International economics Books

Book SynopsisMultinational corporations face different tax systems in different countries that require careful tax planning. A systematic approach is needed to minimize and avoid unnecessary business taxes. Some core issues of international taxation are part of a successful corporate tax plan in an international context. The first issue is a good understanding and appreciation of the principles of international taxation that include the different philosophies of taxation, the different kinds of taxes, the different tax systems, the different tax treaties and potential tax havens. The second issue is a thorough understanding of U.S. taxation of foreign income to avoid double taxation and the computation of foreign tax credits. The third issue is the choice of a transfer pricing method and the compliance with tax regulations on both the transfer of tangible and intangible assets. The fourth issue is the intelligent use of tax vehicles for exporting which can generate substantial savings and reduce the effective tax rate and involve the choice between the interest-charge domestic international sales corporation and the foreign sales corporation. A final issue is the efficient use of value-added taxation for activities taking place outside the U.S., and a new appreciation of the potential of this form of taxation for the United States. Practicing accountants, academics, business executives, students, legislators, and others who want a better understanding of the complex issues of international taxation will be interested in this book.Table of ContentsPreface Principles of International Taxation U.S. Taxation of Foreign Income Transfer Pricing Tax Incentives for Exporting Value-Added Taxation Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisIn the era of globalization, the role of multinational corporations (MNCs) is increasing in importance while the influence of nation-states is in a corresponding decline. Jain contends that this trend will benefit the cause of worldwide economic prosperity, which MNCs alone are positioned to deliver. The increasing availability of global capital, coupled with advances in computing and communications technology, has accelerated the process of doing business anywhere and everywhere. At the same time, barriers to foreign entities wishing to conduct business in Russia, China, India, Brazil, and Indonesia are falling away.As the process of globalization marches on, what can be done to ensure that material prosperity is the result? A Global Business Confederation, Jain argues, should be established to design rules that apply worldwide and that encourage MNCs to generate global economic prosperity in a manner responsive to cultural, social, and humanitarian concerns.Table of ContentsPreface The Evolution of Multinational Enterprises Forces at Work The Rise of Business Globalization The Myth of Globalization The Future of Globalization A Global Business Confederation The Nation = State A Manifesto for the Future Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisNever before have we stood to gain or lose as much from understanding the international economy. Scandals plague the world's largest corporations, the American trade deficit has soared to historic heights, and international organizations from the World Bank to the WTO are accused of being inefficient and corrupt. Is our global economy as unhealthy, and as unjust, as we think? And what can be done about it? At this critical juncture, George Soros, a major proponent of globalization, takes to task the many institutions that have failed to keep pace with our global economy. At the same time, he offers a compelling new paradigm to bring the institutions and the economy back into necessary alignment. Economics are amoral, he argues - but neither our society nor our economy can afford to function without a distinct system of right and wrong. As we look toward the future and wonder what's ailing our economy, where our jobs are going, and whether the power of economics can be harnessed for positive changes, this thoroughly updated edition of George Soros on Globalization is a report no citizen of the world can do without.

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Book SynopsisThe trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other "emerging markets" have transformed their economies, Africa's resource states remained tethered to the bottom of the industrial supply chain. While Africa accounts for about 30 per cent of the world's reserves of hydrocarbons and minerals and 14 per cent of the world's population, its share of global manufacturing stood in 2011 exactly where it stood in 2000: at 1 percent. In his first book, The Looting Machine, Tom Burgis exposes the truth about the African development miracle: for the resource states, it's a mirage. The oil, copper, diamonds, gold and coltan deposits attract a global network of traders, bankers, corporate extractors and investors who combine with venal political cabals to loot the states' value. And the vagaries of resource-dependent economies could pitch Africa's new middle class back into destitution just as quickly as they climbed out of it. The ground beneath their feet is as precarious as a Congolese mine shaft; their prosperity could spill away like crude from a busted pipeline. This catastrophic social disintegration is not merely a continuation of Africa's past as a colonial victim. The looting now is accelerating as never before. As global demand for Africa's resources rises, a handful of Africans are becoming legitimately rich but the vast majority, like the continent as a whole, is being fleeced. Outsiders tend to think of Africa as a great drain of philanthropy. But look more closely at the resource industry and the relationship between Africa and the rest of the world looks rather different. In 2010, fuel and mineral exports from Africa were worth 333 billion, more than seven times the value of the aid that went in the opposite direction. But who received the money? For every Frenchwoman who dies in childbirth, 100 die in Niger alone, the former French colony whose uranium fuels France's nuclear reactors. In petro-states like Angola three-quarters of government revenue comes from oil. The government is not funded by the people, and as result it is not beholden to them. A score of African countries whose economies depend on resources are rentier states; their people are largely serfs. The resource curse is not merely some unfortunate economic phenomenon, the product of an intangible force. What is happening in Africa's resource states is systematic looting. Like its victims, its beneficiaries have names.

