<i>In Gold We Trust</i> is a historical and sociological account of how, by the late 1960s, three small Italian towns … had come to lead the world in the production of gold jewelry--even though they had virtually no jewelry industry less than … a century before, and even though Italy had western Europe's most restrictive gold laws. It is a distinctive but …

the politics of the gold standard, particularly in the United States, and he examines the political economy of European …

the politics of the gold standard, particularly in the United States, and he examines the political economy of European …

Many prominent critics regard the international financial system as the dark side of globalization, threatening … disadvantaged nations near and far. But in <i>The Next Great Globalization</i>, eminent economist Frederic Mishkin argues the … opposite: that financial globalization today is essential for poor nations to become rich. Mishkin argues that an effectively …

globalization, mercantilism, and reserve accumulation. …

deregulation and globalization, political interference often causes--and almost always exacerbates--banking crises. If, for example …

around the world. The common assumption is that globalization is merging the varieties of corporate capitalism. Yet, as this … globalization. In <i>The Embedded Corporation</i>, Sanford Jacoby traces this diversity to national differences in economic history …