. Globalization and civil society -- 9. A system under siege -- 10. Economics and international politics. …The IMF, the World Bank and GATT/WTO have had to adapt to changing circumstances in the past 60 years as they guided … the world economy to growing interdependence and prosperity. Now they face several simultaneous challenges. In this book …

enable the WTO to adapt and respond effectively to our fast-changing world. A chapter is devoted to each of the sessions held …

It has sometimes been argued that "globalization" benefits only a small number of countries, and that this leads to … greater marginalization of excluded countries. This paper argues that globalization is not necessarily biased towards greater …, marginalization is not intrinsic to globalization. Key Words: Globalization, international trade and investment flows concentration. …

The theme of this year’s Report is “Trade in a Globalizing World”. The Report provides a reminder of what we know about … range of interlinking questions, starting with a consideration of what constitutes globalization, what drives it, what … benefits does it bring, what challenges does it pose and what role does trade play in this world of ever-growing inter …

enable the WTO to adapt and respond effectively to our fast-changing world. A chapter is devoted to each of the sessions held …

financial integration of the world economy …

Although the globalization of markets and the rapid growth in worldwide information technologies supports harmonization … and integration between countries, substantial differences still exist throughout the world. Global Divergence in Trade … Asia, India, Greece, Mexico, the US and EU accession countries illustrate how differently the globalization process is …