International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists …. <i>Power and Plenty</i> fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course …-way interplay of trade and geopolitics, and how war and peace have been critical determinants of international trade over the very …

International trade has shaped the modern world, yet until now no single book has been available for both economists …. <i>Power and Plenty</i> fills this gap, providing the first full account of world trade and development over the course …-way interplay of trade and geopolitics, and how war and peace have been critical determinants of international trade over the very …

activity, an advanced export structure and a large domestic market. However, the rapid growth in world trade in this period did … uses the Schumpeterian model of innovation-diffusion as a framework for the study of "why growth rates differ" between … countries, while chapter 3 extends the analysis to include international trade - or "competitiveness" - as well. The main …

.S. productivity levels during the postwar period and finds strong evidence for this phenomenon up to 1990, with rapid growth in … the 1990s, reflecting slower growth in OECD countries, a diminishing of the forces behind the convergence process given …

climate, technology and learning in the production process in influencing disparities. In both countries there was a better …

high-technology and the transnationalisation of ownership – are all woven into a single story. The result is a fascinating …

return in the economy. However, since a differential growth in profits implies control over a growing share of the aggregate …