Nobel Prize winner James Tobin has made outstanding contributions to modern macroeconomics. In this final collection of his work he examines the economic policies of the United States and its relations with other major economies after 1990. In James Tobin's view, the welfare of populations...

The terms of the debate: what's democracy got to do with it? / Leslie Elliott Armijo -- Global financial architecture and hegemonic leadership in the new millennium / Mark R. Brawley -- Capital controls: why do governments hesitate? / Benjamin J. Cohen -- Reforming the international financial...