This collection of essays examines the case for and against globalization, the effects of U.S. economic and foreign policy, and numerous issues related to Asian economics and politics. Published in prominent journals and news media between 1996 and 2001, these cross-cutting essays are as...

During the first half of the year global growth remained sluggish. While activity in emerging economies stabilized, growth in advanced economies softened. Over the next two years, we expect the world economy to pick up pace gradually, although without turning into a strong synchronized global...

Global trade flows : old structures, new issues, empirical evidence / Richard J. Grant, Maria C. Papadakis, and J. David Richardson -- The Uruguay Round and the GATT : whither the global system ? / John Whalley -- Globalism and regionalism : complements or competitors? / Soogil Young -- The...