International economics Books
Beard Books The Failure of the Franklin National Bank: Challenge to the International Banking System
£26.25
Liverpool University Press Asia & Europe: Beyond Competing Regionalism
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Anthem Press Joseph Stiglitz and the World Bank: The Rebel
Book SynopsisIn controversial speeches made around the world, Stiglitz has undone the conventional wisdom that dominated policy-making at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the US Treasury Department. For the first time, Stiglitz's nine most revealing speeches have been gathered together, covering such topics as the failure of shock therapy and transition economics, the limits of capital market liberalization, the myopia of the Washington consensus, the role of knowledge in markets, the process of developing market institutions and the primacy of openness and worker participation. A landmark collection of material for economists everywhere.Trade Review'Undoubtedly, the book has extended the frontiers of development economics and development assisting institutions should take note. […] It is a must for those interested in development policy-making processes and graduate students of development economics.' —S. N. Kulkarni, in ‘Development and Change’ book reviewsTable of ContentsCommentary by Ha-Joon Chang; More Instruments and Broader Goals: Moving Toward the Post-Washington Consensus; Towards a New Paradigm for Development: Strategies, Policies and Processes; Redefining the Role of the State - What should it do? How should it do it? And how should these decisions be made? Whither Reform? - Ten Years of the Transition; The Role of International Financial Institutions in the Current Global Economy; Scan Globally, Reinvent Locally: Knowledge Infrastructure and the Localization of Knowledge; Participation and Development: Perspectives from the Comprehensive Development Paradigm; On Liberty, the Right to Know and Public Discourse: The Role of Transparency in Public Life; Democratic Development as the Fruit of Labor
£18.99
Anthem Press Joseph Stiglitz and the World Bank: The Rebel
Book SynopsisIn controversial speeches made around the world, Stiglitz has undone the conventional wisdom that dominated policy-making at the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the US Treasury Department. For the first time, Stiglitz's nine most revealing speeches have been gathered together, covering such topics as the failure of shock therapy and transition economics, the limits of capital market liberalization, the myopia of the Washington consensus, the role of knowledge in markets, the process of developing market institutions and the primacy of openness and worker participation. A landmark collection of material for economists everywhere.Trade Review'Undoubtedly, the book has extended the frontiers of development economics and development assisting institutions should take note. […] It is a must for those interested in development policy-making processes and graduate students of development economics.' —S. N. Kulkarni, in ‘Development and Change’ book reviewsTable of ContentsCommentary by Ha-Joon Chang; More Instruments and Broader Goals: Moving Toward the Post-Washington Consensus; Towards a New Paradigm for Development: Strategies, Policies and Processes; Redefining the Role of the State - What should it do? How should it do it? And how should these decisions be made? Whither Reform? - Ten Years of the Transition; The Role of International Financial Institutions in the Current Global Economy; Scan Globally, Reinvent Locally: Knowledge Infrastructure and the Localization of Knowledge; Participation and Development: Perspectives from the Comprehensive Development Paradigm; On Liberty, the Right to Know and Public Discourse: The Role of Transparency in Public Life; Democratic Development as the Fruit of Labor
£63.00
University of London Regional Integration in Latin America and the
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£15.19
Wild Goose Publications It Doesn't Have to be Like This: Global Economics
Book SynopsisThis title is aimed at those of us who feel instinctively that there is something badly wrong with our global system of trade and finance, where money for its own sake is valued over jobs and people's lives, but don't know how to start suggesting alternatives.
£11.50
Taylor & Francis Ltd Armed Robbery
Book SynopsisDespite the significance of armed robbery in the criminal justice system, the media and in the public mind there has been little systematic research or writing on the subject beyond the popular accounts. In both the USA and the UK there remains a large gap in the literature on the subject, which this book aims to fill. It provides a comprehensive account of armed robbery, based on extensive research with 350 armed robbers in prison, and on work with two police armed response units Despite the significance of armed robbery in the criminal justice system, the media and in the public mind there has been little systematic research or writing on the subject beyond the popular accounts – from the Metropolitan and South Yorkshire Police. This is the book on the subject.Table of Contents1. Methodology, Data and Sources 2. The Motivation of Armed Robbers 3. Doing the Business 4. Weapon Use In Robbery 5. Victims of Robbery 6. Policing Armed Robbery 7. The Demise of Armed Robbery?
