The globalization paradox

democracy and the future of the world economy

In this eloquent challenge to the reigning wisdom on globalization, Dani Rodrik reminds us of the importance of the nation-state, arguing forcefully that when the social arrangements of democracies inevitably clash with the international demands of globalization, national priorities should take precedence. Combining history with ...

On China

In 1971 Henry Kissinger took the historic step of reopening relations between China and the West, and since then has been more intimately connected with the country at the highest level than any other western figure. This book distils his unique experience, examining China's ...

La Troika y los 40 ladrones

FMI, Banco Mundial y organización Mundial del Comercio: la verdad sobre los intereses que están detrás de la crisis económica

¿Quién gobierna el mundo? ¿Cuál es el poder real de los políticos? ¿Hasta qué punto nuestra vida está condicionada por las organizaciones internacionales y las corporaciones privadas? ¿Cuál es el papel de los paraísos fiscales que dan abrigo al dinero del crimen y la corrupción ...

El mapa del crecimiento

oportunidades de negocio en los BRIC y más allá

Hace diez años, O’Neill hizo una predicción: los países del G-7, incluyendo Estados Unidos, Reino Unido y Japón, dejarían de ser las economías más poderosas del mundo. Con la globalización se instauraría una nueva era, y con ella las fuerzas emergentes de Brasil, Rusia ...

Tiger head, snake tails

China today, how it got there and where it is heading

There have been a plethora of books on China in recent years. Authors have forecast the coming collapse of the People's Republic or looked to the day when it will rule the world. So why another book on the most heavily populated country on ...

Brasil, país de futuro

Publicado en 1941, Brasil, país de futuro parece un libro recién terminado. Zweig escribió tanto sobre aquella tierra que parecía haber nacido allí, evocando con gran precisión los detalles y entresijos de la historia, economía, y cultura brasileñas, así como el desarrollo de sus principales ...

China within the emerging asian multilateralism and regionalism

as perceived through a comparison with the european neighbourhood policy

Este documento de trabajo se esfuerza en identificar si China ha llegado a desarrollar en la pasada década(s) una serie coherente de políticas encaminadas a identificar y organizar su vecindad de forma multilateral. Si un tipo tal de "política de vecindad" puede ser identificada ...

Global finance

Written under the shadow of the global financial crisis, this book charts the current shape of global finance and tries to explain why the crisis arose -- and what can be done about it. Economics alone cannot fully explain how global finance operates, and why it ...

Chocolate nations

living and dying for cocoa in West Africa

FROM BEAN TO BAR - WHERE DOES YOUR CHOCOLATE COME FROM? Chocolate - the very word conjures up a hint of the forbidden and a taste of the decadent. Yet the story behind the chocolate bar is rarely one of luxury...From the thousands of children who ...

The devil's deal

an insider's tale of how money is made

This is the ultimate insider's tale of how international finance really operates. This controversial first person account details the ins and outs of global finance. Over 20 years the author has enjoyed privileged access to many of the world's top players in money ...

The international banking system

capital adequacy, core businesses and risk management

International Banking is an indispensable tool for financial and banking experts around the world. It provides an original insight as to the regulatory and legal challenges facing central key banks in the monitoring of international banking operations. Through its detailed analysis of core banking operations ...

Money and power

how Goldman Sachs came to rule the world

For much of its storied 142-year history, Goldman Sachs has projected an image of being better than its competitors--smarter, more collegial, more ethical, and far more profitable. The firm--buttressed by the most aggressive and sophisticated p.r. machine in the financial industry--often boasts of "The ...

The new economic diplomacy

decision-making and negotiation in international economic relations

"The New Economic Diplomacy" explains how states conduct their external economic relations in the 21st century: how they make decisions domestically; how they negotiate internationally; and, how these processes interact. It documents the transformation of economic diplomacy in the 1990s and 2000s in response to ...

La deuda externa en la actualidad

nuevas perspectivas para el endeudamiento internacional de los Estados

ABREVIATURAS MÁS UTILIZADAS INTRODUCCIÓN CAPÍTULO I     Conceptos 1.1. DEUDA: ALGUNAS NOCIONES BÁSICAS 1.2. TIPOS DE DEUDA     a. Deuda pública y privada     b. Deuda interna y externa 1.3. DERECHO APLICABLE A LA DEUDA EXTERNA 1.4. MARCO CONCEPTUAL CAPÍTULO II ...

Nuestra hora

los latinoamericanos en el siglo XXI

Nuestra Hora demuestra que la mayoría de las ideas que tenemos sobre la región no resisten análisis y que ha llegado la hora de abandonarlas. Habitualmente, nos vemos (y el resto del mundo también nos ve) como una región bastante pobre e inestable aunque muy ...

Systems thinking

managing chaos and complexity: a platform for designing business architecture

In a global market economy, a viable business cannot be locked into a single form or function anymore. Rather, success is contingent upon a self-renewing capacity to spontaneously create structures, functions, and processes responsive to a fluctuating business landscape. Now in its third edition, "Systems ...

Law and market economy in China

This volume concerns several aspects of China's changing market based economy. These include commercial contract enforcement, corporate structures, competition law and other issues related to China's membership in the WTO. In the past two decades, the rapid integration of China's economy into ...

The global economic system

how liquidity shocks affect financial institutions and lead to economic crises

How financial institutions work, connect, and fail! This serious, authoritative book thoroughly explains the modern global credit system, its instruments, and key participants' roles. Learn why liquidity failures have been pivotal in all recent market crashes, discover potential pathways for today's crises, and gain ...

What's next?

unconventional wisdom on the future of the world economy

The world spins in economic turmoil, and who can tell what will happen next? Cold numbers and simple statistical projections don't take into account social, financial, or political factors that can dramatically alter the economic course of a nation or a region. In this ...

International finance and open-economy macroeconomics

theory, history, and policy

This book is exclusively written as an international finance textbook, providing a coherent introduction to the financial aspect of international economics. Utilizing the 1944 Bretton Woods Conference as a unifying theme, the book draws attention to the international financial system, and extends discussion on key ...