Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- 1 SETTING THE CONTEXT -- 2 TENSIONS IN THE BACKGROUND -- 3 INSIDE THE EMERGING ECONOMIES -- 4 INSIDE THE INDUSTRIALIZED ECONOMIES -- 5 THE STRUGGLE OVER OPEN MARKETS -- 6 RIGHTING THE BALANCE -- Notes -- Index

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