This collection of twenty-five essays written over the past five years by international economic policy expert Charles Wolf Jr. covers a range of worldwide economic, political, security, and diplomatic issues. Wolf looks at the challenges facing the United States at home and around the globe...

Cover -- Preface -- Figures -- Tables -- Summary -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms -- Chapter One - Introduction -- Study Objective -- Organization of This Report -- Chapter Two - The IT Sector -- Telecommunications -- Hardware -- Packaged Software -- IT Integration and Support Services --...

Detailed case studies of debt defaults by Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Ecuador, Moldova, and Uruguay, framed by a comprehensive discussion of the history, economic theory, legal issues, and policy lessons of sovereign debt crises.