£94.99
Liverpool University Press Economic Relations Between Egypt and The Gulf Oil
Book SynopsisThe upheaval in oil prices in the early 1970s gave rise to major changes in inter-Arab relations. While the oil-producing countries became rich and their citizens enjoyed one of the highest standards of living in the world, the Arab World's cultural and historical leader, Egypt, was enmeshed in an economic morass, barely managing to finance the import of foodstuffs for her population and at the forefront of the Arab confrontation with Israel. The author provides a unique insight into a virtually unseen current that has shaped Middle East war and politics for over 30 years by explaining the intricate and ever shifting relationship between Egypt and the immensely wealthy Arab Gulf newcomers. The book analyses the effects economic aid and cooperation had on the political relation- ship between the two sides, and on President Sadat's peace initiative with Israel. It provides a wealth of new data and original and insightful analysis, and fills an important gap in our understanding of the inner economic workings of the modern Arab world.Trade Review"Feiler examines in great detail economic relations between Egypt and the Arab oil exporting countries... A concluding chapter nicely assesses why the economic ties had less impact than suggested by the rhetoric on both sides... Recommended." -- Social & Behavioral Sciences.
£100.00
Middlesex University Press Global Unions. Global Business: Global Union
Book SynopsisGlobal Unions, Global Business looks at a little-understood aspect of globalization: the role of the Global Union Federations in international employment relations. The book outlines the way that trade unions at international level relate to multinational companies using detailed and up-to-date illustrations of their activities. Importantly, the book includes an in-depth case study of one of the GUF''s dealings with a major multinational company. Throughout the book the authors also explore the previously unknown internal lives of the Global Union Federations and propose ideas about how they can strengthen their position internationally. Global Unions, Global Business is a unique contribution to existing literature on globalization and international employment relations, throwing new light both on the international trade union movement and its relations with multinational companies. The book will be of interest to all those interested in the future of trade unionism, multinational companies and the future of international industrial relations.
£19.95
Clairview Books The Great Brexit Swindle: Why the Mega-Rich and
Book Synopsis'If you voted to Leave the European Union, the chances are you've been swindled...' In his urgent new book, T. J. Coles uncovers the forces seeking to uncouple Britain from the European Union. Allied to an expanding core of free market fanatics in the Conservative party is a powerful group of globalists and financial traders. Their political ideology is neoliberalism - a worldwide agenda that seeks to deregulate markets and maximize profits for global elites at the expense of working people. The effect is a growing gap internationally between rich and poor. Digging deep into the funding campaign, The Great Brexit Swindle documents the potent, self-serving interests behind Brexit. In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, mega-rich hedge fund managers and billionaire CEOs are keen to be rid of Brussels and its 'red tape' regulation. Their anti-European political allies, meanwhile, are preparing to corner markets in Asia and South America, whilst expanding Britain's military capacity as a back-up to economic penetration. Brexit was sold to the public as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to regain sovereignty, control immigration and increase the nation's wealth. But, despite the manifold promises of Brexiteers, Coles demonstrates that economic globalization will lead to growing job insecurity and greater immigration, once British workers are put in direct competition with the huge, poor populations of countries like Brazil, China, Mexico and India. Increasing 'free market' trade worldwide leaves Britain open to low-quality products, such as hormone-treated American beef and genetically-modified foods, whilst the new planned trade agreements would only accelerate the privatization of public services. Although Coles is not an advocate for the EU, he argues that the Brexit agenda is designed only to serve the interests of the wealthy and increasingly powerful 0.1% of the population.Table of ContentsPreface - Introduction - 1. The Mega-Rich - 2. The Empire Strikes Back - 3. Free Trade: The Americas - 4. Free Trade: Asia -Conclusion: 'Finishing Thatcher's revolution' - Notes - Index
£10.99
Pambazuka Press India in Africa: Changing Geographies of Power
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£16.10
Pambazuka Press Ending the Crisis of Capitalism or Ending
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£16.10
Pambazuka Press Global History: A View from the South
£17.63
New Internationalist Publications Ltd The No-Nonsense Guide to Global Finance
Book SynopsisIn incisive introduction to global finance, where money comes from, the current mechanisms and the need for control and reform.
