for the United States but also with reference to the wider world. We establish the outlines of international integration a … century ago and analyze the institutional and informational impediments that prevented the late nineteenth century world from … achieving the same degree of integration as today. We conclude that the world today is different: commercial and financial …

globalization and productivity growth. The editors' careful selection includes articles that focus on the impact of globalization on … with globalization and productivity … Investment?', World Bank Research Observer, 19 (2), Fall, 171-97 -- Beata Smarzynska Javorcik (2004), 'Does Foreign Direct …

accelerating globalization process and is a must-have for anyone keen to understand Asia and the contemporary world. The three … the world economy. It covers the most important aspects of the world economy as they pertain to Asia in the increasingly …