International economics Books
Harvard University Press The Great Reversal
Book SynopsisTrade Review[A] superbly argued and important book. America is no longer the home of the free-market economy…The great obstacle to action in the U.S. is the pervasive role of money in politics. The results are the twin evils of oligopoly and oligarchy…Donald Trump is in so many ways a product of the defective capitalism described in The Great Reversal. What the U.S. needs, instead, is another Teddy Roosevelt and his energetic trust-busting. Is that still imaginable? All believers in the virtues of competitive capitalism must hope so. -- Martin Wolf * Financial Times *A fascinating case study of rising corporate concentration and why this reflects not just impersonal economic forces but political choices… [Philippon] concludes competition has indeed declined to the detriment of consumers. His novel contribution, though, is to contrast this with the experience of Europe… Where the U.S. was once the world’s teacher, it may be time to be the pupil. -- Greg Ip * Wall Street Journal *Fascinating…In one industry after another, [Philippon] writes, a few companies have grown so large that they have the power to keep prices high and wages low. It’s great for those corporations—and bad for almost everyone else…Too often, both parties are still confusing the interests of big business with the national interest. And American families are paying the price. -- David Leonhardt * New York Times *Philippon sees today’s Europe, ironically the home of government-driven market intervention, as the place that has figured out how to set markets free by spurring competitiveness and thus keeping services up and prices down…The Great Reversal argues that the United States has much to gain by reforming how domestic markets work but also much to regain—a vitality that has been lost since the Reagan years. We don’t know if Philippon is a fan of Donald Trump, but his analysis points to one way of making America great again: restoring our free-market competitiveness. -- Arthur Herman * Wall Street Journal *[A] primer on the recent woes of the U.S. economy…It attributes these troubling developments to a decline in competition that has been brought about in large part by the rise of very powerful technology companies and above all by the lack of enforcement of antitrust policies. Philippon also points to the damaging role of politicians who protect the interests of their wealthy donors by sponsoring and creating loopholes in tax and regulatory laws. -- Richard N. Cooper * Foreign Affairs *Examines money in politics, and carefully knocks down tendentious arguments that such behavior does not simply reflect the rich purchasing policy outcomes that benefit themselves…Some of Philippon’s findings are eye-popping. -- Ryan Cooper * American Prospect *In this seminal book, economist Philippon uses detailed evidence to argue that, far from being the home of free-market competition, the U.S. today has less competition than the much-maligned EU, particularly in its product markets, which are riddled with monopoly and monopsony. This is not the result of natural forces, but of deliberate policy. Declining competition has raised profits, depressed wages, weakened investment and undermined productivity growth. The U.S. needs a reinvigoration of antitrust. * Financial Times *A compelling read for those interested in the dynamics of the overall innovation economy or the political debate over antitrust and Big Tech…A timely analysis of the weakening of America’s regulatory regime for protecting free market competition. -- Eric Peckham * TechCrunch *The Great Reversal is a must-read for anyone who cares about the single most important issue of our time—the growing concentration of economic and political power in the hands of too few corporations and individuals. Philippon shows us that America is no longer the home of free markets, and Old Europe is a lot more competitive than we think. Data-driven, readable economic myth-busting at its best. -- Rana Foroohar, Associate Editor and Global Business Columnist, Financial TimesProvides an in-depth, evidence-based examination of how unchecked corporate power harms workers, consumers, and the economy, all while making a passionate case in favor of competitive markets. * ProMarket *A timely diagnosis of what fundamentally ails the American economy. Philippon, using solid empirical evidence and careful research, asserts that the level of competition has declined in the U.S. -- Vivekanand Jayakumar * The Hill *Everyone in tech or interested in tech ought to read this book—it provides a rigorous, but easy-to-grasp look at the economics of consolidation and what it does to markets, prices, and products. -- Nilay Patel * The Verge *Excellent. -- Diane Coyle * Project Syndicate *Fascinating…Philippon’s work is impressive. -- Ali Nikpay * The Telegraph *Philippon argues for a surprising conclusion: Europe is making a better job of running a competitive market economy than the home of capitalism…Time also, Philippon argues, for America to relearn the virtues of competitive capitalism from its erstwhile pupil across the pond. -- Colm McCarthy * Irish Times *Should we love American capitalism, or hate it? Are large corporations making our lives better through endless innovation and price reductions, or are they exploiting their workers and their customers to enrich the few? Would European-style regulation make things better, or worse? Thomas Philippon’s eloquent book has the answers. It is an invaluable contribution to one of today’s most important debates. -- Angus Deaton, Nobel Laureate in Economic SciencesIn this hugely important book, Thomas Philippon shows that America’s most urgent economic problem is not too much capitalism, but rather too little competition. A clarifying guide to the political reforms we need to make the market work for ordinary people. -- Yascha Mounk, author of The People vs. Democracy: Why Our Freedom Is in Danger and How to Save ItSuperbly exposited and replete with examples, this marvelous book illustrates the challenges the United States faces today in reversing its decades-long slide into monopoly and economic oligarchy. A master class in political economy, it draws on the author’s own pathbreaking academic research, yet shows great respect for competing points of view. Philippon’s quantitative contrast between highly monopolized U.S. markets and highly competitive European markets is particularly striking. The data suggests that Americans should not be so complacent about their apparent economic superiority. -- Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard UniversityThe Great Reversal is a terrific book that tackles a hot, policy-relevant, and fascinating question: what has happened to competition in the United States? It’s essential reading to understand twenty-first-century capitalism. -- Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley
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Orion Publishing Co China Shakes The World The Rise of a Hungry
Book SynopsisAuthoritative and fully up-to-date account by leading China expert on China's economic rise and how it will affect the world
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Cambridge University Press Macroeconomics for Professionals
Book SynopsisAn excellent reference for applied economists,Macroeconomics for Professionals offers a guide to the practical tools of macroeconomic analysis,explaining succinctly the mainstream analytic frameworks for assessing developments and policies.Trade Review'Leslie Lipschitz and Susan Schadler provide a superb road map for assessing a country's policies. It is relevant not only for new IMF economists but also for analysts in investment banks, rating agencies, finance ministries, and central banks, as well as for economic journalists seeking to bridge the gap between theory and real-world practice.' Peter Heller, Finance & Development'The authors of this invaluable book are former economists at the International Monetary Fund. The book is written for professional economists and those who try to make sense of what they write. For such readers, it will show how to apply theoretical ideas and concepts to actual economies. It covers everything that matters in macroeconomics: the real economy, prices, monetary policy, fiscal policy, financial stability and the external accounts. Among potential users, frustrated students are likely to find it particularly helpful.' Martin Wolf, 'Summer books of 2019', Financial TimesTable of Contents1. Introduction, motivation, and overview; 2. Real economic activity; 3. Inflation, relative prices, and expectations; 4. Monetary policy and accounts; 5. The fiscal system; 6. Financial stability; 7. The external accounts.
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Cambridge University Press Money Markets and Monarchies
Book SynopsisFramed by a critical analysis of global capitalism, this book examines how the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council are powerfully shaping the political economy of the wider Middle East. Through unprecedented and fine-grained empirical research - encompassing sectors such as agribusiness, real estate, finance, retail, telecommunications, and urban utilities - Adam Hanieh lays out the pivotal role of the Gulf in the affairs of other Arab states. This vital but little recognised feature of the Middle East''s political economy is essential to understanding contemporary regional dynamics, not least of which is the emergence of significant internal tensions within the Gulf itself. Bringing fresh insights and a novel interdisciplinary approach to debates across political economy, critical geography, and Middle East studies, this book fills an important gap in how we understand the region and its place in the global order.Trade Review'This brilliant book by one of the most thoughtful scholars of the Gulf states is deeply researched, coruscatingly lucid, and profoundly important. It shows all the ways in which Gulf capital permeates and shapes Middle Eastern economies, in the agricultural, construction, industrial and banking sectors. It carefully traces the processes of financialisation that are so fundamental to Gulf capital accumulation and shows the political effects of Gulf capital's economic power. In so doing Hanieh casts an urgently needed light on the machinery of Middle Eastern political economy and social relations.' Laleh Khalili, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London'Framed by a sophisticated spatial analysis that rejects a sharp distinction between class and state, Adam Hanieh decisively establishes that we cannot understand the Gulf solely through the lens of oil. The GCC countries have become increasingly prominent in the international circulation of money, commodities, and people. Money, Markets, and Monarchies demonstrates that Gulf capital is a central factor in both global capitalism and the broader political economy of the Middle East and North Africa. Money, Markets, and Monarchies should change the way we view the region and its place in the world.' Joel Beinin, Stanford University, California'In this well researched and lucid book, Hanieh convincingly illustrates how the GCC is embedded in international and regional circuits of accumulation. By stitching together various vectors of neoliberal capitalism, Money, Markets, and Monarchies, helps us understand how class relations are reproduced within the Gulf region as well as the Arab Middle East. As such, it is essential reading for scholars of the Middle East as well as all who are interested in the processes that have produced wealth and inequalities internationally in recent decades.' Arang Keshavarzian, author of Bazaar and State in Iran: the Politics of the Tehran Marketplace'The book is accessible to the non-specialists but is also a great resource for scholars whose subject matter expertise is the GCC. [It] brings unique insights and an interdisciplinary approach to debates across the political economy of the ME and its position on the global stage.' Omar Darwazah, Arab Studies QuarterlyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; 1. Framing the Gulf: space, scale, and the global; 2. Gulf financial surpluses and the international order; 3. Boundaries of state and capital: mapping the Gulf's business conglomerates; 4. From farm to shelf: Gulf agro-commodity circuits and the Middle East; 5. The Arab built environment, accumulation, and the Gulf; 6. Spaces of financialisation in the Middle East; 7. Visions of capital: the GCC and the 'new normal'; 8. Future paths and political ends; References.
