1. Economics as a science -- 2. Individuals and households -- 3. Consumption -- 4. Firms -- 5. Markets -- 6. The state -- 7. Public goods and commons -- 8. Labour markets -- 9. Financial markets -- 10. The macroeconomic flow -- 11. Money -- 12. Economic growth -- 13. Nature -- 14. International...

1. Emerging Risks: An Overview; Thomas Walker, Dieter Gramlich, Kalima Vico, and Adele Dumont-Bergeron -- Part I. Ecological Risks -- 2. Climate Change: Macroeconomic Impact and Implications for Monetary Policy; Sandra Batten, Rhiannon Sowerbutts, and Misa Tanaka -- 3. Global Warming and Extreme...

The dramatic collapse in world trade in 2009 is, this report shows, mainly due to: the drop in demand for highly traded products; the drying up of trade finance; and the vertically integrated nature of global supply chains. Contrary to expectations, protectionist measures were relatively muted and...

1. Introduction : catch-up -- 2. Export-oriented growth : positive aspects -- 3. Institutionalizing an export-oriented regime -- 4. Trade pattern in the early phase of catch-up -- 5. The engine of catch-up : big conglomerates -- 6. Growth and equity -- 7. Experiences of East Asian NICs -- 8. The...

Populärwissenschaftliches Werk eines Wirtschaftswissenschaftlers aus Athen mit internationalen Lehrerfahrungen. Er interpretiert die Finanzkrise anhand der Geschichte der internationalen Finanzpolitik seit 1929. Im Mittelpunkt seiner Erklärung steht die Aussenwirtschaftspolitik der USA, erst...