1. Introduction : setting the stage -- 2. From peak to trough -- 3. The trade finance confusion : tales of capital, finance, credit and trade -- 4. The international value chain myth -- 5. Protectionism is just around the corner! -- 6. An alternative hypothesis : the forgotten role of trade...

This paper looks beyond the comparatively good performance of the large emerging economies that gave rise to the mainstream narrative of decoupling. I discuss the negative economic and social impacts of the financial and economic crisis on the Least Developed Countries that the mainstream...

The Financial Crisis and Developing Countries discusses and analyses regional and country specific impacts of the financial crisis in emerging markets and developing countries, covering all continents. Using heterodox and mainstream methodologies, the book develops a multidisciplinary...