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  • Profit And The Pursuit Of Energy

    Markets And Regulation

    Among the books on the world energy crisis, on technological possibilities for self-sufficiency, and on various energy sources, this is one of a very few to address the practicalities of government regulatory responsibilities versus the pursuit of profit in the private sector and to look at the processes, logistics, and complex interactions among private energy companies, financial sectors, and ... Read more

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  • Transforming Global Information and Communication Markets

    The Political Economy of Innovation

    Series series Information Revolution and Global Politics
    Innovation in information and communication technology (ICT) fuels the growth of the global economy. How ICT markets evolve depends on politics and policy, and since the 1950s periodic overhauls of ICT policy have transformed competition and innovation. For example, in the 1980s and the 1990s a revolution in communication policy (the introduction of sweeping competition) also transformed the ... Read more

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  • Debt And The Less Developed Countries

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    Scholars and practitioners from the fields of economics, political science, sociology, and government discuss the nature and importance of debt in the international system and question whether international debt is a necessary element of international development or a potential root of international economic collapse (and of the demise of the dollar as denominator of the monetary realm). They then ... Read more

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  • Digital DNA

    Disruption and the Challenges for Global Governance

    Innovation in information and production technologies is creating benefits and disruption, profoundly altering how firms and markets perform. Digital DNA provides an in depth examination of the opportunities and challenges in the fast-changing global economy and lays out strategies that countries and the international community should embrace to promote robust growth while addressing the risks of ... Read more

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    The World Made New

    by Marc Aronson ...
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    Unabridged

    1 hour 26 min

    Imagine your shock at waking up one morning to a fleet of enormous, otherworldly craft looming over you. And when bizarre aliens begin to emerge-speaking strange gibberish-your heart races even faster. Similar fears may have gripped New World inhabitants when diverse civilizations-separated by a vast ocean-first met. American natives once knew nothing of towering ships, galloping horses, ... Read more

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    Series series Cairoli Lectures
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  • Lost Decades

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    A clear, authoritative guide to the crisis of 2008, its continuing repercussions, and the needed reforms ahead.The U.S. economy lost the first decade of the twenty-first century to an ill-conceived boom and subsequent bust. It is in danger of losing another decade to the stagnation of an incomplete recovery. How did this happen? Read this lucid explanation of the origins and long-term effects of ... Read more

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  • Singapore: a Case Study in Rapid Development

    Series Book 119 - Occasional Papers
    Since attaining independence in 1965 Singapore has experienced exceptionally rapid growth, low inflation, and a healthy balance of payments. This paper reviews Singapore's economic development from a long-term perspective and examines some of the factors that have contributed to the sustained rapid growth ... Read more

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  • Historical Dictionary of the International Monetary Fund

    Series series Historical Dictionaries of International Organizations
    In its more than 65 years of existence, the International Monetary Fund has evolved from a small, obscure international agency, with new and uncertain responsibilities, into a powerful institution that today has assumed center stage in the international monetary system. It is a remarkable story of how an institution has developed and adapted itself to an evolving world and a changing membership in ... Read more

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  • Currency Politics

    The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Policy

    A comprehensive analysis of the politics surrounding exchange rate policies in the global economy—with in-depth case studies.The exchange rate is the most important price in any nation's economy, and a central factor in the global economy. Despite the critical role of exchange rate policy, there are few definitive explanations of why governments choose the currency policies they do. In Currency ... Read more

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  • Contemporary U.S. Tax Policy

    Series series Urban Institute Press
    C. Eugene Steuerle, one of the country's most influential economists, offers an insider's look at tax policy based on a quarter century of working with officials of all political stripes. Steuerle outlines the principles of taxation and the early postwar period before proceeding to the tax policy battles that began with the Reagan revolution and continue today. Those expecting a simple story of ... Read more

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  • Dance of the Trillions

    Developing Countries and Global Finance

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    Series series Insights: Critical Thinking on International Affairs
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