International Economics category: 4483 books
Economic and Legal Foundations of Modern Russian Society
A New Institutional Theory
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2018
Modern societies develop very quickly. However, along with rapid economic growth, comes risk to the economic system. That is why there is a need for study of the institutional base on which modern society is built to enable more effective management and better forecasting for further development....
A New Economic Growth Engine for China
Escaping the Middle-income Trap by Not Doing More of the Same
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
This volume is a report by leading international economic experts on China's economic priorities in the coming years. From various aspects of the domestic and foreign situation, China has now reached a critical juncture in its economic development. Unless China is able to overcome the difficulties...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
While geopolitics has captured global attention, geoeconomics is the often hidden force that governs countries’ relationships. It is the economic psyche that shapes the new world order. Geoeconomics refers to the intersection of economic factors, relationships and conditions on global events. A...
Unequal China
The political economy and cultural politics of inequality
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2013
Economic development and a dramatic improvement in living standards in many parts of the People’s Republic of China during the past three decades of economic reforms have been hailed by the Chinese Communist Party and many commentators in the international arena as the most spectacular achievements...
Global Capitalism in Disarray
Inequality, Debt, and Austerity
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
Global capitalism is affected by the malaises of stagnation, financial fragility, increased income inequality, growing wealth concentration at the top, and a vanishing fair social contract. This book focuses on the incidence of these phenomena in the US, UK, Greece, Spain, Chile, South Africa, Australia,...
by F. Gerard Adams
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2006
We are witnessing a transformation in the world economy as a result of the IT/e-business revolution. Modern logistics based on cheap communication and transportation are shifting the locus of production and the international division of labour between the West and the lower wage countries of East...
by Alan Verne Deardorff, Robert Mitchell Stern
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2010
The contributors to this volume, economists and political scientists from academic institutions, the private sector, and the Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, came together to discuss an important topic in the formation of U.S. international trade policy: the representation...
Awkward Embrace
The United States and China in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
In AN AWKWARD EMBRACE, Swagel applies his experience at the Treasury Department to show the reader why America’s economic relationship with China has been a beneficial one and details what needs to happen for this trend to continue. But Blumenthal, a former official specializing in Asia at the Department...
Foreign Direct Investment in Post-Crisis Korea
European Investors and 'Mismatched Globalization'
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2007
In this book Judith Cherry analyses the impact of economic and cultural globalization on efforts to promote inward foreign direct investment (IFDI) in South Korea over the past four decades. The book traces the development of Korean IFDI policy from one of restriction and control to one of encouragement...
by Satyananda Gabriel
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2004
In the past fifty years, the experience of the Chinese economy has continually challenged the assumptions of laissez-faire economics. It has sustained a strong growth rate, changed the structure of international economic relationships and has become critical to many multinational corporations. Now,...
by Gary G. Hamilton
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2006
This informative book discusses the effects of the rise of Chinese capitalism on both China itself, and on its neighbours. Incorporating empirical data collated from interviews in several Asian societies and from historical Chinese sources, this renowned author analyzes, discusses and applies an...
India's Long Road
The Search for Prosperity
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
India's economic resurgence has been the subject of many extravagant predictions and hopes. In this powerful and wide-ranging book, distinguished economist Vijay Joshi lays out a penetrating analysis of the shaky foundations of the country's performance, and charts the course that it should follow...
The Telecommunications Revolution
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2018
Originally published in 1992 this book charts the global restructuring of telecommunications industries away from the monopoly structures of the past towards increased competition, deregulation and privatization. The book's authors are international policy-makers and scholars, who examine the regulatory...
Food Aid After Fifty Years
Recasting its Role
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2007
This book analyzes the impact food aid programmes have had over the past fifty years, assessing the current situation as well as future prospects. Issues such as political expediency, the impact of international trade and exchange rates are put under the microscope to provide the reader with a greater...