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The Great Unraveling The Great Unraveling Paul R. Krugman "This national bestseller chronicles the dangers of an administration that has raised dishonesty to dizzying heights. Economist Paul Krugman exposes the facts that speak for themselves. From identify… OL1648160W
Economic policy & equity Economic policy & equity Sanjeev Gupta,Vito Tanzi,Ke-young Chu This book brings together the views not only of policymakers and academics but also of religious leaders and labor leaders from around the world- including the 1998 Nobel Laureate in Economics, Amart… OL20607305W
Southeast Asia in the 1990s Southeast Asia in the 1990s Richard Robison,Kevin Hewison,Garry Rodan "After the international success of Southeast Asia in the 1980s, three of Australia's best-known academics in the field have brought together a group of specialists on Southeast Asian politics to pro… OL20610867W
New rich, new poor, new Russia New rich, new poor, new Russia Bertram Silverman,Murray Yanowitch Now expanded to cover Russia's 1998 financial collapse, this text examines the unequal distribution of the costs and benefits of Russia's leap into capitalism, and its social consequences, presenting… OL20905351W
GEM GEM Douglas Laxton,Tamim Bayoumi "A nontechnical overview of the Global Economic Model (GEM), a new multicountry model based on strong microeconomic underpinnings developed in the Research Department of the IMF." - preface. OL20907949W
The New Systems Competition The New Systems Competition Hans-Werner Sinn "Competition between companies tends to be beneficial for the general public, but is this also true for competition between states in a world with global financial markets, low transport costs, and i… OL2198134W
Perestrojka Perestrojka Michail Gorbačev Uitleg van de hervormingspolitiek van het Russische staatshoofd (geb. 1931). OL24183692W
Uw baan staat op de tocht! Uw baan staat op de tocht! Pim Fortuyn Pleidooi voor flexibilisering van de Nederlandse arbeidsmarkt. OL24420954W
De risicomijdende samenleving De risicomijdende samenleving T. H. van Hoek Kritische beschouwing over het Nederlandse economisch beleid en de gevolgen daarvan voor de woningmarkt en de bouw. OL24821994W
Does China Matter? A Reassessment Does China Matter? A Reassessment Barry Buzan,Rosemary Foot Gerald Segal's last published paper 'Does China Matter?' made a considerable splash, and had he lived, it is certain that he would have followed it up with a book. This new volume honours his memory … OL2679098W
Against the dead hand Against the dead hand Brink Lindsey A refreshing, insightful look into the political and economic dynamics driving globalization today Globalization: it's earlier than you think. That's the provocative message of Against the Dead Hand… OL275826W
What went wrong with Perestroika What went wrong with Perestroika Marshall I. Goldman A critical analysis of the economic reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, which claims that the Soviet leader did little to counter the nation's overindulgence in heavy industry or to combat a burgeoning bud… OL2810313W
Political control of the economy Political control of the economy Edward R. Tufte Speculations about the effects of politics on economic life have a long and vital tradition, but few efforts have been made to determine the precise relationship between them. Edward Tufte, a politic… OL2824004W
The paradox of the Mexican state The paradox of the Mexican state Julie A. Erfani "Helpful explanation of the evolution of Mexican national sovereignty and the interrelationship between the role of the State and the development of political nationalism from the 1820s through 1994.… OL3503548W
States versus markets States versus markets Schwartz, Herman M. "Drawing on a broad-ranging reassessment of the historical and spatial evolution of the world economy, Herman Schwartz shows how the twenty-first-century world has come to resemble the late nineteent… OL4324276W
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TRADE AND FINANCE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN TRADE AND FINANCE Alasdair I. MacBean This book provides an up-to-date and critical review of the recent history and current status of the main economic institutions affecting international trade and relations. The authors emphasise the … OL4963783W
Pacific Asia Pacific Asia Yumei Zhang Pacific Asia has witnessed arguably the most dynamic economic growth and social transformation in the world since 1945. Inspired by the example of Japan, a number of high performing economies have em… OL8094557W