£11.32
Lawrence & Wishart Ltd Our Europe, Not Theirs
Book SynopsisThe policies pursued in Brussels are unremittingly conservative, the product of the technocratic right's dominance of EU institutions and most national capitals. These essays propose a clean break with the right's hegemony and suggest a radical agenda for change and reform. Instead of supporting the disruptive distraction of a referendum, the UK left should work with other European progressives to create a programme for economic, social and ecological renewal for Europe in the world. In this volume, contributors - all leading MEPs and senior EU officials - discuss austerity's throttling of Europe's growth prospects; how to respond to the return of poverty and rampant inequalities; and how to challenge unaccountable corporate power. They also engage critically with Europe's environmental policies, which have been long on promise and short on delivery; its short-sighted immigration management; and its sacrifice of fair trade in the name of an ideological commitment to unbridled globalisation.
£13.30
Centre for Economic Policy Research Managed Exports and the Recovery of World Trade
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£22.49
Centre for Economic Policy Research Tensions Contained for Now The 8th GTA Report
Book SynopsisAlthough the dispute over China's exchange rate regime intensified in the run up to the Seoul G20 Summit, pressures for across-the-board protectionist measures have been contained, for now. The 8th Global Trade Report shows that the countries with large current account surpluses have not been targeted unduly in recent months.
£22.50
Centre for Economic Policy Research Macroeconomic Stabilty and Financial Regulation
Book SynopsisThe G20 meeting in London in spring 2009 was a historical moment of global cooperation to deal with the global financial crisis. This book collects essays from leading economists, first presented as an eBook in January 2009, advocating many of the policies that were eventually agreed on, including the headline-grabbing global fiscal stimulus.
£14.24
Centre for Economic Policy Research The Collapse of Trade Murky Protectionism and the
Book SynopsisThis book, first published as an eBook on VoxEU.org in March 2009, brings together leading trade policy practitioners and experts - including Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo - to advise policymakers heading to the G20 meeting in London.
£14.24
Centre for Economic Policy Research Rescuing Our Jobs and Savings What G78 Leaders
Book SynopsisThis book, first published as an eBook shortly after the fall of Lehman Brothers in 2008, outlines the fears of some of the world's leading economists that the unfolding financial market meltdown had the potential to trigger a massive and prolonged recession that would destroy millions of jobs worldwide and the savings of countless households.
£12.34
Centre for Economic Policy Research What G20 Leaders Must Do to Stabilise Our Economy
Book SynopsisThis book, first published as an eBook to coincide with the November 2008 G20 meeting in Washington, provides the views of some of the world's leading economists on what world leaders needed to do to stabilise the economy.
£12.34
Centre for Economic Policy Research What World Leaders Should Do to Halt the Spread
Book SynopsisThis book, first published as an eBook in December 2008, collects essays from world-class economists on what global leaders must do to halt the slide towards protectionism.
