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...

The combination of new technologies, the perceived failures of liberal economics and democracy in many developing nations, the rise of modern kinds of authoritarians, and the success of some of the best-known state capitalists have created an era ripe for state intervention. State Capitalism...

Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. The Great Depression and the Rise of Protectionism -- The Gold Standard and the Great Depression -- Moving toward Protectionism: The Smoot- Hawley Tariff -- Things Fall Apart-1931 -- Trade Policy Reaction -- The Open Economy Trilemma -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2....

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