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The contemporary global economy [[electronic resource] ] : a history since 1980 / / Alfred E. Eckes



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Autore: Eckes Alfred E. <1942-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The contemporary global economy [[electronic resource] ] : a history since 1980 / / Alfred E. Eckes Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Chichester [England] ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011
Descrizione fisica: ix, 306 p
Disciplina: 337
Soggetto topico: Economic history
Globalization
International economic relations
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-288) and index.
Nota di contenuto: Machine 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.
Sommario/riassunto: "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"--
Titolo autorizzato: The contemporary global economy  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1444396846
9781444396843
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910795978003321
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Serie: History of the contemporary world.