Liberalism and the contradictions of American leadership -- Power, multilateralism, and neoliberalism at the WTO -- Power shift -- Brazil : new drivers of liberalization -- China : a delicate dance -- India : balancing complex trade interests

The financial crisis that began in the US in the year 2007 became a full-scale crisis in the year 2008 and 2009 which, in turn, affected each and every economy in some way or the other including the ones which were not directly related to the crisis. There has been considerable slowdown in most...