Understanding the world economy

1. Going to market -- 2. Market failure and the great debate -- 3. Unemployment and inflation -- 4. Free trade, regional agreements and job losses -- 5. The trade in primary resources : blessing or curse? -- 6. Customs unions and common markets -- 7. Money, banking and international finance -- 8. Exchange rates and currency union -- 9. Financial crises, sovereign debt and future reform -- 10. Economic development, growth and inequality -- 11. The economics of terrorism -- 12. Environmental economics : sustaining spaceship earth -- 13. Conclusion : what future awaits us in the twenty-first century and beyond?