Washington Consensus has succeeded in becoming the new theoretical underpinning for the World Bank's Structural Adjustment policies in developing countries.

The Post-Washington Consensus has succeeded in becoming the new theoretical underpinning for the World Bank's Structural Adjustment policies in developing countries.

The Arms Industry is an area that is of huge concern to many people around the world.

The role of ethnic Chinese business in Southeast Asia in catalyzing economic development has been hotly debated - and often misunderstood - throughout cycles of boom and bust.

The role of ethnic Chinese business in Southeast Asia in catalyzing economic development has been hotly debated - and often misunderstood - throughout cycles of boom and bust.

The book explores the macroeconomic and sectoral employment implications (in agriculture, industry and services) of China's World Trade Organisation accession.