US-China tensions over global supremacy escalated over the last years, increasing the likelihood of a future conflict. However, an open conflict would have costly consequences for both sides due to the countries' deep economic interconnectedness. Against this backdrop, the book addresses the...

pt. 1. Global growth, inequality, saving, investment and indebtedness -- pt. 2. Regionalization and globalization of trade -- pt. 3. From centrally planned to market economy -- pt. 4. Internationalization and integration of markets -- pt. 5. Global environment and resource problems

This book considers the current and future significance of the G20 by using International Relations theory to examine its political impact as an informal form of global governance. International Relations theory is shown to represent a broad range of political positions that can effectively...

Die Internationalisierung der Wirtschaft ist ein Phänomen unserer Zeit, das die Gesellschaft prägt und sich im täglichen Leben jedes Einzelnen niederschlägt. Auch in der akademischen Lehre beschäftigt sich eine Vielzahl von Studiengängen mit der Internationalisierung der Wirtschaft und...

Nowhere has the divide between advocates and critics of globalization been more striking than in debates over free trade and the environment. And yet the literature on the subject is high on rhetoric and low on results. This book is the first to systematically investigate the subject using both...

Economic globalisation and technological change are the two issues that concerned people in the past, concern them today and will concern them in the future - all over the world, poor or rich. Traditionally, questions about allocative effects are asked: What are the labour market implications?...