PART I Financial system and financial crisis; 1. The global financial crisis: lessons for Taiwan; 2. A perspective on the US dollar after the current financial crisis: lessons from the fall of the pound sterling and the gold standard after World War I; 3. De-privatization? Case studies of...

In That Could Still Be Us, readers will find out, contrary to Friedman, what even conservatives should learn from Lincoln and FDR about the world economy: why our huge fossil fuel reserves are part of the solution, not the problem.

A collection of essays that explore the collapse of economic growth in Venezuela since the 1970s. Essays discuss the relevance of public investment, labor markets, fiscal policy, institutions, politics, and values. - Provided by publisher

The Angolan economy is at a significant juncture. The current growth model based on oil wealth is nearly exhausted and has not delivered inclusive growth and shared prosperity. Angola faces two broad policy challenges that need to be addressed urgently: macroeconomic stabilization and a more...