£14.24
London Publishing Partnership In From the Cold: The Rise of Russian Capitalism
Book SynopsisSince the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has made enormous strides toward creating a free market. In just over twenty years, the country's economy has been completely transformed. Today, most Russian companies have been privatized and the country has developed fully functioning capital markets. Indeed, over the course of the past two decades, the Russian equity market has, on more than one occasion, been the world's best-performing stock market. While the country and its leadership continue to face great structural hurdles that must be overcome, recent progress has been nothing short of remarkable. This book brings together some of the world's most successful Russia-dedicated portfolio managers, economists and market participants to share their personal experiences in this dynamic market. Each of these professionals has a long-term relationship with Russia and has lived as well as worked in Russia: they have many years of experience in the country's financial markets. Indeed, many of the contributors to this book have been active in Russia since the very inception of the market and each is uniquely qualified to offer a personal and authoritative account of Russia's journey toward capitalism. The book is divided into two parts, one giving a more general overview of the market's development and the other focusing on the personal experiences of Russia's capitalist pioneers. Each chapter offers a clear historical description of principal developments, while the personal touch enhances the reader's understanding of how market forces developed, how obstacles were overcome, and how so many market participants have been able to reap great rewards in one of the world's most dynamic emerging markets. The contributors also discuss the road ahead, examining both the positive and the negative factors that will affect the Russian economy in the years ahead.Table of Contents1. Russian Growing Pains 2. Russia's Economic Transformation: An Unfinished Success Story 3. Corporate Governance in Russia 4. The Future of Russia's Membership in the BRIC Club 5. Russian Oil Stocks: The Great Pretenders 6. From Wall Street to Red Square: The Birth of the RTS 7. The Russian Investment Adventure: A Personal Account
£31.50
London Publishing Partnership The Weaponization of Trade: The Great Unbalancing
Book SynopsisTrade is being weaponized - and this isn't good. As politicians on both sides of the Atlantic raise the stakes, trade is increasingly a tool of coercion to achieve strategic influence. Although trade, wars and foreign policy have been interwoven throughout history, the belligerence of the language today means trade is becoming predominantly political and strategic, rather than economic. This book looks at why politicians have resorted to economic nationalism, using the rhetoric of conflict to recapture the lost territory of global leadership and to win the hearts and minds of their `populist' electorates. The authors also present new data on unseen trade in arms and dual-use goods that are used to fight proxy wars, wreaking havoc with beneficial trade and increasing migration, which in turn further fuels the fear and the febrile atmosphere at home. They present policy recommendations for reversing these trends: increasing trade finance, promoting the benefits of globalization and controlling the export of weapons. We are at an historical juncture as globalization itself is called into question. The political, economic and technological progress of the last 30 years is under threat. Unless governments retreat from their current rhetoric, the scope for mistrust and retaliation will grow. There will be no winners.Trade Review"The politics of trade today are to say the least challenging, and this makes the Hardings' book a timely and thought-provoking work. This is a compelling read for all those engaged in the world of trade - giving us fresh insights, an authoritative analysis and accessible interpretation of the present situation and the dangerous trajectory we find ourselves on." David Hennah, Joint Chair, World Trade Board; "At a moment when global trade flows and trade policies are in more flux that at any time since the formation of the post second wold war settlement, this book unpacks the reality of the known as well as the unknown `knowns’ of world trade”. Iain Anderson, Executive Chairman of Cicero
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London Publishing Partnership China, Trade and Power: Why the West's Economic
Book SynopsisFew people could tell you what happened on 11th December 2001, yet China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will define the geopolitics of the 21st century. What were Western leaders thinking at the time? This book tells the story of the most successful trading nation of the early twenty-first century. It looks at how the Chinese Communist Party has retained and cemented its monopoly of political power - producing undreamt of riches for the political elite. It is the most extraordinary economic success story of our time and has reshaped the geopolitics not just of Asia but of the world. As China has come to dominate global manufacturing, its power and influence has grown. This economic power is being translated into political power and the West now has a global rival that is politically antithetical to liberal values. Meanwhile economic liberalism has lost its moral foundation, in part because economic outcomes are not perceived to be the result of fair competition. The weaknesses of the West's democratic model are being laid bare as the lack of wage growth coupled with the policy of inflation targeting by Western central banks has led to falling real incomes for the many, and rising asset prices that have benefited the few. In order to have a fighting chance of protecting the freedoms of liberal democracies, it is of the utmost importance that we understand how the policy of indulgent engagement with China has affected Western society in recent years. Only then will the West be able to change direction for the better, and row back from the harmful consequences of China's accession to the WTO.Trade ReviewChina’s financial revolution has not just changed the world economy forever, it has changed global politics forever. If you want to understand how that happened and the consequences should it continue, you need to read Stewart Paterson’s excellent new book. Russell Napier, author of `Anatomy of 'The Bear: Lessons from Wall Street's Four Great Bottoms'.
