Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
About the Book Series
In an increasingly interdependent world, many of the most important issues are driven by economic forces. This series applies newly developed economic techniques to some of the most pressing contemporary problems. The aim of the series is to demonstrate the relevance of modern economic theory to the modern world economy, and to provide key reading for researchers and policy-makers.
How Does Privatization Work?
1st Edition
Edited
By Anthony Bennett
November 06, 1997
Privatization has been one of the most important elements of public policy in the last decade and there have been massive transfers of ownership from the public to the private sector on a national and international level. This book combines thematic papers with country case studies to discuss the ...
Fiscal Policy and Economic Reforms: Essays in Honour of Vito Tanzi
1st Edition
Edited
By Mario I. Blejer, Teresa Ter-Minassian
January 02, 1997
Following Macroeconomic Dimensions of Public Finance, this is the second volume of essays in honour of Vito Tanzi. It focuses on the importance of fiscal policy on the wholesale economic reforms that are sweeping the advanced, less developed and formally communist countries. Issues analyzed include...
Macroeconomic Dimensions of Public Finance: Essays in Honour of Vito Tanzi
1st Edition
Edited
By Mario Blejer, Teresa Ter-Minassian
January 02, 1997
There is no magic formula for balancing fiscal policy and economic performance. As a scholar and policy advisor, Vito Tanzi has made a major contribution to identifying links between public finance and macro and microeconomic consequences. His findings bear relevance in both developing and ...
Competition Policy in the Global Economy: Modalities for Co-operation
1st Edition
Edited
By William S. Comanor, Akira Goto, Leonard Waverman
December 19, 1996
International agreements on competition law and policy are notoriously difficult to implement. This collection of essays examines the complexities involved when the issues of international co-ordination and harmonization of competition law and policy are considered....
Interest Rates and Budget Deficits: A Study of the Advanced Economies
1st Edition
By Kanhaya L. Gupta, Bakhtiar Moazzami
January 04, 1996
There is widespread belief that the high interest rates of the 1980s and 1990s in the developed world have been caused by high budget deficits. Yet, there is no conclusive evidence to support such a belief. This book systematically examines this and other questions relating to the behaviour of real...
World Trade after the Uruguay Round: Prospects and Policy Options for the Twenty-First Century
1st Edition
Edited
By Andras Inotai, Harald Sander
March 14, 1996
The completion of the Uruguay round promised a new era in international trading relations. However, there remains a wide range of issues which could threaten international trading stability, including regionalisation and regionalism, increased non-tariff forms of protection and the proliferation of...