| Contemporary Economic Issues: Trade, Payments and Debt 1998 Edition Contributor(s): Cohen, D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 134926086X ISBN-13: 9781349260867 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economics - Macroeconomics - Business & Economics | International - Economics - Business & Economics | Money & Monetary Policy |
| Dewey: 330 |
| Series: International Economic Association |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 193 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A comprehensive overview of current research in the field of trade, payments and debt. Grossman and Helpman provide a non-technical review of the literature on technological deteminants of trade. Thisse and Fujita discuss current work on the spatial configuration of economic activities. Robert Findlay tracks world trade from 1000 to 1750, while Robert Baldwin surveys the impact of international trading alliances. In his Presidential paper, the World Bank Vice-President Michael Bruno looks at the pattern of debt crises and economic recovery. The sustainability of external debt in Africa is examined by Daniel Cohen. Alberto Giovannini's argues the case for flexible exchange rates. |