LEADER 03324nam 2200493 a 450 001 9910795978003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 0 $a1444396846 010 0 $a9781444396843 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7104654 035 $a(CKB)24989767000041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC700616 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC819336 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL819336 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10484639 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL317842 035 $a(OCoLC)746134165 035 $a(PPN)168034816 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989767000041 100 $a20110114d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 200 14$aThe contemporary global economy$b[electronic resource] $ea history since 1980 /$fAlfred E. Eckes 210 $aChichester [England] ;$aMalden, Mass. $cWiley-Blackwell$d2011 215 $aix, 306 p 225 1 $aHistory of the contemporary world 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 263-288) and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note : 1. Introduction -- 2. The global economy before 1980 -- 3. The rich nations -- 4. The developing world -- 5. Thinking about the global economy -- 6. International trade -- 7. Global business -- 8. Internationalization of finance -- 9. The Global Financial Crisis of 2007-10 -- 10. The underside of the global economy -- 11. Epilogue -- Notes -- Suggestions for further readings -- References -- Index. 330 $a"In The Contemporary Global Economy, Alfred Eckes provides a lively overview of recent turbulence in the world economy for non-specialists. Focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s, the book views developments historically, explaining how the main motors of economic change work and how we can discern their effects in the world today. Eckes begins with a brief description of economic change since the nineteenth century, the age of the 'first global economy', and indicates how the dramatic change in the world economy since the 1980s led to a new era in global expansion with the rise of China and other emerging powers. He explains how structural imbalances, policy mistakes, and excesses led to the financial crisis of 2007-2010. The book describes the different aspects of the economy from the role of the World Trade Organization to the workings of financial markets, and the actions of the International Monetary Fund and the Group of Twenty nations. It explains the underlying changes that have affected individuals in their various roles as consumers, producers, workers and citizens around the world, and identifies the challenges for sustainable economic growth in the years ahead. It also examines the underside of globalization, including human trafficking, sweatshops, organized crime, unsafe products, and environmental destruction"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aHistory of the contemporary world. 606 $aEconomic history 606 $aGlobalization 606 $aInternational economic relations 615 0$aEconomic history. 615 0$aGlobalization. 615 0$aInternational economic relations. 676 $a337 700 $aEckes$b Alfred E.$f1942-$0568281 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910795978003321 996 $aThe contemporary global economy$93802031 997 $aUNINA