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Cambridge University Press One Currency Two Markets
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sustainable Development and Corporate Social
Book SynopsisCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become an important concept in the last few decades. Although it originated in the developed countries of the West, the concept has been embraced and adapted by corporations and policy-making agencies in many developing countries. Not surprisingly, given the importance of growth and development as policy objectives in these countries, CSR has had a significant impact on sustainable development.Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility explores the evolution of CSR across the developed and developing world, with a particular focus on China and sustainable development. Through an extensive review of the literature and relevant case studies, the book examines whether CSR can make a contribution to sustainable development, how the patterns of CSR in developed Western economies compare to that in the rapidly growing economy of China, what trade-offs take place between CSR and economic growth as well as the future oTrade Review‘If you ever wondered how the world of corporate social responsibility and sustainability was changing given the growing influence of China and other emerging economies, then this is the book for you. It examines how countries such as China are increasingly changing the shape of corporate responses to sustainability. In an interesting look into the future, the book explores the issues that will shape social responsibility over the coming decades.’ -- Richard Welford, Chairman of CSR Asia‘This book takes us back to the origin of corporate social responsibility and its role in sustainable development from a global perspective and with a special focus on China. It explores how businesses contribute to sustainable development and what the future trends are like. With China becoming increasingly influential in global economy and sustainable development agenda, this book is certainly a must-read for anyone who thinks deeply about the future of global sustainability.’ -- Hongwu Zhong, Director of CSR Research Center, Chinese Academy of Social ScienceTable of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Corporate Social Responsibility in contextChapter 2. Overview of Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and sustainable developmentChapter 4. Drivers for Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 5. Exploring Corporate Social ResponsibilityChapter 6. Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development in ChinaChapter 7. Concluding marks
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Macmillan Learning International Economics
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John Murray Press Young Money
Book SynopsisFrom The Wolf of Wall Street to Liar's Poker, Wall Street's stories of greed and ambition are legendary. Young Money offers a fresh view for the new generation. As well as being an expose of recent excess, it is the story of how the financial crisis changed a generation and remade Wall Street from the bottom up.Trade ReviewRoose's book is like a 21st-century Der Struwwelpeter, a cautionary tale for the young and gifted * Daily Mail *An excellent book . . . asks a serious and important question: is this really the best use we can make of our brightest young people, to turn them into conformist drones who will mock anyone who turns up at the office in slightly too colourful a tie * Irish Daily Mail *
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McFarland & Co Inc American Businesses in China
Book Synopsis Since the publication of earlier editions of this book, China''s political and economic landscapes have changed dramatically, with the rise of new leadership, evolving alliances, tariff wars, educational policies and technological advancements. Focusing on Chinese-American ventures, this expanded and revised edition chronicles the investments that have marked China''s astonishing growth in the 21st century. Adding another dimension to the exploration of Chinese-American commerce, this edition discusses China''s roots in Confucian identity and its effect on modern business culture. Case studies of American businesses that have been successful in China are included. Reflecting upon the changing nature of Chinese consumerism and international corporate behavior, the authors close with specific suggestions for those interested in doing business in China.Trade ReviewReviews of previous editions: ""recommended"" - Choice""an excellent introduction to current Chinese culture"" - Catholic Library World.
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Manchester University Press Markets and Power in Digital Capitalism
Book SynopsisPhilipp Staab takes readers on a thought-provoking journey through the virtual realm, exploring how digital surveillance and evaluation practices have infiltrated every aspect of our lives. Staab's compelling analysis challenges us to confront the realities of surveillance capitalism and the urgent need to address the inequities it perpetuates. -- .
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John Murray Press In Defence of Open Society: The Legendary
Book SynopsisGeorge Soros is among the world's most prominent public figures. He is one of the history's most successful investors and his philanthropy, led by the Open Society Foundations, has donated over $14 billion to promote democracy and human rights in more than 120 countries. But in recent years, Soros has become the focus of sustained right-wing attacks in the United States and around the world based on his commitment to open society, progressive politics and his Jewish background. In this brilliant and spirited book, Soros offers a compendium of his philosophy, a clarion call-to-arms for the ideals of an open society: freedom, democracy, rule of law, human rights, social justice, and social responsibility as a universal idea. In this age of nationalism, populism, anti-Semitism, and the spread of authoritarian governments, Soros's mission to support open societies is as urgent as it is important.
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Commonwealth Secretariat Small States: Economic Review and Basic
Book SynopsisThis unique annual collection of key economic and statistical data on states with fewer than five million inhabitants is an essential reference for economists, planners and policy-makers. The Commonwealth’s definition of small states is those with a population of one and a half million or less. For comparison purposes this volume presents, where available, data on states with a population of up to five million. The book contains 68 tables covering selected economic, social, demographic and Millennium Development Goal indicators culled from international and national sources and presents information unavailable elsewhere. A detailed parallel commentary on trends in Commonwealth small states, looking at growth, employment, inflation, human development, and economic policy, permits a deeper understanding of developments behind the figures. The book also includes three articles focusing on public private partnerships: Public–Private Partnerships in Mauritius by Vishwanaden Soondram; and Public–Private Partnerships: Mobilising Private Sector Funding and Public–Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions by Hee Kong Yong. Mr Soondram works as a Lead Analyst at the Mauritius Ministry of Finance and Economic Development and Mr Yong works as an Adviser (Public Private Partnerships) in the Government and Institutional Development Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat.Table of ContentsForeword Abbreviations and Acronyms Part I. Recent Economic Trends in Commonwealth Small States 1. Recent Economic Trends in Commonwealth Small States 2. Public–Private Partnerships in Mauritius Vishwanaden Soondram 3. Public–Private Partnerships: Mobilising Private Sector Funding HK Yong 4. Public–Private Partnerships: Frequently Asked Questions HK Yong Part II. Social and Economic Data on Small States Technical notes for tables Tables Economic indicators Social and demographic indicators Other development indicators List of Articles and Reviews in Previous Volumes Readership Survey
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Springer Verlag, Singapore ASEAN Post-50: Emerging Issues and Challenges
Book SynopsisThe first 50 years of ASEAN integration has brought peace and prosperity to the Southeast Asian region, while the next 50 will undoubtedly be fraught with unprecedented challenges. Today ASEAN not only has to contend with its own internal challenges arising from the highly diverse political, economic and socio-cultural systems of its member countries, it also has to deal with external factors which include shifts in geostrategic balance, fraying global consensus on free trade, populism and xenophobia, climate change, digital revolutions and cybercrimes.Set against the above background, this edited collection considers some of the contemporary issues and challenges faced by ASEAN in its journey towards more cohesive and dynamic regional integration. Among the topics explored are ASEAN’s evolving partnerships with its key strategic partners including China and the United States on economic policies and strategies, educational systems and frameworks, migration and environmental threats.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Overview of ASEAN; Aida Idris, Nurliana Kamaruddin.- Chapter 2: ASEAN at 50: The Rise Of China And The Emerging Regional Integration Architecture; Kee Cheok Cheong, Ran Li, Qianyi Wang.- Chapter 3: The ASEAN-ROK Economic Relations: Challenges and Opportunities; Nurliana Kamaruddin, Jan Vincent Galas.- Chapter 4: Determinants Of Chinese Overseas FDI In ASEAN Countries; Zheng Jie, Mohd Nazari Ismail.- Chapter 5: Empowerment For Economic And Human Capital Development Through Education; Wendy Yee Mei Tien, Serina Rahman.-Chapter 6: ASEAN Qualification Reference Framework : Harmonisation of ASEAN Higher Education Area; Zita Mohd Fahmi, Usharani Balasingam, Jake M Laguador.- Chapter 7: Representing Migration in ASEAN: Challenges to Regional Integration; Charity Lee.- Chapter 8: Environmental Challenges within ASEAN: Contemporary Legal Issues and Future Considerations; Sarah Tan Yen Ling, Hanim Kamaruddin.- Chapter 9: Environmental Threats to the Performance of Urban Areas in ASEAN Integration; Zakaria Alcheikh Mahmoud, Yahaya Ahmad, Melasutra Md Dali, Nikmatul Adha Binti Nordin.- Chapter 10: Regulatory Incoherence in Nutrition Labelling of Pre-packaged Food in ASEAN: What Next?; Evelyn S. Devadason, VGR Chandran.- Chapter 11: Real-Life Moral Dilemma Discussion (Re-LiMDD) among young adolescents: A comparison between Malaysia and Indonesia; Vishalache Balakrishnan.- Chapter 12: Challenges and Opportunities: Lessons for ASEAN Post 50; Nurliana Kamaruddin, Aida Idris.
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LID Publishing Doing Business in India
Book SynopsisIndia is the fastest-growing trillion dollar economy in the world and poised to be the sixth largest economy in the world, overtaking the UK in 2019. As such, more and more businesses world-wide are looking to do business in this market. However, India's unique business environment, culture and traditions make it a challenging market for most foreigners. Doing Business in India is designed to make anyone exploring, starting or already doing business in India better aware of the cultural and business etiquette's necessary to succeed in this market. This concise and attractive book is a one-stop guide that aims to shed light on the intricacies and complexities of doing business in India.
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LID Publishing In The Combat Zone of Finance: An Insider's
Book SynopsisThe 2008 financial crisis was among the worst in history, yet nevertheless offers invaluable lessons. Recorded as the third largest bankruptcy in history, it caused Iceland to experience an instant collapse. Iceland defied the rules of finance; no bailout was attempted, capital movements were restricted, bankers jailed, and creditors fought. Amazingly, although Iceland was hit hardest, it recovered fastest. In The Combat Zone of Finance is an insider’s account told through anecdotes, dialogues and personal stories. The author, Svein Harald Øygard, was offered the job of Central Bank Governor of Iceland just as the crisis struck. He saw how institutions and leaders behaved from inside the system in its deepest crisis. Some made billions; others got burned. Their behaviour, strengths and weaknesses were revealed as in no other country. Øygard analyses these events in the context of financial risks facing the world in 2020; knowledge of which is becoming increasingly relevant.