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Book SynopsisThis is a BLACK & WHITE paperback. If you want a color print, go here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/1718092989Volume Profile: The Insider''s Guide to Trading was written to teach traders how to think and trade like Smart Money. Institutions are known for their ability to move and manipulate markets. By understanding their strategies, retail traders can improve their trading performance.The book covers topics such as Volume Profile strategies, price action, finding the right trading instruments, market analysis, position management, money management, trading psychology, backtesting, and avoiding common trading mistakes. Trader Dale shares the exact rules and methods that he applies in his own trading, providing readers with practical and actionable steps they can take now to improve their trading.Section 1: Volume Profile Trading Strategies - Learn about the concept of volume profile and its importance in identifying key market levels. Trader Dale shares examples of successful trades using this technique and discusses the role of market structure and liquidity in applying volume profile strategies effectively.Section 2: Intraday Trading Strategies - Explore various intraday strategies such as scalping and swing trading, and gain insights into managing risk effectively. Dale delves into specific entry and exit criteria for these strategies, as well as the importance of specific types of adaptability in fast-paced market conditions.Section 3: Swing Trading Strategies - Understand the nuances of swing trading and how it differs from other trading styles. The author provides his exact strategies for swing trading with volume profile as well as examples of successful swing trades, advice on spotting opportunities, and the importance of analyzing multiple timeframes to make well-informed decisions.Section 4: Forex Trading Strategies - Discover different forex trading approaches, including trend following and range trading. Most importantly you''ll learn the exact strategies Dale uses in these market conditions. You''ll also learn risk management tips specific to these strategies that is crucial for success.Section 5: Futures Trading Strategies - Learn how to apply Trader Dale''s proprietary volume profile trading strategies to the futures market. The author offers examples of successful futures trades, guidance on identifying potential opportunities, and sheds light on the role of contract specifications and expiration dates in futures trading.Section 6: Money Management Strategies - Implement efficient money management strategies Dale has time-tested over 14+ years of professional trading. Trader Dale emphasizes the importance of proper money management for long-term success, discussing position sizing, stop-loss placement, and profit-taking techniques.Section 7: Accelerating Your Learning - Enhance your trading skills with tips on fast-tracking your learning. Read testimonials from traders who have successfully applied the author''s strategies and gain insights into the value of continuous learning, self-assessment, and adapting to market changes.Section 8: Bonus Video Content - Access exclusive video content on a secret webpage, featuring real intraday and swing trades with Trader Dale''s commentary, as well as recordings of his Volume Profile webinars. These videos serve as a practical supplement to the book, allowing you to see the strategies in action and reinforcing key concepts.Volume Profile: The Insider''s Guide to Trading is a practical and informative resource for traders looking to master the world of trading. Trader Dale''s expertise and experience are evident in his writing, making this book a worthwhile read for anyone serious about trading. Some prior knowledge of trading concepts is helpful, but the author''s explanations make the book accessible to beginners and experienced traders alike.

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Book SynopsisCoordinating our use of the earth''s natural resources is not easy. Resource users are many, their goals diverse, and their impacts on the environment often uncertain.How we use those resources depends on the signals and incentives we receive, from either the market or our governments. These systems encourage certain uses of natural resources, but they are not perfect. We harm the environment not out of malice, but because we do not know the consequences of our actions, or the incentives for harm are too great to ignore.Economics and the Environment argues that, by lowering the cost and improving the quality of the necessary signals and incentives, we can better reconcile our diverse interests in the environment. It introduces an economic way of thinking about environmental issues, without assuming a background in economics:* how the economy and the environment interact* how resource use is coordinated in ideal market and planned economies* the barriers to ideal signalling and incentives in real markets and real government planning* the economist''s tools for dealing with natural resource issues* the uncertainty and complexity of environmental issues: climate change, water rights, air pollution and overharvesting of common resources.This second edition of Economics and the Environment is fully updated and includes new material on sustainability, valuation of environmental changes, the prospects for international cooperation under the Kyoto Protocol and the problems of defining and enforcing measures to protect biodiversity. It offers students in both economics and environmental studies programs a coherent framework for understanding our major environmental problems.''Ian Wills succeeds in providing a fresh perspective . . . a very interesting and informative textbook.''Economic Record

