Czechoslovakia, one of the most rigid and authoritarian of the former Soviet Union's satellite states, started the transition from communism with high hopes. But a decade of change has exposed the full extent of the damage wrought to the country through decades of communist rule. For one thing, the country could not hold together, splitting apart into two independent states in 1993. This book l…
This book contains: 1. Introduction 2. Public utilities 3. Telecommunications 4. Transport 5. Capital Market 6. Industrial relations
This book about China's integration into the world economy proposes a radically different perspective. Most economists view China's large foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as the result of China's economic success. This study views the same phenomenon as a function of the imperfections in the Chinese economic system. It uses economic theory to explain FDI to a greater extent than previous…
The Roaring Nineties offers not only an insider's illuminating view of policymaking but also a compelling case that even the Clinton administration was too closely tied to the financial community—that along with enormous economic success in the nineties came the seeds of the destruction visited on the economy at the end of the decade. This groundbreaking work by the Nobel Prize-winning eco…
This book examines Indonesia's economic development from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s. Combining scholarly objectivity with an insider's view, the book offers insightful analysis of the events that shaped Indonesia's development.
This is the explosive story of how capitalism US-style got its comeuppance: how excessive deregulation, government pandering to big business and exorbitant CEO salaries all fed the bubble that burst so dramatically amid corporate scandal and anti-globalization protest. As chief economic advisor to the president at the time, Stiglitz exposes the inside of what went wrong, but also reveals how…
The Belt And Road Initiative (English Edition) takes part of the speech Work Together to Build the Silk Road Economic Belt made by President Xi Jinping in Nazarbayev University of Kazakhstan in September 2013 as the starting chapter and part of the speech made by President Xi Jinping on the opening of the eighth ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum (CASCF) as the cl…
This is a timely and much-needed book. There are very few recent books on Indonesia with such a comprehensive analysis of not just mainstream economic policies, but also most importantly the key issues of human capital, inequality, social welfare, labour, food security and natural resource management. This book will not only be crucial for policy discourse but for all stakeholders who care abou…
The contents of this book: 1. From Sail to Steam (1873-1900) 2. Steamships Prevail (1901-1911) 3. Shipping in Wartime (1912-1918) 4. From a War to a Crisis (1919-1929)
This book tells the story of China's emergence as a major economic power and the huge impact this will have on world business. Over the last five years Peter Nolan has conducted a major investigation into Chinese industry, its economic structure, and the opportunities for growth in the future. As one of just four world experts invited by the Chinese Government to consult on their application to…