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LID Publishing GaYme Changer: How the LGBT+ community and their
Book SynopsisThe LGBT+ community has experienced a stunning development in a short period of time: yesterday marginalized, stigmatized, and criminalized, now champions of creativity, diversity and innovation in a highly competitive world. In addition, corporate social responsibility and ethical demands for inclusivity have become economic directives that every organization would like to attain. The struggle of recognition is not over yet, but in workplaces and markets, gay, lesbian, transgender, bisexual and queer individuals have become symbols of diversity and economic power – true GaYme Changers developing the global economy faster and for the better. Illustrated by fascinating stories around individuals, companies, nonprofits and a fast-growing cohort of organizations, Jens Schadendorf has traced the LGBT+ community and an increasing number of their allies from across the globe to discover the start of a revolution. Supported by up-to-date research, he shows that investment in LGBT+ inclusion delivers a powerful return. Always – even in times of hostility, resistance and crisis – it is economically and ethically beneficial for companies and societies and every human being, to let LGBT+ members develop into dynamic forces, rooted in new forms of cooperation and learning for ga(y)me changing results.
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Oxford University Press Economics
Book SynopsisEconomics has the capacity to offer us deep insights into some of the most formidable problems of life, and offer solutions to them too. Combining a global approach with examples from everyday life, Partha Dasgupta reveals the connections between economics, politics, and development, and shows how these interactions create the world we live in today.Trade ReviewAn excellent introduction... presents mathematical and statistical findings in straightforward prose. * Financial Times *I wish more people would read Dasgupta's book, and I wish more economists would write variations on its theme. It is a model specimen. * www.economicprincipals.com *The text is direct, rigorous and thought-provoking. It provides an intelligent, rigorous and readable introduction to economics. * London Book Review.com *Table of ContentsPreface ; Prologue ; 1. Macroeconomic History ; 2. Trust ; 3. Communities ; 4. Markets ; 5. Science and Technology as Institutions ; 6. Households and Firms ; 7. Sustainable Economic Development ; 8. Social Well-Being and Democratic Government ; Epilogue ; Further Reading
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Monetary Unions: Institutions and Policies
Book SynopsisThis textbook explains the notion of monetary union, highlighting the key concepts, procedures, and challenges involved. The book is organized in three parts. In the first part, the reader learns about monetary issues, like definitions and typology of monetary unions, rationale of monetary unions, monetary policy, monetary institutional matters. The second part is devoted to fiscal matters and the interplay between fiscal and monetary policies, such as deficits, transfers, public debt sustainability issues, fiscal policy, policy mix. The last part focuses on other distinct but related issues, necessary to complete the union: banking and fiscal unions, structural adjustments in a monetary union. It ends with a chapter on the fate of monetary unions: how they develop, mature and sometimes dissolve.The book addresses students at undergraduate and graduate level, interested in a better understanding of international macroeconomics and monetary unions, as well as policy-makers, practitioners and economists in central banks, ministries of economics, economic institutions and banks. Table of ContentsMonetary Issues: Monetary Unions: Between International Trade and National Sovereignty.- Why a Monetary Union?- Monetary Policy in a Monetary Union: Lessons from Simple Models.- Institutions and Monetary Policy.- Fiscal Issues: Government Deficits, Transfers and Debt.- Fiscal Policies in a Monetary Union.- The Policy Mix.- Toward an Ever Closer Union: Structural Adjustments and Reforms.- Fiscal Union.- Banking Union.- The Fate of a Monetary Union.- General Conclusion.
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Penguin Books Ltd The New Case for Gold
Book SynopsisThey say John Maynard Keynes called gold a ''barbarous relic''. They say there isn''t enough gold to support finance and commerce.They say the gold supply can''t increase fast enough to support world growth.They''re wrong.In The New Case for Gold, James Rickards explains why gold is one of the safest assets for investors in times of political instability and market volatility, and how every investor should look to add gold to his or her portfolio. Drawing on historical case studies, monetary theory and his personal experience as an investor, Rickards argues that gold should be a part of any prudent investor''s portfolio.James Rickards is the bestselling author of Currency Wars and The Death of Money. He is a portfolio manager at West Shore Group and an adviser on international economics and financial threats to the Department of Defence and the US intelligence community. He served as facilitator of the first-ever financial war games conducted by the Pentagon.Trade ReviewExcellent ... Rickards makes a compelling case for why those looking for a way to protect themselves and their families from economic chaos created by central bankers should consider gold.James Rickards gifts us once again with his clarity of prose, depth of experience and sound analysis ... An illuminating, original argument for gold as a critical contender in today's money games. The most important book on gold yet.We can't trust the Federal Reserve to do the honest work that Jim Rickards has done in writing this book ... Essential reading.
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MIT Press Investable
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Pluto Press Capitalism in the 21st Century Through the Prism
Book SynopsisA sweeping, authoritative and accessible overview of major issues in the global economy from a Marxist perspectiveTrade Review'A tour de force. This Marxist analysis is both a significant addition to the literature on Marx's theory of value and an accessible introduction to why it is essential to understanding the multiple crises of twenty-first century capitalism' -- Murray E.G. Smith, Professor of Sociology at Brock University'Carchedi and Roberts make killer arguments that Marx's labour theory of value is indispensable for understanding capitalism's environmental destructiveness, economic crises, impact on knowledge production and aspects of its financial processes' -- Rick Kuhn, author of the Deutscher Prize winning 'Henryk Grossman and the Recovery of Marxism''Fundamental. Roberts and Carchedi explains the characteristics of the current world through its most objective dimension - the theory of value - which, in an anti-dialectical way, has been forgotten by the left in recent decades' -- Raquel Varela, author of 'A People's History of the Portuguese Revolution''Offers a rigorous Marxist interpretation of some of the major issues in contemporary capitalism. Its analysis is firmly based on the Marxist labour theory of value and is coupled with meticulous empirical support' -- Satvros Mavroudeas, Professor of Political Economy at Panteion University, Greece'Two of the most accomplished and prominent Marxist authors' -- Lefteris Tsoulfidis, Professor of Economic Thought, University of Macedonia, Greece'Capitalism will always be capitalism, but in the 21st century new forms, controversies and challenges have appeared ... This book masterfully shows the strength of Marx’s law of value and the alternative socialist planning' -- Juan Pablo, Professor of Applied Economics, Complutense University of Madrid'Brilliant Marxian theoretical and empirical analysis ... as if updating Ernest Mandel’s Late Capitalism for the 21st century' -- Seongjin Jeong, Professor of Economics, Gyeongsang National University'Restates Marx’s critique of political economy for today, displaying formidable theoretical rigour and command of the empirical evidence. Roberts and Carchedi offer challenging analyses of ecological catastrophe, economic crises, imperialism, robots, and socialism from which everyone will learn' -- Alex Callinicos, Professor of European Studies, King’s College LondonTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Nature and value 2. Money, prices and value 3. Crises and value 4. Imperialism and value 5. Robots, AI, knowledge and value 6. Socialism and value Appendix 1: The value theory of inflation Appendix 2: Measuring unequal exchange of value in international trade
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Yale University Press To Rule Eurasias Waves The New Great Power
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Since the ‘Great Game’ emerged in the nineteenth century, Eurasia has long been seen as the focal point for geopolitical competition, and Gresh’s study breaks new ground in its focus on the naval dimension. . . . This intriguing study will be of interest to naval experts as well as scholars with a research interest in international relations in Eurasian, Chinese, Indian, or Russian foreign policy.”—Elizabeth Wishnick, Slavic Review“It is a must-read for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the great power competition.”—Yongzheng Parker Li, Pacific Affairs“Inspired by the grand tradition of geo-strategists such as Alfred Thayer Mahan and Nicholas J. Spykman, Geoffrey Gresh’s To Rule Eurasia’s Waves wanders the seas in search of signs of competition between China, Russia and India. . . . Gresh traveled widely for his study, allowing him to enliven the narrative of great-power jousting with first-hand anecdotes from outside China’s first overseas garrison in Djibouti or the infamous Chinese port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka.”—John Delury, Global Asia“To Rule Eurasia’s Waves is extremely thought-provoking and well researched.”—Bruce A. Elleman, Russian Review“[T]his is a well-researched, useful and thought-provoking book. The methodology used to examine the growing great power competition at sea is excellent.”—Mark Bailey, Australian Naval Institute“[To Rule Eurasia’s Waves] repeatedly shows the importance of Eurasia’s narrow, strategic maritime choke points, and how this may increase the possibility of future conflicts in a globalised world. Thus, the major importance of the book is its focus on considering the Eurasian landmass as a whole and linking it to the maritime potential of various political actors in a vast and highly complicated region. With so much of the world’s trade reliant on maritime routes—along with the multidimensional nature of seapower and its impact on international relations and politics—it is certainly an important research topic.”—Mihai Murariu, Europolity“Gresh’s thoughtful and important book . . . focuses on the recent engagement by China in particular in a more assertive maritime capability system and ethos, and provides a geopolitical way to consider the resulting dynamics, one in which India and Russia are other key players.”—Jeremy Black, Erasmus Forum“Geoffrey Gresh’s lucid examination of great power competition for the world’s oceans makes clear that a once-romanticized idea of ‘Eurasia’ merits contemporary understanding in geostrategic terms.”—Alexis Dudden, University of Connecticut“To Rule Eurasia’s Waves is well written, clear, and filled with factual detail and strategic insights. Perhaps most importantly, it addresses an enduring issue for both scholars and policy makers not only in the U.S. but across the world.”—Peter Dombrowski, U.S. Naval War College“This is a superb look at the emerging competition between international maritime peers for sea control and power projection—which will be central to national destiny for the U.S., China, India, and Russia. This unfolding ‘great game’ at sea will deeply influence the geopolitics of the twenty-first century.”—Admiral James Stavridis, U.S. Navy (retired), 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO and author of Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World’s Oceans“A comprehensive, fresh, and penetrating analysis of a changing Eurasia, using its surrounding seas to project economic and strategic influence for the first time in its history.”—John Curtis Perry, author of Singapore: Unlikely Power