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Book SynopsisConfronting Managerialism offers a scathing critique of the influence of neoclassical economics and modern finance on business school teaching and management practice. Locke and Spender show that responsible management has given way to ‘managerialism’, whereby an elite caste of businessmen disconnected from any ethical considerations call the shots. The book traces the loss of managers’ earlier social concerns, amply encouraged by management education’s transformation since the 1960's, especially in the US. It also questions not only the social ethics of the US management caste but its management efficacy compared to systems of management that are highly employee participatory and dependent, such as in Germany and Japan. A unique, topical and controversial look at a subject that impacts us all.Trade ReviewBusiness Schools are one of the most important institutions of our times; managerialism perhaps the dominant ideology of those times. How strange, then, that the relationship between the two has not been exposed to much serious analysis. In this excellent volume, Locke and Spender do just that and through a combination of historical and comparative international analysis explain the complex and often malign enmeshment of business schools with modern society. Written by acknowledged experts in the area, this is an important book for those who work in business schools; but an even more important book for those who don't and will be informed, astounded or perhaps appalled to discover what goes on within them. * Christopher Grey - Professor of Organizational Behaviour, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick and Visiting Fellow, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge *In a brilliant and compelling narrative, Locke and Spender trace the decline of American business after World War II to the extinction of socially-responsible management by an amoral 'managerialist' caste of professional business school graduates trained to view reality through arcane mathematical tools of abstract decision making, not through the lens of concrete relationships linking humans to each other and to the planet they inhabit. This is a truly important book . . . definitely a must read. * H. Thomas Johnson, Professor of Sustainability Management, Portland State University *Timely... Incisive... and right on target. The authors mount a fierce attack on "managerialism" and the business schools that promote it. The book should leave the professors, the deans, and the CEOs at prominent U.S. businesses nervously looking over their shoulders at the global competition. * Louis Galambos, The Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise, Johns Hopkins University *In this fascinating book Locke and Spender show us what is wrong with managerialism and what might be done to ensure more participative and long term approach to running organizations. * Martin Parker, Warwick University Business School, and author of 'Against Management' *Everyone should read this book to see what is so wrong with finance capitalism U.S.-style. The book's expose of bad "management philosophy from hell" carries one forward like an adventure story as it describes the academic and global diplomacy whose infighting has spread it. Most important is the authors' conclusion that it doesn't have to be this way! * Michael Hudson, author of 'Super Imperialism' *Table of ContentsForeword Introduction: Managerialism and Business School Education (1920-1970) 1. The Failure of Management Science and the US Business School Model 2. US Managerialsm and Business Schools Fail to Find Their Moral Compass 3. Managerialism and the Decline of the US Automobile Industry 4. Managerialism, Business Schools, and our Financial Crisis Conclusion: Back to Balance References

