trend, one may expect further integration of world markets and increasingly unhindered international trade. However, there …. Three main risk areas are identified here: (1) fossil fuel depletion, in particular a possible peak in world oil production … financial risk; and (3) instability in the world financial system caused primarily by the US's unsustainable twin deficits. The …

OECD countries still dominate the world economy, but their share of world trade dropped from 73% in 1992 to 64% in 2005 …, and some of the world’s most important economies are not members of the OECD. Foremost among these are the so … the BRIICS in relation to the rest of the world, focusing on trade and other policies influencing that performance …

(the BRIICS) in relation to the rest of the world, focusing on trade and other policies influencing that performance …, and patterns of world trade are described using both indices that reveal networks of trading relations and more standard …