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Princeton University Press Power and Plenty
Book SynopsisInternational trade has shaped the modern world. This book examines the successive waves of globalization and 'deglobalization' that have occurred during the past thousand years, looking at the technological and political causes behind these long-term trends.Trade Review"The excellent new book Power and Plenty explains why some countries are rich, and why others are not. [Recent books] all try to explain the biggest question of the modern world: why some [countries] are rich and other poor. Now, we have...Power and Plenty, a tome that combines the interpretive focus of the new school of explainers with the breadth and depth of the old narratives. They also put neoliberal economic theory to the historical test by asking what it would predict, and then contrasting those forecasts with history's actual path. Findlay and O'Rourke tell their tale exceptionally well."--Eric Rauchway, The New Republic "[A] splendidly ambitious new book...an excellent reference book for anyone wanting a better understanding of economic developments in the last millennium."--Economist "Aiming at nothing less than documenting the history of world trade over the last 1,000 years, Power and Plenty...appears to be required reading...for the purposes of better understanding how the world works."--Andrew Leonard, Salon.com "This new history of the last thousand years of world trade is remarkable in both its grand sweep and its scholarly depth. It pieces together the story of global commerce from the medieval spice traders and nomads of Central Asia to the discovery and incorporation of the New World, to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of Europe, and to the globalizing forces of the postwar world economy. One theme is the importance of the 'vast webs of interrelationships' between western Europe and other regions that, beginning in the medieval period, set the stage for modern economic growth. The other theme is the critical role of war in propelling economic change through upheaval and adaptation."--G. John Ikenberry, Foreign Affairs "Power and Plenty is a wide-ranging survey, both of the facts and of the literature, not an essay organized around a single thesis. It takes on, and treats seriously, a ton of material. Bearing that in mind, it is...engaging...well written, spiced with nuggets of fascinating information and dry wit. [Findlay and O'Rourke's] economics is sophisticated and mainstream...but enriched with an unusual attention to noneconomic factors--or, as the authors put it, 'a sustained emphasis on conflict, violence and geopolitics.'"--Clive Crook, Financial Times "[A] solid new book. Power and Plenty is an ambitious endeavor that examines the works in the second millennium in light of globalization, deglobalization, reglobalization, and globalization as we know it today. The book fills a gap by scrutinizing the technological and political causes behind the long-term trends during the past thousand years. [The authors] have drawn exhaustively on the historical, political, and economic literature of the relevant periods for virtually all the major regions in the world."--Wan Lixin, Shanghai Daily "In this magnificently conceived and executed work, Findlay and O'Rourke set out the history of global trade and show how it has been influenced by economic development and politics over the last thousand years. The authors have an important story to tell and they tell it superbly. This is a work brimming with scholarship, deftly combining narrative history with accessible economic analysis. This is a goldmine of a book. Open it where you will, there are nuggets to be extracted. It will remain the standard work on the history of world trade and indeed the development of the world economy for many years to come."--Frank Geary, Irish Times "This magisterial volume presents an analytical history of world trade from 1000 CE to the present, with informed speculation about future trends thrown in for good measure. It is a very considerable achievement, for which Findlay and O'Rourke deserve great praise."--M. Veseth, Choice "[T]he best book of its sort since David Landes' Wealth and Poverty of Nations."--David Warsh, Economic Principals "[T]his is a big, important work... The authors have mastered an incredibly voluminous literature ... and produced the only truly comprehensive history of trade in the second millennium... [T]his is a book that should be widely read."--David S. Jacks, World Trade Review "International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists and general readers that traces the history of the international economy from its earliest beginnings to the present day. Power and Plenty fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course of the last millennium."--Wider Angle "This is a well researched volume which is simply delightful to read. In most of the topics about which I have some knowledge, I found the analyses and the judgments offered by the authors both balanced and insightful. I expect this book will remain the standard text for many years to come."--Sevket Pamuk, EH.Net "This is a huge enterprise, an illuminating work, a tour de force that successfully combines political and economic history of a thousand years... A major contribution to the history of and debates about globalization."--Ivan T. Berend, International History Review "Power and Plenty serves as an excellent one-volume survey on the role played by the interaction of economic and political forces in shaping the world economy of the last 1000 years. The book should be read by any serious student of world economic history, international trade, or international relations."--John T. Dalton, Southern Economic Journal "Power and Plenty ... with its depth and extensive coverage, makes an excellent reference work for the study world history and the history of world trade. It is a work of superb scholarship befitting the scholarly reputations of each of the co-authors, Findlay for his work in the theory of international trade and development and O'Rourke for his studies in economic history and globalization. This book will be widely read, cited, and discussed as a landmark volume on its subjects."--Stanley Engerman, New Global Studies "By adopting a broad view across such an expanse of both space and time, Findlay and O'Rourke are able to perceive patterns that few others have identified and bring a compelling new perspective to several historical and theoretical debates that benefit from a larger view."--Robert D. Fannion, Comparative Political Studies "Findlay and O'Rourke provide an impressive survey of 1000 years of trade and its interaction with geopolitics and political economy on a global scale that strives consciously to avoid a Eurocentric stance... [T]his is a compelling and valuable volume."--C. Knick Harley, Economic History Review "Almost anyone researching an aspect of the history of international trade will find this an excellent and stimulating starting point and will be aided by an impressive bibliography that includes many older classics as well as recent additions to the literature."--Simon Ville, International Journal of Maritime History "[T]his book is indispensible for scholars who seek answers to questions such as: How did the world economy evolve into its present form? What events shaped its current characteristics? What roles did trade play in shaping the modern world economy? Power and Plenty, an exemplary feat of scholarship, fully answers all these questions."--Farhad Rassekh, International Review of Economics & Finance "Power and Plenty is a fascinating book of both world history and economic history, full of detail on both accounts... These ancient intrigues in unfamiliar times and places make for fascinating reading and remind us of how little progress people have made in resisting imperialism throughout the ages. On a more serious note, the book also provides an excellent window into the continuing costs of imperialism."--Michael Perelman, Review of Radical Political Economics "[T]his book is a masterful synthesis of economic analysis and historical narrative. It demands quite a lot of its readers, however, as its more than 600 pages are packed with facts, conclusions and implications for economic development, never hesitating to elaborate on the complexities of international trade relations during the last millennium."--Erik Lindberg, Scandinavian Economic History ReviewTable of ContentsAcknowledgments xiii Preface xvi Chapter 1: Introduction: Geographical and Historical Background 1 Western Europe 4 Eastern Europe 11 North Africa and Southwest Asia: The Islamic World 15 Central (or Inner) Asia 24 South Asia 29 Southeast Asia 33 East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan) 37 Chapter 2: TheWorld Economy at the Turn of the First Millennium 43 The Golden Age of Islam 48 China: The Sung Economic Miracle 61 The Indian Ocean and Southeast Asian Trade 67 The Pirenne Thesis 71 Eastern Europe: The Viking Connection 73 The Economy ofWestern Europe 80 Chapter 3: World Trade 1000-1500: The Economic Consequences of Genghis Khan 87 Trade and War in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, 1000-1350 88 The Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, 1000-1350 98 The Pax Mongolica and Overland Trade, 1000-1350 101 Eurasia on the Eve of the Black Death 109 The Black Death 111 Trade between Western and Eastern Europe, 1350-1500 120 Overland Trade, 1350-1500: The Aftermath of the Pax Mongolica 124 The Emergence of Russia 126 The Middle East, the Mediterranean, and International Trade, 1350-1500 127 Southeast Asia and China, 1350-1500 133 Quantifying the Late Medieval Spice Trade 140 Chapter 4: World Trade 1500-1650: Old World Trade and New World Silver 143 Portugal, the Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean 145 Spain, Portugal, and the New World 158 The Pacific and East Asia 167 The Dutch Rise to Primacy in World Trade 175 Russia, Sweden, and the Baltic, 1500-1650 187 Southeast Asia during the Age of Commerce 194 The Cape Route, Venice, and the Middle East 204 Silver, Silk, and Spices 212 Chapter 5: World Trade 1650-1780: The Age of Mercantilism 227 Origins of the British Empire: Trade, Plunder, and Settlement 229 Mercantilism, Commercial Rivalry, and the Anglo-Dutch Wars 238 Britain, France, and the Dutch Republic 245 Britain and France: Commercial Expansion and the Second Hundred Years'War 247 India: The Disintegration of the Mughal Empire and the Transition to Colonial Rule 262 Southeast Asia and the End of the Age of Commerce 275 TheManchu Empire 284 China's Overseas Trade 286 Chinese and Russian Overland