The world economy is undergoing a process of global restructuring. It is causing profound social, political, economic and spatial transformations that are futhering the asymmetrical interdependence of countries, regional and economic sectors and it is affecting the role of the state.
Addressing the changing face of economics education, Sawyer and Spinkle's international economics volume is a thoroughly modern approach to the subject. Providing a discussion of international economics that is more accessible to a wider range of readers than is currently available anywhere else, the book incorporates a modern approach to open economy macroeconomics, and shifts the emphasis fro…
In Globalization, authors Bruce Greenwald and Judd Kahn cut through the myths surrounding globalization and look more closely at its real impact, presenting a more accurate picture of the present status of globalization and its future consequences. Page by page, they uncover the real facts about globalization and answer the most important questions it raises, including: Will globalization incre…
This book was the first in a major series examining Global Economic Institutions and contrasts regional economic integration in the Asia Pacific Region and in Europe. In the Asia Pacific Region at the time of publication, regionalism was developing by means of 'open regionalism', constructed through the APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Process). This was different from the regionalism wh…
Contents: 1. The socioeconomic and political background of the reforms 2. The DPRK's domestic economy 3. The DPRK's foreign economic relations and their dependence on the outcome of the nuclear dispute
As the challenge of preventing military conflict has become increasingly complex in the post-Cold War era, economic sanctions are being applied with growing frequency. Sanctions are also being used to enforce international law, to deter aggression and terrorism, to defend democracy and human rights, and to prevent nuclear proliferation. This study addresses questions about the utility, appropri…
The contents of this book: 1. Introduction to International Trade in the World Economy 2. Comparative Advantage I: Labor Productivity and Trade 3. Comparative Advantage II: Factor Endowments and Trade 4. Trade, Distribution, and Welfare 5. Beyond Comparative Advantage: Empirical Evidence and New Trade Theories 6. Tariffs, etc.