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Book SynopsisThere is no alternative to neoliberal economics - or so it appeared when Reclaiming Development was published in 2004. Many of the same driving assumptions - monetarism and globalization - remain within the international development policy establishment. Ha-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel confront this neoliberal development model head-on by combining devastating economic critique with an array of innovative policies and an in-depth analysis of the experiences of leading Western and East Asian economies. Still, much has changed since 2004 - the relative success of some developing countries in weathering the global financial crisis has exposed the latent contradictions of the neoliberal model. The resulting situation of increasingly open policy innovation in the global South means that Reclaiming Development is even more relevant today than when it was first published. History is being made.Trade ReviewChang and Grabel demolish the myths (or fabrications) underlying neo-liberal views about economic development and provide succinct, constructive suggestions for policies regarding trade and industry, privatization and intellectual property rights, private capital movements, financial regulation, and macroeconomics. Reclaiming Development is a manifesto that should be on the shelves of policy-makers, academics, and students worldwide. * Lance Taylor, New School University, author of Reconstructing Macroeconomics *The dominant neo-liberal economic doctrine asserts that there is no alternative to its policy prescriptions which provide the foundations for success in an age of globalization. This book questions and refutes the belief system implicit in the assertion. It does so in a manner that is highly iconoclastic. Yet, it is solidly grounded in economic theory and empirical evidence, both historical and contemporary. * Deepak Nayyar, Jawaharlal Nehru University *In a world wracked by crises, compromised institutions, and bourgeoning inequalities, Chang and Grabel provide a real, workable roadmap to a post-neoliberal future. Look no further - there are alternatives - and Reclaiming Development points the way. * James Heintz, University of Massachusetts Amherst *This unusually well-written, direct and succinct book describes neo-liberal positions fairly; offers theoretically rigorous and empirically accurate critiques; and describes feasible, practical alternative policies that take realistic account of political, economic and financial constraints. Discussion of financial, monetary, fiscal, trade and industry policy and intellectual property rights is especially strong and constructive and makes important innovative contributions. It is a fine, carefully analytical achievement which would contribute to hastening both efficient and socially just development wherever the insights are appropriately used. * John Langmore, University of Melbourne *Chang and Grabel's book takes on even more salience as the world moves from the global financial crisis. The crisis has created new political economies whereby nations and citizens are attempting to "reclaim" their economies for financial stability, inclusive growth, and environmental sustainability. Reclaiming Development remains a key manual for those looking for a more balanced future. It also serves as an important source for arguments that can debunk reactionary efforts to use the crisis as a means to push an agenda of deregulation. Essential reading for policy-makers, students and those in academia. * Kevin Gallagher, co-director, Global Economic Governance Initiative, Boston University *A growing number of developing countries are taking back control over economic policy from the IMF and the World Bank. The wide range of policy suggestions contained in this book provides a rich mine of concrete and practicable alternatives from which to choose in taking advantage of whatever room globalization still allows developing countries and reshaping economic policy in their own interests. * Martin Khor, executive director, The South Centre *This book is not only a superb antidote to the numbing myths of neoliberalism but also a cogent and stimulating presentation of the many possibilities for alternatives to neo-liberal economic policy that both theory and history provide policy-makers and students of development. * Thandika Mkandawire, Professor of African Development, LSE *Table of ContentsForeword by Robert H. Wade Preface to the critique influence change edition Introduction: Reclaiming Development Part I: Myths and Realities about Development 1. Myth 1 'Today's wealthy countries achieved success through a steadfast commitment to the free market' 2. Myth 2 'Neoliberalism works' 3. Myth 3 'Neoliberal globalization cannot and should not be stopped' 4. Myth 4 'The neoliberal American model of capitalism represents the ideal that all developing countries should seek to replicate' 5. Myth 5 'The East Asian model is idiosyncratic; the Anglo-American model is universal' 6. Myth 6 'Developing countries need the discipline provided by international institutions and by politically independent domestic policymaking institutions' Part II: Economic Policy Alternatives 7. Policy Alternatives 1 Trade and Industry 8. Policy Alternatives 2 Privatization and Intellectual Property Rights 9. Policy Alternatives 3 International Private Capital Flows 10. Policy Alternatives 4 Domestic Financial Regulation 11. Policy Alternatives 5 Macroeconomic Policies and Institutions Conclusion Obstacles and Opportunities for Reclaiming Development

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Book Synopsis'We need to organise politically to defend the weak, empower the many and prepare the ground for reversing the absurdities of capitalism.' – Yanis Varoufakis 'Capitalism over the past twenty-five years has been an incredible moral good.' – David Brooks The Munk debate on capitalism There is a growing belief that the capitalist system no longer works. Inequality is rampant. The environment is being destroyed for profits. In some western nations, life expectancy is even falling. Political power is wielded by wealthy elites and big business, not the people. But for proponents of capitalism, it is the engine of progress, not just making all of us materially better off, but helping to address everything from women’s rights to political freedoms. We seem to stand at a crossroads: do we need to fix the system as a matter of urgency, or would it be better to hold our nerve?

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Book SynopsisRecent years have witnessed a veritable epidemic of financial crises - from Mexico, through South East Asia, Russia, Brazil and now Argentina. The rich industrial countries, led by the United States, have had to respond. This book examines the G7‘s attempts over the past decade to re-establish rules and a degree of order in the world financial system through the creation of the Financial Stability Forum and the G20, which they are calling the New International Financial Architecture. Susanne Soederberg asks: · Why has the New International Financial Architecture emerged? · At whose initiative? · What does it involve? · What are the underlying power relations? · Who is benefiting? · Will it really work? The author argues, however, that this tinkering with the capitalist system will not achieve either sustained economic growth or stability in financial markets, let alone enhance the capability of developing countries to tackle the problems of mass poverty and social injustice.Trade Review'Full of facts and persuasive arguments, Susanne Soederberg's book deconstructs the 'commonsense' understanding of the new international financial architecture that the United States has imposed on the world over the last twenty years.'Giovanni Arrighi, author of The Long Twentieth Century ' I highly recommend the analysis of this book to all those who are struggling for another pattern of globalization based on social and international justice.'Samir Amin 'This book is an invaluable resource to international activists who are struggling to be architects of a better future for humanity, and who know that the world must change profoundly if it is to change at all.'Molly Kane, Inter ParesTable of Contents 1. Transcending the 'Common Sense' of the New International Financial Architecture 2. The Mexican Peso Crisis and the Foundations of the New International Financial Architecture 3. The New International Financial Architecture: A New Procrustean Bed for the South? 4. Unravelling Washington's Judgement Calls: The Cases of the Chilean and Malaysian Capital Controls 5. Deconstructing the New International Standard of Corporate Governance: An Emerging Disciplinary Strategy for the South? 6. Linkages between the New International Financial Architecture and the Emerging Development Architecture: The Case of the Monterrey Consensus