Trade 295 Conclusion 304 Chapter 6: Trade and the Industrial Revolution 311 Trade during the Industrial Revolution 324 Trade, Overseas Expansion, and the Industrial Revolution 330 Why Britain? Why Europe and Not Asia? 346 Conclusion 364 Chapter 7: World Trade 1780-1914: The Great Specialization 365 War and Revolution 366 The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: Short-Run Implications 369 The Revolutionary and NapoleonicWars: Long-Run Implications 371 The Industrial Revolution and Transportation Technology 378 Bulk Commodities and Heckscher-Ohlin Effects 383 Nineteenth-Century Imperialism 387 Nineteenth-Century Trade Policy 395 Commodity Market Integration, 1815-1914 402 Complementary Factor Flows and the Great Frontier 407 Trade and the Global Division of Labor 411 Trade, Tropical Frontiers, and the Great Divergence 414 The Terms of Trade 424 Conclusion 425 Chapter 8: World Trade 1914-39: Deglobalization 429 WorldWar I 429 The Aftermath of War 435 Interwar Commercial Policy 443 Transport Costs 455 The Volume of World Trade 458 Price Convergence and Divergence 461 The Great Depression, the Collapse of World Trade, and the Developing Countries 465 The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire 469 Conclusion 471 Chapter 9: Reglobalization: The Late Twentieth Century in Historical Perspective 473 World War II 473 Geopolitical Consequences: Communism, the Cold War, and Decolonization 476 The Gradual Reconstruction of the Atlantic Economy: 1950-70 489 Policy Divergence: 1945-80 493 Reglobalization: 1980-2000 496 International Transport Costs 501 Trends in Openness: Quantities and Prices 505 Unraveling the Great Specialization 512 Openness and Convergence in the Late Twentieth Century 515 Conclusion 525 Chapter 10: Globalization at the Dawn of the Twenty-First Century 527 The Future of Globalization: Economic Challenges 534 The Future of Globalization: Political Challenges 539 Bibliography 547 Index 593
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NUS Press Innovation and China's Global Emergence
Book SynopsisA pressing investigation into the global implications of China’s shift to an innovation economy. As China shifts to an economy driven by innovation and productivity growth, the global implications of this transition will be significant. Amid the rise of techno-nationalism and a changing strategic calculus around the world, the manner and means of China’s transition faces a high degree of scrutiny. China is attempting to balance a reliance on overseas sources of technology alongside efforts to strengthen domestic innovation capabilities as a hedge against the risks of a United States-led “decoupling.” In these circumstances, it is essential to understand the many different forces of change within China, and the way China responds to outside changes. The evolution of China's innovation economy will be one of the key economic stories of the early twenty-first century, and the world will need China as a source of innovation in the decades ahead. The aim of this book is to help build a better framework for policymakers to find a new equilibrium in negotiating the terms of an oncoming shift in geopolitics.Trade Review“Those who wish to pronounce on the subject [of China’s status as a rising technology power] might do well to work their way through this book first. The entries are measured and reasoned; there is deafening silence from the absence of axes being ground.” -- Peter Gordon * Asian Review of Books *“This book is a timely addition to the literature discussing the policies and strategies that have put China on the path of rapid technological progress. . . . Bert Hofman, Erik Baark, and Jiwei Qian do a wonderful job of setting the stage for capturing China’s technological progress for the subsequent chapter contributors”. * Pacific Affairs *“The explicit incorporation of the US–China conflict alone makes this book worth reading…. Readers interested in the implications of China’s transformation into an innovation state will gain a significant amount of information from this book’s multifaceted and timely analysis.” * The China Journal *Table of Contents 1. Introduction: Innovation and China's Global Emergence Bert Hofman, Erik Baark and Jiwei Qian Part One: Implications of China's Innovation Emergence 2. China and the U.S, Technology: Conflict or Cooperation? Gary H. Jefferson 3. The US-China Trade War and Myths about Intellectual Property and Innovation in China Dan Prud'homme 4. Global Implications of China's Policies on Indigenous Innovation Erik Baark 5. China's Talent Challenges Revisited Cong Cao and Denis Fred Simon 6. China's International S&T Relations: From Self-Reliance to Active Global Engagement Denis Fred Simon 7. How Does International Collaboration Lead to Radical Innovation in Latecomer Firms? Xiaolan Fu, Cintia K??lzer-Sacilotto, Haibo Lin and Hongru Xiong Part Two: Industrial Policy Challenges 8. PRC Industrial Policies Postdate Rather than Lead Economic Activity Carsten Holz 9. Made in China 2025 and the Proliferation of Intangible Assets Anton Malkin 10. Industrial Policy and Competitive Advantage: A Comparative Study of the Cloud Computing Industry in Hangzhou and Shenzhen Bai Gao and Yi Ru 11. Global Value Chains and the Innovation of the Chinese Mobile Phone Industry Yuqing Xing List of Contributors Index
£23.76
McGill-Queen's University Press What Ails France
Book SynopsisWhat Ails France? is a provocative but constructive critique of the French model of technocratic, elite leadership. Brigitte Granville applies an economist's vision to the monetary and fiscal pathologies flowing from this ideologically motivated technocratic rule, reflected in Europe's flawed monetary union, runaway indebtedness, and chronically high structural unemployment.Trade Review"Provoked by the mass protests of the gilets jaunes in 2018, Brigitte Granville has written a superbly crafted, well-researched indictment of the arrogance and hubris of the monarchical French state, currently embodied in Emmanuel Macron, and itself embedded in the yet remoter autocracy of a European empire. A passionate call for the recovery of political and economic freedom, Granville's book is an essential corrective to the one-sided view that it was unmitigated folly for Britain to leave the European Union." Robert Skidelsky, biographer of John Maynard Keynes and author of What's Wrong with Economics? A Primer for the Perplexed"This is ostensibly a book about the pathologies of modern France: not only its over-mighty, unelected technocrats – the 6,000 énarques who really rule the country – but also the oligarchical structures of business and the media, the Eurocrats whose grand design of a single currency has been an unacknowledged economic failure, and even the mercurial young president whose election in 2017 seemed to promise real change. As Granville explains, Emmanuel Macron in fact personifies the disease of which he purports to be the cure, offering voters only the semblance of change in order that things remain the same. Yet the reader quickly realizes that Granville's diagnosis applies far beyond the borders of France. Infused with the liberal spirit of Bastiat, Tocqueville, and Aron, What Ails France? is a microcosmographia of what ails the Western world as whole." Niall Ferguson, the Hoover Institution, Stanford"There are three reasons why French voters are increasingly disinclined to vote outside presidential elections. Many voters were convinced Macron would bring a breath of fresh air to French politics and genuinely seek reforms: these hopes have been betrayed. The second is that regional presidents have no power as France remains as centralised as it ever was. A third reason is explained in forensic detail by Brigitte Granville in What Ails France?. Macron – who quickly earned the nickname Jupiter among Paris insiders after his victory in 2017, has proved to be a great centraliser." Opinión CIDOB
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc No Trade Is Free
Book SynopsisTrade Review"No Trade is Free is a masterpiece that describes how my Administration stood up to China and fought back against the Globalists and Communists that have been ripping off American workers for decades." — Donald Trump “Bob Lighthizer is the best in the business. He completely transformed the paradigm on trade, changing the course of American history. If our leaders apply the lessons in this book, America can still have a prosperous future.” — Larry Kudlow, former director of the National Economic Council and host of Kudlow on the Fox Business Network “Over Bob Lighthizer’s decades-long career in public policy, he helped reset the direction of US trade policy and advanced the commonsense, realistic approach: recognizing that ‘no trade is free.’ His book exposes the ideological fault lines that subjected too many workers to the ravages of a naive view that free trade was a reality rather than an outdated theory. This book is a must-read for those seeking a better understanding of how we got to where we are, and how we can chart the path forward.” — Tom Conway, president of the United Steelworkers “In the wake of heightened geopolitical rivalries and worsening inequality, America is reorienting its trade policy to align with its strategic priorities. Anyone interested in understanding what unfolded in the Trump administration and the debates that lie ahead ought to read this book. Bob Lighthizer continues to challenge us to reconsider why we trade and what we hope to gain from it.” — Mark Wu, professor of law, Harvard University “For decades, Washington gave China concessions even while they grew more powerful and more hostile to our interests. No Trade Is Free is the story of how Bob Lighthizer and the Trump administration brought common sense back to the negotiating table.” — Marco Rubio, United States senator “This book is destined to be a historic masterpiece. It is an eyewitness account of a lifetime focused on better trade deals. The details of the most significant US-Chinese negotiations since Nixon met with Mao will make this riveting story a bestseller.” — Michael Pillsbury, senior fellow for China strategy at the Heritage Foundation and author of the national number one bestseller The Hundred-Year Marathon “Bob Lighthizer reopens a question forbidden in Washington for decades: Just how costly is free trade? His answer reveals defects in the entire project of globalization and lets us glimpse a path beyond it.” — Peter Thiel, entrepreneur, cofounder of PayPal, and author of the number one New York Times bestseller Zero to One “The author is a wise man whose advice we would do well to heed. Bob Lighthizer educated me on trade and economic policy during long flights on Air Force One. Now, in No Trade Is Free, what he taught me is accessible to all.” — Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster, former national security advisor and author of Battlegrounds
£21.25
Penguin Books Ltd The Truth About Markets
Book SynopsisCapitalism faltered at the end of the 1990s as corporations were rocked by fraud, the stock-market bubble burst and the American business model unfettered self-interest, privatization and low tax faced a storm of protest. But what are the alternatives to the mantras of market fundamentalism?Leading economist John Kay unravels the truth about markets, from Wall Street to Switzerland, from Russia to Mumbai, examining why some nations are rich and some poor, why one-size-fits-all' globalization hurts developing countries and why markets can work but only in a humane social and cultural context. His answers offer a radical new blueprint for the future.
