"The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears. Greater flows of immigration have the potential to substantially increase world income and reduce extreme poverty. Existing evidence...

Preface -- Introduction -- The current rules -- More market power, less competition -- The growth of the financial sector -- The "shareholder revolution", the rise of ceo pay, and the squeezing of workers -- Lower taxes for the wealthy -- The end of full-employment monetary policy -- The...

Rezension (ekz): Der amerikanische Wirtschaftswissenschaftler (Nobelpreis 2001) hat auch in Deutschland viel Anerkennung mit seinen beiden Büchern zur Globalisierung gefunden. Er war zeitweise Clinton-Berater und Weltbankchef. Er beschreibt Mitte 2009 die grosse Rezession 2008 mit ihren...