international economic relations

Provides an overview of the global economy, discussing who controls it, recessions, and microlending.

Traces the evolution of international trade, from ancient Mesopotamia to today's global marketplace, exploring the influence of commerce on agriculture, technology, politics, and civilization as a whole.

Presents over seventy vignettes that provide historical perspectives on aspects of the world economy, discussing the world economy before European domination, the origins of international standards and practices, the nature and consequences of industrialization and deindustrialization, and other topics.

Former World Bank chief economist Joseph E. Stiglitz expresses his disillusionment with international institutions and Washington policy makers regarding the global economy, discussing the plight of poor nations, the East Asia crisis, and the former Soviet economies.

Explores international economic integration, globalization, and free trade in the United States and abroad; and provides related primary source documents and research tools.

A guide to understanding globalization that covers its history, nation-state systems, individual governments, the United Nations, the European Union, transnational corporations, consumerism, nongovernmental organizations, reactions against global economies, and the staying power of a global marketplace.

The author describes a world where the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, maintaining that the economic growth of other nations like China, India, and Russia have challenged America's standing around the world.

Examines global economic issues from the perspectives of workers around the world during one twenty-four-hour period--June 15, 2005--presenting their stories in their own words; explores such questions as what sets the price of oil, whether immigration is a "luxury or a necessity, " whether it helps the economy for ideas to have owners, and how much power the U.S. can exert over the global economy.

This book investigates the likelihood of the collapse of the world financial system and looks at what is being done to make sure a financial doomsday scenario does not become a reality.