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Penguin Books Ltd Making Globalization Work The Next Steps to
Book SynopsisFrom Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work gives real, concrete ways to deal with third world debt, make trade fair and tackle global warming. In Globalization and its Discontents Joseph Stiglitz changed the views of the public and world leaders alike by showing why globalization doesn''t work for the world''s poor. In this bold, ambitious follow-up, Stiglitz shows how powerful organizations such as the UN, the IMF and the World Bank can be made to consider everyone''s interests. Stiglitz examines how change has occurred rapidly over the past four years, proposing solutions and looking to the future. He puts forward radical new solutions to the seemingly intractable international problems which we face - in forms that are more likely to be accepted both by the US and the developing world than previous proposals. Another world is possible, he argues, and is not only morally right, but of benefit to usTrade ReviewStiglitz has written an excellent book that can act as a lodestar for those who want to achieve a different and better world -- Martin Jacques * Guardian *
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Penguin Books Ltd False Economy
Book Synopsis*NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Why do some countries succeed while others fail? What causes boom or bust? The World Trade Editor of the FT explains how the world really works.''A thorough examination of economies from the age of empire to the age of the IMF'' The Washington PostWhy do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn''t Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet?Botswana and Sierra Leone are both blessed with abundant diamonds. Why did Botswana became the world''s fastest-growing economy while Sierra Leone suffered a decade of brutal civil war?For the past two hundred years Argentina had enjoyed a vista of economic opportunity almost identical to that of the USA but in 2001 Argentina''s government bankrupted itself. Why did the USA succeed while Argentina stalled?Time and again, world leaders have failed to
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Oxford University Press Macroeconomics
Book SynopsisThis text provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary macroeconomics, within a European and global context. The authors balance the theoretical aspects with up-to-date policy examples throughout, allowing the reader to relate the concepts to their own economic environment.Trade ReviewBurda and Wyplosz have done a marvelous job for this eighth edition by further tweaking what has long since been an outstanding foundational book in macroeconomics. Macroeconomics: A European Text is superb in striking the right balance between theory and evidence and it remains peerless in integrating open economy aspects to the macroeconomics curriculum. The book continuous to be the go-to book for equipping undergraduate students with the thinking tools needed for understanding modern macroeconomics. * Mark Weder, Professor of Economics, Aarhus University *An excellent introduction to macroeconomics. It explains advanced concepts in easily understood models and language, with applications to real-world problems that helps students grow into mature economists. Many of Europe's economic challenges are different from those of the United States and other advanced countries, because of its unique nature of a large market made up of several smaller entities that have discretion over many aspects of economic management. It is most welcome to find a book that addresses these issues within a rigorous, yet approachable framework, that can help the reader engage in a well-informed discourse about our future. * Sir Christopher Pissarides, Regius Professor of Economics, London School of Economics *This is a superb and engaging macroeconomics text for those interested in Europe. It contains plenty of theory, empirics and case studies with excellent sections on income distribution and the global financial crisis. To be recommended strongly for those who want to teach macroeconomics for the real world. * Rick Van der Ploeg ,Professor of Economics, Oxford University *
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Penguin Books Ltd Aftermath
Book SynopsisA Wall Street Journal bestsellerFinancial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards shows why and how global financial markets are being artificially inflated and what smart investors can do to protect their assets ------------------------------------------------------------------------The evidence of the past ten years proves that the most devastating financial crisis yet is just around the corner. The global elites are ready to protect their wealth. Are you?In Aftermath, bestselling financial expert James Rickards sketches the harrowing economic crisis that''s right around the corner and identifies the asset classes that are most-and least-exposed. Provocative, stirring, and full of counterintuitive advice, Aftermath is the book every smart investor needs to get their hands on - as soon as possible.
£14.24
Penguin Books Ltd The Great Crashes
Book Synopsis''A masterclass in spotting the early signs of a crisis'' Nouriel Roubini''This is the historical perspective we need'' John Kay''A first point of entry for anybody who wants to learn how the world sleep-walked into multiple crashes'' Daron Acemoglu''Fascinating, well-written and authoritative'' Tim Harford-----------------------------------------------------------------The global economy has weathered the most tumultuous century in modern financial history. Since America''s Wall Street Crash of 1929, the global economy has weathered the most tumultuous century in financial history. From the currency crises of the 1980s, to Japan''s housing meltdown, the dot com boom and bust, the global financial crash and the COVID pandemic, crash after crash has sent shockwaves through our world.The Great Crashes tells the stories of ten of these historic financial events. They serve as a series of cautionary tales, each with their own lessons to be learnt. With clear-eyed analysis, renowned economist Professor Linda Yueh uses these meltdowns to extract a critical three-step framework to help recognise the early signs of a crash, mitigate the effects and even prevent them in the future. There is very little that is certain in economics, except for this: there will be another financial crisis.Combining her in-depth knowledge with compelling storytelling, The Great Crashes is essential reading that offers urgent lessons for the modern world.-----------------------------------------------------------------''An important contribution that can help society anticipate and tackle potential crashes in the future'' Christine Lagarde
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Institute of Economic Affairs Scandinavian Unexceptionalism Culture Markets and
Book SynopsisIt is clear that many of the desirable features of Scandinavian societies, such as low income inequality, low levels of poverty and high levels of economic growth predated the development of the welfare state. These and other indicators began to deteriorate after the expansion of the welfare state and the increase in taxes to fund it.
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Pearson Education Exchange Rates and International Finance
Book SynopsisTable of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Prices in the open economy: purchasing power parity 3 Financial markets in the open economy 4 Open economy macroeconomics 5 Flexible prices: the monetary model 6 Fixed prices: the Mundell–Fleming model 7 Sticky prices: the Dornbusch model 8 Portfolio balance and the current account 9 Currency substitution 10 General equilibrium models 11 Market efficiency and rational expectations 13 The risk premium 14 Target zones 15 Crises and credibility 16 Optimum currency areas, monetary union and the eurozone 17 Heterogeneous expectations and scapegoat models 18 Order flow analysis 19 A certain uncertainty: nonlinearity, cycles and chaos 20 Conclusions
£70.99
Yale University Press The Globalization Myth
Book SynopsisA case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty yearsTrade Review“It is regionalisation, not globalisation, that explains the mechanics of prosperity. . . . If hope truly does lie in thought, we need to take our thinking about the world a lot more seriously than we do today.”—Richard Horton, The Lancet“Regionalization is quickly becoming the new globalization. Shannon O’Neil’s The Globalization Myth deftly explains why the key to America’s continued industrial competitiveness lies neither in ‘America alone’ reshoring nor in laissez faire offshoring, but in nearshoring. An important corrective to a broken public policy debate.”—Ian Bremmer, president, Eurasia Group“Shannon O’Neil’s call for ‘more NAFTAs and fewer America Firsts’ is timely, constructive, and pragmatic. With her deep knowledge of the Americas and of the politics of regional integration, she makes a practical case for an American economic strategy which would work in a world dividing more into blocs. I urge our elected officials to open their minds to O’Neil’s compelling argument.”—Adam S. Posen, president, Peterson Institute for International Economics“This is a phenomenal book about regionalization. Global markets are consolidating into three regional hubs. The US needs to act on that, or it will get left behind. I found this a gripping read!”—Ann E. Harrison, University of California, Berkeley
£12.99
Palgrave Macmillan The Competitive Advantage of Nations
Book SynopsisThe Competitive Advantage of Nations is one of the most influential business and management books of all time.Trade Review'America's top business guru...Professor Michael Porter of Harvard Business School is...consultant to the world on what makes economies hum. His status as an international authority on the right way to manage rests on a quarter of a century of mining data from the corporate coalface.' - The Times 'He's one of the two or three so-called gurus on competitiveness who've had more impact over the past 50 years than anyone else.' - Leo Murray, Director, Cranfield School of Management 'Porter (is) the world's foremost authority on corporate strategy.' - South China Morning Post 'Michael Porter is a guru. In the overcrowded parking lot of management gurus he is the flaming red one with a turbo charged, 32 valve, three litre engine, a GURU1 number plate and a CD changer in the boot. Porter, a professor at Harvard Business School, has not only taught generations of ambitious executives how to run business better, but his CV reads more like Henry Kissinger's diary than the life of an average academic.' - Neil Bennett, Sunday Telegraph 'Porter is the undisputed global authority on strategic management thinking and national competitive advantage.' - Carol Kennedy, Business Highlights, Booksellers' Buyers Guide 2000 'Michael Porter reaches his conclusions the old fashioned way: he earns them through solid research. The lessons of the book are sharp and deep.' - Robert M. Solow, Nobel Laureate in Economics, MIT 'The Competitive Advantage of Nations creates a new sphere in economics: an innovative socio-economic approach that will bring fresh insights to economists and industrialists.' - Shinji Fukukawa, Former Vice Minister, MITI, Japan 'A quite extraordinary achievement. The book's influence is certain to be widespread and profound. ' - Sir Christopher Hogg, Non-executive Chairman, Reuteres Holdsins plc, Chairman, Courtaulds plc ' Michael Porter clearly expresses the virtues of competition, innovation and risk-taking. His book offers insightful diagnoses of chronic economic ills and useful guidelines to a more prosperous economy. It should be read by policymakers and citizens alike.' - Senator Bill Bradley 'Michael E. Porter is an undoubted business guru...This book is, by any standards, a tour de force.' - The Good Book Guide 'Porter's prose is clear, his argument is engaging, and his case thoroughly supported by detailed evidence ... as a framework for understanding, and for effective industrial and political decision-making, it remains essential.' - Euroabstracts 'A classic text.' - Dr Ian Smith, Cardiff Business School 'Professor Michael Porter (is) one of the world's most influential authorities on corporate strategy...(the book) stands to become a standard text for the analysis of relative national economic performance.' - Independent on Sunday 'Michael Porter builds up an all-embracing view of economic change that amounts in the end to a powerful analytical framework...he has done for international capitalism what Marx did for the class struggle.' - The Economist 'The Competitive Advantage of Nations pulls off the seemingly impossible. It adds a fresh dimension to the international competitiveness debate, which has been going on since Adam Smith and David Ricardo.' - The Times 'This book can be envisaged to have a major impact on the thinking of management and government policy-makers.' - International Journal of Information Research ManagementTable of ContentsPreface Introduction to 1998 Edition The Need for a New Paradigm PART 1: FOUNDATIONS The Competitive Advantage of Firms in Global Industries Determinants of National Competitive Advantage The Dynamics of National Advantage PART 2: INDUSTRIES Four Studies in National Competitive Advantage National Competitive Advantage in Services PART 3: NATIONS Patterns of National Competitive Advantage: The Early Postwar Years Emerging Nations in the 1970s and 1980s Shifting National Advantage The Competitive Development of National Economies PART 4: IMPLICATIONS Company Strategy Government Policy National Agendas Epilogue Appendices
