Key Features:The book should stand out from the rest of the pack because of its timeliness, authoritativeness, focus and scopeThe book rests on the latest research of the Stockholm Institute for Transition Economies, and Asian scholars participating in a Japan Foundation sponsored project on the...

The global financial crisis which began with the subprime mortgage crisis and exploded in September 2008 with the collapse of Lehman Brothers bank, took much of the macroeconomic profession by surprise, even though there were ample early warning signs. Theorists failed to adequately consider the...

Comparative Economic Systems: Culture, Wealth and Power in the 21st Centuryexplains how culture, in various guises, modifies the standard rules of economic engagement, creating systems that differ markedly from those predicted by the theory of general market competition. This analysis is...