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Globalization and Environmental Reform: The Ecological Modernization of the Global Economy

Mol, Arthur P. J. - The MIT Press

Many writers either glorify globalization or vilify it, particularly for its destructive environmental effects. In this … book environmental sociologist Arthur Mol provides a more balanced understanding of the relationship between globalization … processes of modernization and globalization often result in environmental degradation, they also can encourage policies and …

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Russian Reform / International Money

Gaidar, Yegor; Pöhl, Karl Otto - The MIT Press

Departing from tradition, both Yegor Gaidar, former Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, and Karl Otto Pöhl, former Chairman of the German Bundesbank, were invited to give the 1993 Lionel Robbins Lectures. The experiences of each author reflect the vast economic changes spreading across...

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Pop Internationalism

Krugman, Paul - The MIT Press

"Pop internationalists" -- people who speak impressively about international trade while ignoring basic economics and misusing economic figures are the target of this collection of Paul Krugman's most recent essays. In the clear, readable, entertaining style that brought acclaim for his...

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Trade Policy Disaster

Irwin, Douglas A. - The MIT Press

The recent economic crisis--with the plunge in the stock market, numerous bank failures and widespread financial distress, declining output and rising unemployment--has been reminiscent of the Great Depression. The Depression of the 1930s was marked by the spread of protectionist trade policies,...

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Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise

Brakman, Steven (contributor); Garretsen, Harry (contributor) - The MIT Press

The multinational firm and its main vehicle, foreign direct investment, are key forces in economic globalization. Their …

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Real-Financial Linkages among Open Economies

Arndt, Sven W. (contributor); … - The MIT Press

The contributions in this book identify and take up an important problem in international economics -- the split in theoretical and empirical work in international finance and in international trade. This book is unique in attempting to link these two aspects of the international economy...

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Too Sensational: On the Choice of Exchange Rate Regimes

Corden, W. Max - The MIT Press

Most of the literature on exchange rate regimes has focused on the developed countries. Since the recent crises in emerging markets, however, attention has shifted to the choice of exchange rate regimes for developing countries, especially those that are more integrated into the world capital...

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Bond Markets in Latin America: On the Verge of a Big Bang?

Borensztein, Eduardo (contributor); Cowan, Kevin (contributor) - The MIT Press

Developing local bond markets is high on the policy agenda of Latin America. Bond markets are an essential component of a well-functioning financial market. Facilitating the efforts of public and private borrowers to issue domestic-currency-denominated, long-term, fixed-rate bonds insulates them...

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The Japanese Economy

Ito, Takatoshi - The MIT Press

A comparative perspective and an analytic approach grounded in mainstream economics distinguish this broad, accessible introduction to the Japanese economy. Throughout, Ito utilizes standard economic concepts in comparing Japan with the United States in terms of economic performances, underlying...

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Deposit Insurance around the World: Issues of Design and Implementation

Asl? Demirgüç-Kunt (contributor); … - The MIT Press

Explicit deposit insurance (DI) is widely held to be a crucial element of modern financial safety nets. For this reason, establishing a DI system is frequently recommended by outside experts to countries undergoing reform. Predictably, DI systems have proliferated in the developing world. The...

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