£18.04
Nomad Publishing Trials of Resilience: How Covid-19 is Driving
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World Ideas Ltd Import Export Importing from China Easily and Successfully
£12.97
Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd Africa and Israel: A Unique Case in Israeli
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£49.50
LID Publishing Global Expansion: The global expansion of Chinese
Book SynopsisChinese companies are globalizing at an unprecedented rate. Haier is the world's largest telecoms equipment manufacturer; Lenovo is the number one PC maker; and others such as Dalian Wanda, Fosun, Shuanghui and Tencent have been regular players in the global M&A scene. This book presents a detailed analysis of current and emerging Chinese multinationals, and the policies, strategies, and ambitions that are driving them today. Written by leading experts in the field, the book provides the most up-to-date insight into a phenomenon that is rapidly changing the global economic and business landscape.
£22.49
LID Publishing Leaders in Lockdown: Inside stories of Covid-19
Book SynopsisLeaders in Lockdown is a unique insight from the women and men who were on the frontline of leading the business world's fight against Covid-19. From New York to Singapore to Hong Kong to the City of London, it captures a remarkable moment in time when the global economy was brought to a shuddering halt in the struggle to contain a deadly pandemic. These first-hand accounts of 100 days of lockdown tell stories of leadership in a crisis. They also share the wisdom of some of the world's most thoughtful business leaders as they predict how the world will change because of Covid-19. In these in-depth interviews, the leaders we hear from include New York Times CEO Mark Thompson; Unilever CHRO Leena Nair: care home leader Sir David Behan; Stagecoach founder Sir Brian Souter; Tata's people leader Nupur Mallick; WHOOP founder Will Ahmed; and trail blazing young venture capitalist Pocket Sun.
£12.74
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.
£14.99
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.
£14.99
Spiramus Press Introduction to European Tax Law on Direct
Book SynopsisThis handbook is a concise guide for all those who aim at obtaining a basic knowledge of European tax law. Designed for students, it should also be useful for experienced international tax specialists with little knowledge of European law, European law specialists who are reluctant to approach the technicalities of direct taxation and non-Europeans who deal with Europe for business or academic reasons and need to understand the foundations of European tax law. This book should also help academics without a legal background to approach the technical issues raised by European Union tax law.This edition contains selected relevant information available as of 30 June 2022. It retains all of the features and tools contained in the previous editions (including the final charts, which our readers very much appreciate). In this edition we have also included a list of relevant documents and a selection of reference textbooks on European tax law in five languages, which we found of potential interest to our readers.
£47.50
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Trade reform in Southern Africa
Book SynopsisComing at an important moment in the development of Southern Africa’s trade policy, this study looks at the country's shifting economic priorities and assesses the impact of their decisions on other countries in the region. Currently, South Africa has trade agreements with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland—as well the European Union and the World Trade Organization—all dictated by often-erratic trade negotiations. This analysis predicts that South Africa's new commitment to openness and prosperity will strengthen their leadership in these unions, but there are still hurdles having to do with industrial production and the need for a unilateral trade policy.
£16.19
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd China and Mozambique: From comrades to
Book SynopsisChina's rising position in African affairs, from that of quiescence to becoming a key economic actor on the continent, is now a well-recognized fact. The emergence of China as Africa's top trading partner and the leading source of foreign direct investment has sharpened the focus on Chinese aspiration and conduct in Africa. Two-way trade is surging and at the same time the range of reactions to greater Chinese involvement across Africa has varied from enthusiastic embrace by elites to caution from businesses, trade unions and civil society, and even hostility from some local communities. As China-Africa ties have grown in depth and complexity, it is necessary to go beyond the larger surveys to delve into a bilateral relationship to get a fuller sense of the ties today. This book explores one case in particular: the relationship between China and Mozambique and the specificities that it brings to the aforementioned general themes in China-Africa relations. It begins by examining the bilateral relationship in both its historical context and more contemporary forms. It then looks at Chinese investment in the Mozambican banking sector and at elite business alliances in agriculture and infrastructure. It also discusses the meaning and implications of the cooperation between the two countries.
