Dieses Buch nimmt die Wachstumskritik auf und geht über sie hinaus. Es zeigt die systemischen Zwänge auf, die uns am Wachstumspfad festhalten lassen, und stellt alternative Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten für eine Gesellschaft vor, die nicht auf Wachstum angewiesen ist - für eine Gesellschaft, in...

Since the end of the second world war the economic gap between rich and poor countries has steadily widened. This book examines this disparity and assesses the reasons why some developing countries have been more successful than others

Intro -- Actors of Globalization: New York Merchants in Global Trade, 1784-1812 -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Merchant Biographies -- Introduction -- Globalization in History -- The Merchants of the Study -- Global History -- Synopsis -- 1...

The quality of life for ordinary Roman citizens at the height of the Roman Empire probably was better than that of any other large group of people living before the Industrial Revolution. The Roman Market Economy uses the tools of modern economics to show how trade, markets, and the Pax Romana...

A Brookings Institution Press and Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and Sciences-Po, Paris publication This thoughtful volume assesses the likely impact of reformed trade policies on the poorest of the poor—those on the bottom economic rungs in developing nations. The focus on a...