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Book SynopsisDespite the rhetoric, the people of Sub-Saharan Africa are become poorer. From Tony Blair's Africa Commission and the Make Poverty History campaign to the Hong Kong WTO meeting, Africa's gains have been mainly limited to public relations. The central problems remain exploitative debt and financial relationships with the North, phantom aid, unfair trade, distorted investment and the continent's brain/skills drain. Moreover, capitalism in most African countries has witnessed the emergence of excessively powerful ruling elites with incomes derived from financial-parasitical accumulation. Without overstressing the 'mistakes' of such elites, this book contextualises Africa's wealth outflow within a stagnant but volatile world economy.Trade Review'Patrick Bond's book provides a solid theoretical, empirical, and analytical framework showing and proving that the processes of looting the African continent, which started with the slave trade, have continued to this day'. Professor Issa Shivji, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 'A brilliant analysis and timely expose of the rapacious forces ranged against Africans today.' John Pilger ‘An important contribution to the political analysis of the continent, as viewed on the inside.' ComAfrica, Brazil 'This is a sophisticated book for a non-specialist audience, filled with rage at the self-serving drivel that passes for analysis of Africa in the mainstream and the deaths it is responsible for.' Ken Olende, Socialist ReviewTable of Contents List of Figures, List of Tables Preface and Acknowledgements 1. Poor Africa: Two Views 2. Global Uneven and Combined Development: Neoliberalism, Stagnation, Financial Viability 3. Financial Inflows and Outflows: Phantom Aid, Debt Peonage Capital Flight 4. Unequal Exchange Revisited: Trade, Investment, Wealth Depletion 5. Global Apartheid's African Agents: Homegrown Neoliberalism, Repression, Failed Reform 6. Militarism and Looming Subimperialism in Africa - Washington, London, Pretoria 7. Civil Society Resistance: Two Views Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWho really runs the global economy? Who benefits most from it? The answer is a triad of 'governance institutions' - The IMF, the World Bank and the WTO. Globalization massively increased the power of these institutions and they drastically affected the livelihoods of peoples across the world. Yet they operate undemocratically and aggressively promote a particular kind of neoliberal capitalism. Under the 'Washington Consensus' they proposed, poverty was to be ended by increasing inequality. This new edition of Unholy Trinity, completely updated and revised, argues that neoliberal global capitalism has now entered a period of crisis so severe that governance will become impossible. Huge incomes for a small number of super-rich people produced an unstable global economy, rife with speculation and structurally prone to crises. The IMF is in disgrace, the WTO can hardly meet anymore and the World Bank survives as a global philanthropist. Is this the end for the Unholy Trinity?Trade Review'Invaluable to students and activists alike, this is the essential introduction to the unelected government of the world economy.' Mike Davis, author of Planet of Slums 'This new edition of the Unholy Trinity offers a timely and razor-sharp analysis of the predicament the world economy is in today and how we got there. With characteristic panache, Peet shows why neoliberal orthodoxy got it so totally wrong and details its disastrous social and economic consequences. A must read for those who wish to understand who is responsible, and what needs to be done to turn the world into a more genuinely humanising place for all.' Erik Swyngedouw, University of Manchester 'This is a terrific book...It is politically committed, theoretically sophisticated, analytically incisive, empirically rich, thoroughly engaged, and full of devastating one-liners that greatly enliven its reading.' Roger Lee, Economic Geography 'This is a great book' David Harvey, CUNY 'Unholy Trinity provides an important history lesson of how the IMF, World Bank, and WTO were twisted from their original mandates to serve the interests of corporate globalization.' John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy StudiesTable of Contents Preface Abbreviations and Acknowledgments 1. Globalism and Neoliberalism 2. Bretton Woods: Emergence of a Global Economic Regime 3. The International Monetary Fund 4. The World Bank 5. The World Trade Organization 6. Global Financial Capitalism and the Crisis of Governance Bibliography Index

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