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Taylor & Francis 40 Classic Crude Oil Trades
Book SynopsisThe day-to-day world of crude oil traders is not usually open to outsiders. Few non-specialists appreciate how oil traders approach the markets, what their backgrounds are and how they make money.This book brings the oil trading world to vivid life by introducing the reader to 40 real-life trades or strategies that were carried out by named market participants. The 40 chapters cover different geographies and different crude oil markets, providing an unparalleled insight into how crude oil traders work and think. Oil trading developed in its current form in the 1980s and the chapters cover these early beginnings through to the present day. The trades have been grouped in sections that relate to the nature of each trade and its broader use as an example of a successful trading style. Sections cover approaches to arbitrage trading; the impact of geopolitics; logistics and storage plays; short-term versus longer term trading; managing new crude oil grades; trading crude oil derivTable of Contents1. Night Flight To Siberia – Colin Bryce 2. A Sweet Deal – Philippe Khoury 3. Where Physical Meets Paper – Kurt Chapman 4. A False Arbitrage – Adi Imsirovic 5. A Russian Arbitrage Strategy – Trym Nordhus 6. Leveraging Local Knowledge – Ralf-Dieter Poth 7. Finding The Global Optimal – Manosh Saha Macro & Micro Trading 8. Calling A Collapse – Eric Rubenstein 9. Learning From Misfortune – Cui Zhenchu 10. Facing A Force Majeure – Anne Devlin 11. Trading The Micro Structure – Sylvia Low 12. Financing Oil Traders – Philippe Cohen 13. Starting From ‘Why Not’ – Alessandro Liberati Spot versus Term Trading 14. Publish And Circulate – Elizabeth Bossley 15. Bringing Indexation to Russia – Elena Lobodina 16. Updating The NOC Model – Juan Carlos Fonnegra 17. Flexibility Of Supply – Mohammed Minkara 18. Turning Weakness Into Strength – Michael Dugdale 19. The Value Of Persistence – Geena Malkani Logistics and Storage Trading 20. Preserving Pipeline Economics – John Krus 21. A U.S. Pipeline Frenzy – Anne Summers 22. Finding Interesting Niches – Michael Hacking 23. Smoothing Logistics – Chris Del Vecchio 24. Trading Floating Storage – Daphne Teo 25. Trading Around Strategic Storage – Justus van der Spuy Trading New Crude Oil Grades 26. Marketing The First Brent – Richard Johnstone 27. Flexibility Plays – Rajaraman Jayaraman 28. Refining The First Norwegian Oil – Bridie Tobin 29. Marketing A New Stream – David Jorbenaze 30. Splitting Basrah – Thomas Andersen 31. Asia’s Shift To Sour – Trading Crude Oil Derivatives – Andrew Dodson 32. WTI Proves Itself – Thomas McMahon 33. From Floor To Screen -- Steve Roberts 34. Bringing Brent Onscreen – Milan Kratka 35. Trading Opaque Markets – Greg Newman 36. Trading As A Calling Card – Gary King 37. A Chart For Success – Trading Crude Oil Options – Kevin McCormack 38. Trading On Behalf Of A Nation – Gerardo Rodríguez 39. The Invention Of Synthetic Storage – Ilia Bouchouev 40. Making A Major Shift – Richard Fullarton
£43.99
WW Norton & Co Global Capitalism
Book Synopsis“Magisterial history... one of the most comprehensive histories of modern capitalism yet written.”—Michael Hirsh, The New York Times Book ReviewTrade Review"...even-handed and objective." -- The Washington Post"Broad and ambitious in its sweep... One lesson with enormous contemporary resonance emerges: globalization is neither inevitable nor irreversible. Governments can choose to retreat into isolation and have often done so." -- Alan Beattie - FT Magazine"Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the history of globalization from 1870 to the present." -- John Bruton - Irish Independent
£15.19
Taylor & Francis Ltd Realism in International Relations and
Book SynopsisStefano Guzzini''s study offers an understanding of the evolution of the realist tradition within International Relations and International Political Economy. It sees the realist tradition not as a school of thought with a static set of fixed principles, but as a repeatedly failed attempt to turn the rules of European diplomacy into the laws of a US social science. Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy concentrates on the evolution of a leading school of thought, its critiques and its institutional environment. As such it will provide an invaluable basis to anyone studying international relations theory.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Assumptions of a historical sociology of realism; Part I Realism from containment to détente; Chapter 2 Classical realism: Carr, Morgenthau and the crisis of collective security; Chapter 3 The evolution of realist core concepts during the second debate; Chapter 4 Realism and the US policy of containment; Chapter 5 The turning point of the Cuban missile crisis: crisis management and the expanding research agenda; Chapter 6 Epilogue: Soviet theories of International Relations; interlude Interlude The crisis of realism; Chapter 7 The policy of détente: Kissinger and the limits of concert diplomacy; Chapter 8 International Relations in disarray: the inter-paradigm debate; Part II Realist responses to the crisis of realism; Chapter 9 Systemic neorealism: Kenneth Waltz's Theory of International Politics; Chapter 10 International Political Economy as an attempt to update realism; Chapter 11 International Political Economy at the convergence of realism and structuralism; Conclusion The fragmentation of realism; Chapter 12 Realism gets lost: the epistemological turn of the 1980s and 1990s; Chapter 13 Realism at a crossroads;
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Soros on Soros
Book SynopsisGeorge Soros Ends the Speculation The outcome [of this book] is a summing up of my life''s work. . . As I finish the book, I feel I have succeeded.-George Soros from the Preface Critical praise for Soros on Soros If you have ever wanted to sit down for a candid conversation with a phenomenal financial success, George Soros''s book provides the opportunity. You will meet a complex man and a first-rate mind.-Henry A. Kissinger The best expert on Soros is undoubtedly George Soros! After all, who is better equipped to tell us what he really thinks and how he thinks, a matter of some importance given the fact that he has translated a remarkable personal financial success into a truly generous and historically significant effort to promote postcommunist democracy. -Zbigniew Brzezinski The best X-ray of the mind of the master yet. -Barton M. Biggs George Soros brings a lot more to the world of finance than the intuition and nerve of a bornTable of ContentsINVESTING AND GLOBAL FINANCE. The Investor. The Guru in Training. The Story of Quantum Fund. The Theory of Investing. Theory in Action. GEOPOLITICS, PHILANTHROPY, AND GLOBAL CHANGE. The Philanthropist. The Stateless Statesman. The Future of the United States and Open Society. PHILOSOPHY. The Failed Philosopher. The Power and the Myth. Appendix. Index.
£28.80
Harvard University Press Open
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA highly intelligent, fact-based defense of the virtues of an open, competitive economy and society. -- Fareed Zakaria * Global Public Square (CNN) *The one thing the American right and left increasingly agree on is that trade, capital flows, and immigration damage many if not most Americans. On the contrary, Professor Clausing of Reed College argues, openness to the world economy is a source of substantial gain. Neither liberal trade nor technological change is the enemy, it is foolish, even malevolent, policies that fail to help people and places to adjust to change and exploit new opportunities. * Financial Times *Amid a growing backlash against international economic interdependence, Clausing makes a strong case in favor of foreign trade in goods and services, the cross-border movement of capital, and immigration. This valuable book amounts to a primer on globalization. -- Richard N. Cooper * Foreign Affairs *An even-handed, fair-minded and up-to-the-minute primer on some of today’s most important economic debates. In [Clausing’s] consideration of who gains and who loses from economic openness, she makes a stout, evidence-led defense of the worldview disparaged as ‘globalism’ by both the Right and the Left. -- Oliver Wiseman * Standpoint *Takes on anti-globalization arguments from the left and right to make the case for open economies, while also investigating the domestic policy interventions required to address inequality in the United States. -- Rebecca Friedman Lissner * War on the Rocks *Global integration will not work if it means local disintegration. Kim Clausing’s important book lays out the economics of globalization and, more important, shows how globalization can be made to work for the vast majority of Americans. I hope the next President of the United States takes its lessons on board. -- Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University, former Secretary of the TreasuryIt is all too easy to blame the recent troubles of advanced economies—including slower growth, rising inequality, and lower social mobility—on economic globalization. Kimberly Clausing’s comprehensive but crystal-clear new book shows that ‘the fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves’: if only the political will is there, national policy can harness globalization as a force for inclusive growth. This is a message that thoughtful citizens of every political stripe need to absorb. -- Maurice Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley, and former Chief Economist, International Monetary FundOpen provides a vitally important corrective to the current populist moment. Clausing brings the underlying economics to life, showing that walls won’t keep prosperity trapped within; they’ll keep new ideas out, deter valuable foreign capital, close off investment opportunities, prevent our businesses from learning from others, and destroy the vigor that comes with a vibrant immigrant community. Most important, Open points the way to a kinder, gentler version of globalization that ensures that the gains are shared by all. -- Justin Wolfers, University of MichiganAnyone interested in the biggest economic debates of our time would benefit from reading Open. Kimberly Clausing marshals a wide range of evidence and analysis to address the question of how to advance the prospects of the middle class. Her answer is a combination of timeless truths about the importance of openness updated in often novel ways to address the challenges of today’s global economy. -- Jason Furman, Harvard University, former Chairman of the Council of Economic AdvisersClausing, a respected international economist and one of the world’s leading experts on multinational firms’ responses to tax policy, has created a clarion call for a return to reason by polarizing forces on both sides of the political isle. There is something in here for people on both sides to love and to hate, but plenty for everyone to learn. -- Katheryn Russ, University of California, DavisShows that globalization and free trade can, in fact, be redesigned to help struggling ordinary Americans. * ProMarket *
£16.10
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Is the American Century Over
