At first glance, the history of the modern global economy seems to support the long-held view that the currency of the worldâs leading power invariably dominates international trade and finance. But in How Global Currencies Work , three...
"First published more than a decade ago, Globalizing Capital has remained an indispensable part of economic literature. This classic book emphasizes the importance of the international monetary system for understanding the international economy. The...
South Korea has been held out as an economic miracleâe"as a country that successfully completed the transition from underdeveloped to developed country statusâe"and as an example of how a middle-income country can continue to move...
In this volume, a group of distinguished economists, political scientists, and sociologists analyze the political economy of European integration. The authors evaluate recent developments in European politics and institutions. They consider the current...
In this volume, a group of distinguished economists and political scientists analyze the political economy of European integration, evaluating recent developments in European monetary and fiscal policy. They consider
El mundo se ha acostumbrado a la aparición -súbita, recurrente, dolorosa- de las crisis financieras. Al finalizar la primera década del siglo XXI, por ejemplo, las finanzas internacionales están resistiendo un severo golpe,...
Focuses on the importance of the International Monetary System (IMS), and its importance for understanding the international economy. This book demonstrates that the IMS can be understood and effectively governed only if it is seen as a historical phe...
Over the second half of the twentieth century, the average European's buying power tripled, while working hours fell by a third. This work offers an account of the extraordinary development of Europe's economy since the end of World War II.
This book reassesses Western Europe's miraculous economic recovery from World War II and the crisis of 1947. The contributors expose the role of international institutions and contrast the very different national experiences. Their historical analysis...
Western Europe's recovery from World War II was nothing short of miraculous. From the chaos of the war and the crisis of 1947, Europe moved directly to the most rapid quarter-century of economic growth in her history. The contributors to this volume...
In this volume, a group of distinguished economists, political scientists, and sociologists analyze the political economy of European integration. The authors evaluate recent developments in European politics and institutions. They consider the current...
High unemployment has been one of the most disturbing features of the economy of the 1980s. For a precedent, one must look to the interwar period and in particular to the Great Depression of the 1930s. It follows that recent years have been marked by a...