Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
About the Book Series
In an increasingly interdependent world, many of the most important issues are driven by economic forces. This series applies newly developed economic techniques to some of the most pressing contemporary problems. The aim of the series is to demonstrate the relevance of modern economic theory to the modern world economy, and to provide key reading for researchers and policy-makers.
International Labor Mobility: Unemployment and Increasing Returns to Scale
1st Edition
By Bharati Basu
June 28, 2012
Migration of workers within and across national boundaries is an important issue in an age of increasing levels of innovation and invention which economizes cost and helps large scale production.This book analyses the implications of migration for the levels of unemployment and distinguishes ...
Globalization and Self-Determination: Is the Nation-State Under Siege?
1st Edition
By David R. Cameron, Gustav Ranis, Annalisa Zinn
January 20, 2012
Is the nation state under siege? A common answer is that globalization poses two fundamental threats to state sovereignty. The first concerns the unleashing of centrifugal and centripetal forces - such as increasing market integration and the activities of institutions like the IMF, World Bank, and...
The European Economy in an American Mirror
1st Edition
Edited
By Barry Eichengreen, Dieter Stiefel, Michael Landesmann
November 24, 2011
Europe’s economy is under strain due to lagging productivity growth, population ageing, the difficulties of adjustment in an enlarged European Union, and the challenges of globalization. In comparison with America, rates of growth of GDP per capita and labour productivity growth are anaemic, ...
A General Theory of Institutional Change
1st Edition
By Shiping Tang
December 10, 2010
Institutional change is a central driving force behind social changes, and thus a central topic in all major fields of social sciences. Yet, no general theory of institutional change exists. Drawing from a diverse literature, this book develops a general theory of institutional change, based on a ...
Economic Integration in the Americas
1st Edition
Edited
By Joseph A. McKinney, H. Stephen Gardner
December 17, 2009
This new book brings together contributions from recognized experts in trade policy, discussing and evaluating economic integration in the Western Hemisphere, the alternative trade strategies being pursued in this area and Latin American relationships with United States and Canada. These essays ...
Expanding Frontiers of Global Trade Rules: The Political Economy Dynamics of the International Trading System
1st Edition
By Nitya Nanda
November 23, 2009
This book analyses one of the most controversial areas in the political economy of international trade, namely the issues surrounding the creation of new ‘trade rules’. Various concerns are addressed, including the environment, labour standards, intellectual property rights, trade facilitation, ...
Working Time and Workers' Preferences in Industrialized Countries: Finding the Balance
1st Edition
By Jon C. Messenger
June 22, 2009
The gradual reduction in weekly working hours in the first half of the last century, which culminated in the widespread adoption of the 'standard' working week by the 1960s, was grounded in a concern for health and safety and for the preservation of time outside of paid labour. Over the last few ...
Russia Moves into the Global Economy
1st Edition
By John M. Letiche
February 18, 2009
John M. Letiche is Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley...
Immigrant Enterprise in Europe and the USA
1st Edition
By Prodromos Ioannou Panayiotopoulos (aka Mike Pany)
February 10, 2009
Immigrant-owned enterprises are a highly visible phenomenon, but frequently and increasingly so after 9/11, immigration has been cast in pessimistic and apocalyptic terms which became associated with rising xenophobia and restrictive legislation, such as the Patriot Act in the United States. This ...
Globalization and the Nation State: The Impact of the IMF and the World Bank
1st Edition
By Stephen Kosack, Gustav Ranis, James Vreeland
January 26, 2007
This book brings together an international team of contributors to assess the political economy of the IMF and World Bank programmes. The cutting-edge techniques of the new political economy are thus brought to bear on international issues for the first time. The book includes contributions from ...
Solving the Riddle of Globalization and Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Manuel Agosin, David Bloom, George Chapelier, Jagdish Saigal
November 28, 2006
In the past two decades many developing countries have embraced the challenge of globalization by rushing to dismantle trade barriers and to promote increasingly liberal market-oriented policies. However, a broader response to globalization is both necessary and possible if countries are ...
Inflation and Unemployment: Contributions to a New Macroeconomic Approach
1st Edition
By Mauro Baranzini, Alvaro Cencini
July 22, 2005
This work challenges traditional monetary theory by focusing on the role of banks and provides a new insight into the role played by bank money and capital accumulation. An international team of contributors reappraise analyses of the inflation and unemployment developed by Marshall, Keynes and ...