Book Synopsis"For more than a century, the United States has been the world s most powerful state. Now some analysts predict that China will soon take its place.Trade Review"A professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and one of the most esteemed analysts of world affairs, Nye has been countering declinism for a quarter century, beginning with his 1990 book Bound to Lead. The brevity of his latest text belies its sweep, and judging by the reception it has received, even among those who are considerably less optimistic about America's prospects...one suspects it will endure as a central text of the anti-declinist oeuvre." Ali Wyne, American Interest "In his clear, short, and closely reasoned book, Nye presents a far different view of American power, making some unfashionable but compelling arguments. Nye believes that the American century is far from over and that for the foreseeable future, the United States will retain a unique ability to shape global events." � Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs "Nye outlines each issue briskly, with economy and precision, creating an ideal primer for anyone wishing to better understand the global stage and where America stands on it." �LA Review of Books "Nye does the great service of examining this claim in his new book, Is the American Century Over?, giving a subtle analysis in terms of hard power (military and economic) and soft power (a concept introduced by Nye to refer to an attractive practice, at least a model or ideals such as liberty or democracy)." �Huffington Post �Is the American Century Over?� is an excellent book that will help students of international affairs think carefully about the world and America�s opportunities and challenges in the 21st century. It�s brief, succinct and provocative." �The Washington Diplomat "Academics and political junkies will probably breeze through Is the American Century Over? But the book is so well-written and accessible, general readers are likely to find it engaging and insightful as well. At its core, policy-oriented research and writing should strive to inform not just specialists or experts, but the public at large, making Nye's contribution to debates about America's purported decline that much more important."�Huffington Post �This short, well-argued book offers a powerful rebuttal to America's premature obituarists.��The Economist �A pioneer in the theory of soft power and the dean of American political scientists, Nye knows geopolitics. In his new book, Is the American Century Over?, Nye makes a strong case that American geopolitical superiority, far from being eclipsed, is still firmly in place and set to endure. And the biggest threat isn�t China or India or Russiait's America itself.��Time �In this short, thoughtful book, Nye presents his case convincingly. It is a case that policy makers should ponder carefully.��Huffington Post �The United States will likely remain the world's predominant power for many decades to come, Joe Nye concludes in his insightful new book. This welcome prediction is tempered by Nye�s warning about key challenges that could yet lead to American decline, most notably, political dysfunction at home.��The Boston Globe �US declinism can be overdone. In an excellent new essay asking Is the American Century Over? the Harvard scholar Joseph Nye points up America's enduring strengths � economic, demographic and geographic as well as military.��Financial Times "With his usual clarity and insight, Joe Nye gives us a fascinating analysis of the complexities of power, exploring hard and soft power, state and non-state actors, and how to retain leadership once domination is over. European readers have much to learn from the U.S. experience and its lessons for the evolution of the EU."�Mario Monti, Prime Minister of Italy (201113) and President of Bocconi University "The future of American power is the great question of our century. No-one is better equipped than Joe Nye to answer it."�Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), former Presidential National Security Advisor "This calm, reflective, and thoughtful antidote to alarm about American decline displays Nye's astonishing capacity to engage with the full range of challenges to American leadership."�Michael Ignatieff, Harvard Kennedy School "In this timely, compact book, Joe Nye makes a 'powerful' case for the continuation of American primacy through diplomacy and co-operation. This strategy would not be overstretch or retrenchment but instead the application of American Exceptionalism to shrewd power."�Robert B. Zoellick, former President of the World Bank Group, US Trade Representative and US Deputy Secretary of State "The irreversibility of American decline is no longer a given. Joe Nye's compelling analysis shows that the future of the international order, and the respective roles of the US and China within it, will be shaped by a range of core domestic and foreign policy choices, rather than by some overwhelming, determinist, historical force that has somehow already decided the "natural" dimensions, depth and duration of American power. The history of nations, as Joe Nye rightly asserts, is a more dynamic process than that."�Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia "Joe Nye is always worth reading - objective without being aloof, insightful without lecturing. Our disordered world needs answers to the challenges posed here."�David Miliband, UK Foreign Secretary 2007-2010 "Nye's masterful analysis shows the defenders of America's continued primacy how to make their most credible case while forcing the declinists to engage with its arguments, and even rethink their assumptions."�Amitav Acharya, American University and author of The End of American World Order "In this tour de force Joe Nye proves that smart books about big ideas are best served in small packages: and if you are looking for one volume to read on a topic about which so much nonsense has been written since the disaster that was the Bush administration, this is the one to go for. Balanced, accessible, informed - but above all, wise - Nye demonstrates once more why he continues to influence the way we all think about the world."�Michael Cox, LSE IDEAS "Joe Nye's clear-eyed analysis makes a very compelling case that the 'American century' is far from over, even though with a less preponderant America and a more complex world, its next chapter will look different. It�s not the sexiest argument. But utterly convincing."�Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference and former German Ambassador to the United States "Joe Nye's clear eyed assessments of America's place in the world have set the terms of the debate for more than a quarter century. This important book updates Nye's thinking and is an immensely valuable corrective to the pessimism and the complacency that are all too common in debates about America's future."�Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University "As Joseph S. Nye, Jr. brilliantly articulates, there are numerous challenges and challengers which will push the United States as the premier nation in the world over the next few decades. Bringing an objective, critical analysis and years of experience in economics and politics, Nye's Is the American Century Over? is both a cautionary tale for the patriotic and a celebration of emerging nations.��Nomadic PressTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Chapter 1 The Creation of the American Century Chapter 2 Is America in Decline? Chapter 3 Challengers and Relative Decline Chapter 4 The Rise of China Chapter 5 Absolute Decline: Is the U.S. Like Rome? Chapter 6 Power Shifts and Global Complexity Chapter 7 Conclusions Further Reading Notes
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Monthly Review Press,U.S. The Debt Trap International Monetary Fund and the
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Cambridge University Press Modeling Monetary Economies
Book SynopsisThoroughly updated and expanded with a new chapter on blockchain and increased coverage of cryptocurrency, as well as new data, this established advanced undergraduate textbook approaches the subject via first principles. It builds on a simple, clear monetary model and applies this framework consistently to a variety of monetary questions. Starting with trade being mutually beneficial, the authors demonstrate that money makes people better off, and that government money competes against other means of payments, including other types of government payments. After developing each of these topics, the book tackles the issue of money competing against other stores of value, examining issues associated with trade, finance, and modern banking. From simple economies to modern economies, the authors address the role banks play in making more trade possible, concluding with the information problems plaguing modern banking.Trade Review'My students and I have enjoyed using this excellent text because of its clear presentation and use of a simple overlapping generations model to analyze fundamental issues in monetary economics. The new edition retains this approach and expands its coverage of financial stability issues and recent developments in monetary policy. This is clearly the best undergraduate text on monetary economics.' Michael Ellis, Kent State University'Modeling Monetary Economies is the only textbook that allows undergraduates to learn important results and applications in monetary economics in a rigorous theoretical framework. The fifth edition continues this tradition with the addition of a discussion of blockchains as a monetary record-keeping system, as well as updated applications of the theory to the 2007–8 financial crisis and pandemic-related monetary policy.' Michael Loewy, University of South Florida'This primer on monetary economics, written by three stalwarts in the field, is already a classic. The material covered is outstanding in its breadth and depth. Unlike other money and banking texts, this one asks more of the reader, but delivers a whole lot more. The writing is fresh and intellectually stimulating, rigorous, and yet approachable. I love this new edition and wish it continued success in its efforts to bring serious monetary economics to the reach of the curious undergraduate.' Joydeep Bhattacharya, Iowa State University'The textbook Modeling Monetary Economies provides a rigorous treatment of money, banking, and financial intermediation within a unified framework that is accessible to advanced undergraduate students. It addresses the most fundamental questions in monetary theory - e.g., Can fiat money be valued in equilibrium? Can it coexist with interest-bearing assets? Why do banks exist? - without shortcuts. It also covers material that is relevant for today's problems, including cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies, the design of payment systems, bank regulations, the welfare costs of inflation … It is a must-read for all students interested in monetary issues.' Guillaume Rocheteau, University of California, IrvineTable of ContentsList of figures; List of tables; Preface; Part I. Money; 1. The economy and the planner's solution; 2. Equilibrium trade in the economy without money; 3. A simple model of money; 4. Barter and commodity money; 5. Inflation; 6. International monetary systems; 7. Price surprises; Part II. Capital and Banking; 8. Capital; 9. Liquidity and financial intermediation; 10. Central banking and the money supply; 11. Money stock fluctuations; 12. Fully backed central bank money; 13. Payment systems; 14. Bank risk; 15. Liquidity risk and bank panics; Part III. Government Policy; 16. Deficits and the national debt; 17. Savings and investment; 18. The effect of the national debt on capital and savings; 19. The temptation of inflation; References; Index.
£42.74
Cambridge University Press The East Asian Electronics Sector
Book SynopsisThe lion's share of smartphones, computers, televisions, semiconductor devices, and other electronics goods is made in East Asia. How did Asia become the center of electronics manufacturing? How did learning take place that allowed Asian workers to produce cutting-edge products? This Element addresses these issues.Trade Review'The book provides a really useful combination of relevant theory and East Asian experience in the semiconductor industry. And it does this in under 100 pages!' Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International EconomicsTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Out of the Ashes; 3. How the Tigers Got Their Claws;4. The Little Tigers Emerge; 5. The Dragon Stirs; 6. Free for All; 7. Lessons.
£17.00
Cambridge University Press Rethinking Corruption
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£21.84
Cambridge University Press Developmental Dilemmas
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£18.00
Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to World Trade Law
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