£13.25
Sydney University Press Securities and Obscurities: A Case for Reform of
Book SynopsisDuring the 1960s and 1970s a remarkable series of books was produced by academic staff in the field of accounting at the University of Sydney. It was a period when academic research was largely analytical rather than empirically-based. For the most part, the interests of academics at Sydney were largely directed at questioning the status quo - either in the way accounting or auditing was practiced, or in the conventional wisdom expressed in text books of the time. The Sydney Accounting Classics series reflects the diversity of interests of the 'Sydney school' at that time. It also recognises the tremendous impact of the foundation professor of accounting, R.J. Chambers. This reprint series ensures that the ideas developed during this period remain available to new generations of scholars and researchers. The Sydney Accounting Classics series is an intiative of the Accounting Foundation, in association with Sydney University Press. Securities and Obscurities: In this book Chambers presents examples of financial practices in the UK, US, Canada and Australia and exposes the deficiencies in reported financial information. Chambers intended the work to be controversial. It continued his contention that precise definitions of accounting terms needed to be agreed upon, to ensure that investors, company directors, auditors and accountants were talking about the same things.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Foreword to Series Preface Company limited The loose rein of the law Truth in accounting What every intelligent investor needs to know The lore of financial statements What is it worth? Higgledy piggledy disclosure Cooking the books From the outside looking in 'Will you walk into my parlour?' Watchdogs, bloodhounds, et al. Hot seat in the boardroom The failed and the fooled Shifty prices and funny money Away with stock market pollution! Rx: in the public interest and for the protection of investors List of references Index of companies General index
£31.49
Kyoto University Press and Trans Pacific Press East Asian Economies and New Regionalism
Book SynopsisIn the face of the financial crisis of East Asia in 1997, Japan successfully pressed forth the Miyazawa Plan and other efficient rescue packages while the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank failed to present effective programs. With its presence established, Japan kept playing a leading role in formulating the Chiang Mai Initiative which facilitated bilateral and regional economic cooperation in the area.Based on the analysis of the process, this book examines the ways in which East Asia has grappled with the regional integration of the economies of the area. The study focuses upon competing developmental models, the effects of the Free Trade Agreement and the Economic Partnership Agreement, the initiatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, investments, and trades in the region.The contributors to the book then inquire what can be done in financial and monetary domains, with special attention paid to the effects of the depreciation of currencies and the consequences of the IMF emergency policies. The study also addresses the issues of productivity, problems of agrarian small states, and difficulties of the socially weak in the region.
£73.15
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd The eagle and the springbok: Essays on Nigeria
Book SynopsisNigeria and South Africa account for about a third of Africa's economic might, and have led much of its conflict management initiatives over the last two-and-a-half decades. Both account for at least 60% of the economy of their respective sub-regions in West and Southern Africa.The success of political and economic integration in Africa thus rests heavily on the shoulders of these two regional powers. Nigeria and South Africa have also sought to give Africa a stronger global voice, while competing as rivals on issues such as peacemaking in Côte d'Ivoire, Libya, and Guinea-Bissau. This book assesses Nigeria/South Africa relations in the areas of politics, economics, and culture within the context of rivalries and hegemony.
£16.16
Cato Institute,U.S. Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American
Book SynopsisEuropeans believe that, while the U.S. economy may create more growth, they have it better when it comes to job security, income equality, and other factors. Gersemann, a German reporter went to America, and found that the greater market freedoms in America create a more flexible, adaptable, and prosperous system than the declining welfare states of "old Europe." This book presents statistical data in extensive yet accessible charts and graphs.
