of their lives, in Europe, Asia and Australasia. The main chapters are accompanied by an introduction in which the … doing. These are all points that are invisible to those who simply read the published output of economics, so readers will …, particularly historians of economic thought, as well as sociologists concerned with the economics profession, and those interested …

During the 1990s over two dozen countries in Europe and Asia underwent a transition from centrally planned to more … economy -- 6. Conclusions. … market-oriented economies. In Constructing a Market Economy, Richard Pomfret reviews their diverse experiences and assesses …

. The United States : an economist's economy / Marion Fourcade -- 8. Economics, economists and politics in Uruguay / Adolfo … policy than Latin America's and no region has been more directly affected by the spread of US economics. Economists in the … Americas joins a small but important comparative literature on economics as a profession and is the first comparative treatment …

Asia : trends, patterns and prospects -- Multinational enterprises and manufacturing for export : emerging patterns and … opportunities for latecomers -- Product fragmentation and trade patterns in east Asia -- Multinational firms in crisis and recovery … direct investment in economic development in light of the experiences of developing countries in Asia …

The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural … agricultural land. The models reflect important developing economy features including spatial distinctions between uplands and … representative economy submodels, explore empirical cases based on applied general equilibrium models of Asian economies, and examine …

This book offers original economic analyses on the economy-environment relationship in Eastern and Central Europe … Eastern Europe have been exceptional in both their intensity and speed. The implications of this adjustment process are … to the environment. Economics for Environmental Policy in Transition Economies will be of interest to policymakers …

China in the Global Economy focuses on the theme of twin transitions occurring in the Chinese economy: the transition … restraining the growth of the domestic economy. These new challenges have fuelled debate on the perspective of the Chinese economy … and its role in the global economy …