Grzegorz W. Kolodko, one of the world's leading authorities on economics and development policy and a key architect of Poland's successful economic reforms, applies his far-reaching knowledge to the past and future of the world economy, introducing a framework for understanding our global...

Key Features:These days, the Chinese and Asian economies are the foci of intense discussions on the topics of economic development, exchange rate policy, global imbalances and globalization. The book offers a timely collection of papers addressing some of these hotly debated economic issuesThe...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Chapter 1. At Inception -- Chapter 2. The Great Depression -- The Prelude to Disaster -- The Speculative Bubble -- The Great Crash -- The Aftermath -- GNP and the Downward Trade Spiral -- Keynes's Academic Precursors -- Keynes's Policy Suggestions -- Chapter 3....

Transition to a new world order with more diffuse distribution of economic power is under way. This first edition of a new World Bank flagship report, 'Global Development Horizons 2011', focuses on three major international economic trends: the shift in the balance of global growth from...

The world's trade regime is promoted by international agencies and most governments as the best way to lift the poor out of poverty and achieve sustainable development. But does it contribute to human development or not? This reassessment looks in detail at the way it has worked under the GATT...

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Abstract -- Preface -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Trade Portrait and Performance of the CIS Bloc -- Poor Quality of Trade Data or Trade Deflection? -- Overall Trade Performance -- Withering of Manufactured Trade -- Changing Geography of Trade -- Export...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- 1 What Globalization Means for East Asia -- 2 Hanging Together? On Monetary and Financial Cooperation -- 3 Trade and Foreign Direct Investment: A Role for Regionalism -- 4 New Regional Trading Developments in the...

The report provides a preliminary assessment of DR-CAFTA, with particular attention to three key themes: (i) expected trade and non-trade benefits, (ii) actions that Central American countries need to pursue to capitalize optimally on the new opportunities, and (iii) identification of the...

Written by 27 World Bank experts, this book draws on the Bank's unique global capabilities and experience to promote an understanding of key global issues that cannot be solved by any one nation alone in an increasingly interconnected world. It describes the forces that are shaping public and...