£10.44
Asia/Pacific Research Center, Div of The Institute for International Studies Aging Asia: The Economic and Social Implications
Book SynopsisIn the past fifty years, two factors have led to global population aging: a decline in fertility to levels close to —or even below —replacement and a decline in mortality that has increased world average life expectancy by nearly 67 percent. As the population skews toward fewer young people and more elderly who live longer postretirement lives, demographic changes —labor force participation, savings, economic growth, living arrangements, marriage markets, and social policy —are transforming society in fundamental, irreversible ways. Nowhere are these effects of aging and demographic change more acute —nor their long-term effects more potentially significant —than in the Asia-Pacific region. How will these developments impact the economies and social protection systems of Japan, South Korea, China, and, by extension, the United States? To assess this question, Aging Asia showcases cutting-edge, policy-relevant research. The first section focuses on demographic trends and their economic implications; the second section approaches select topics from a global comparative perspective, including social insurance financing, medical costs, and long-term care.
£22.36
Center for Global Development Rescuing the World Bank: A CGD Working Group
Book SynopsisThe World Bank is assailed by critics on the left, right and center on the grounds it is not effective, not accountable, not democratic or legitimate, and most threatening of all, not relevant in a global economy where private capital, production, and ideas dominate. Yet the world needs a strong World Bank working with other international institutions to manage development and the related global challenges of the 21st century. Are the Bank's shortcomings exaggerated or potentially fatal? If potentially fatal, can this critical institution be rescued? Rescuing the World Bank explores the answers to these questions. The first part of the book, The Hardest Job in the World: Five Crucial Tasks for the New President of the World Bank, is a report by a Center for Global Development (CGD) Working Group delivered to Paul Wolfowitz on his first day in the office in June 2005. The second part comprises selected essays, many first presented at a CGD Symposium in the fall of 2005. The Working Group members and essay authors represent a rich array of experience and views. CGD president Nancy Birdsall was co-chair of the Working Group and selected and edited the essays. Her view that the Bank is a crucial global institution but potentially at risk is widely —but not universally —shared by the Working Group members and the essay authors. The provocative volume will be widely read and discussed by those who are actively grappling with how to strengthen the World Bank, by its many stakeholders, and by readers with a broad interest in development seeking a better understanding of this vital and complex institution as it struggles to adapt to the demands of the 21st century.
£16.10
Center for Global Development Due Diligence: A Guide to Microfinance
Book SynopsisThe idea that small loans can help poor families build businesses and exit poverty has blossomed into a global movement. The concept has captured the public imagination, drawn in billions of dollars, reached millions of customers, and garnered a Nobel Prize. Radical in its suggestion that the poor are creditworthy and conservative in its insistence on individual accountability, the idea has expanded beyond credit into savings, insurance, and money transfers, earning the name microfinance. But is it the boon so many think it is? Readers of David Roodman's openbook blog will immediately recognize his thorough, straightforward, and trenchant analysis. Due Diligence , written entirely in public with input from readers, probes the truth about microfinance to guide governments, foundations, investors, and private citizens who support financial services for poor people. In particular, it explains the need to deemphasize microcredit in favor of other financial services for the poor.Trade Review"David Roodman has been the most consistent and articulate analyst of microcredit in recent years." —Muhammad Yunus, founder, Grameen Bank
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Center for Global Development Global Agriculture and the American Farmer:
Book SynopsisThe United States is one of the world's largest producers and exporters of a range of agricultural commodities, so U.S. policies have big effects on global food security and other global public goods linked to agriculture. On the positive side of the ledger, President Obama created the Feed the Future aid initiative to promote agricultural development in poorer countries as a tool to achieve the global goals of ending hunger and extreme poverty, which are mostly rural. But that generosity is undercut by U.S. support for farmers and livestock producers that suppresses global prices for developing country producers, increases food market volatility, increases greenhouse gas emissions, and contributes to the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.In this book, Elliott focuses on three policy areas that are particularly damaging for developing countries: traditional agricultural subsidy and trade policies that support the incomes of American farmers at the expense of farmers elsewhere; the biofuels mandate, which in its current form increases market volatility while doing little if anything to mitigate climate change; and weak regulation of antibiotic use in livestock. While noting that broad reforms are needed to fix these problems, Elliott also identifies practical steps that U.S. policymakers could take in the relatively short run to improve farm policies for American taxpayers and consumers as well as for the poor and vulnerable in developing countries.Trade ReviewIt has long been recognized that American farm policy is costly and inefficient and helps large farmers much more than smaller ones. In this work, Kim Elliott shows that these same policies are harmful to the poor, especially poor farmers, in developing countries and suggests ways that harm could be reduced.”- Anne Krueger, Senior Research Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies; Senior Fellow, Stanford Center for International Development;“Due to its size and influence, U.S. farm and food policy has international—even global—impact. Kim Elliott's book is an important examination of how 'domestic' policy translates into the lives of people around the world, especially poor farmers and consumers in developing countries. It demonstrates clearly that achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially ending poverty and hunger, isn't just poor countries, but also requires changes in developed countries as well.”- Rayond C. Offenheiser, President Oxfam America; “Kim Elliott has written an important book. It provides an unflinching and honest examination of the oftentimes contradictory agriculture policies of the United States. She spares few avenues as she explains how U.S. policies toward climate, health, trade, food security, and development often fall short and are undermined by 'do as I say, not as I do' policies that run at cross purposes to the goals of those programs. Her book is an uncomfortable look at past and present U.S. agricultural policy, but it also provides an optimistic guide to how the U.S. can provide global leadership in the future.”- Joseph W. Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute; former Chief Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
£16.10
The University of Akron Press Protection of Maize Under the Mexican Biosafety
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Academic Studies Press Mo(ve)ments of Resistance: Politics, Economy and
Book SynopsisIn Mo(ve)ments of Resistance, Grinberg summarizes both his own work and that of other political economists, providing a coherent historical narrative covering the time from the beginning of Socialist Zionism (1904) to the Oslo Accords and the neoliberalization of the economy (1994–1996). The theoretical approach of the book combines eventful sociology, path dependency, and institutional political economy. Grinberg argues that historical political events have been shaped not only by political and economic forces but also by resistance struggles of marginal and weaker social groups: organized workers, Palestinians, and Mizrachi Jews. Major turning points in history, like the Separation War in 1948, the military occupation in 1967, and the Oslo peace process in 1993, are explained in the context of previous social and economic resistance struggles that affected the political outcomes.Trade ReviewâIn this volume, Grinberg links key episodes in which Israeli power-holders were challenged by subordinate groups in different arenas and eras. The result is an original and compelling account of Israel's social and political history and a fine illustration of the dialectics that both generate and defuse popular insurgency. Many of the cases are little-known, even to Israelis, and they are analyzed boldly and accessibly, offering original perspectives and insights on the most important political developments of the last half-century, including the massive social justice protests of 2011 and their extinction. Along the way the reader learns a great deal of new things about Israelâs social, economic, and political life.â âMichael Shalev, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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World Century New Strategic Research On China (Shanghai) Pilot
Book SynopsisThis book provides a detailed study of practices of China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (Shanghai FTZ henceforth). It aims to answer questions related to establishing the Shanghai FTZ and improving its practices, such as the future of world's macro-economy, the Shanghai FTZ's position in Chinese and world economy, government transition and international trade upgrading, as well as financial sector opening up strategies and innovations. By answering these questions, implications for possible future policy developments are provided. Though the operation of Shanghai FTZ is the main focus, this book delves deeper into the question of how China will further reform its financial system in the future. Similar to the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, which heralded China's economic transformation in the 1980s and 1990s, the Shanghai FTZ may well be such a pioneer project, pointing to the future economic path that China might tread. Written by the foremost Chinese economists — with some involved in the setup process of the Shanghai FTZ, this book is a must read for anyone who is interested in the prospects of the Shanghai FTZ and the future direction of the Chinese economic development.
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Business Expert Press Escape from the Central Bank Trap: How to Escape
Book SynopsisCentral banks do not print growth. The financial crisis was much more than the result of an excess of risk. The same policies that created each subsequent bust are the ones that have been implemented in recent years. This book is about realistic solutions for the threat of zero-interest rates and excessive liquidity.The United States needs to take the first step, defending sound money and a balanced budget, recovering the middle-class by focusing on increasing disposable income. The rest will follow. Our future should not be low growth and high debt. Cheap money becomes very expensive in the long run. There is an escape from the central bank trap.
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BenBella Books Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G
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