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.
International Trade and Sustainable Development: Economic, Historical and Moral Arguments for Asymmetric Global Trade
1st Edition
By Bob Milward
June 30, 2021
The contemporary orthodox view of world trade has centred, generally unchallenged, on the ideas of free trade, based on the theoretical construct of comparative advantage. This book will engage in a critique of the orthodox position based on the underlying theoretical economic construct, the ...
North Korea and Economic Integration in East Asia
1st Edition
By Yeongseop Rhee, Patrick Messerlin
June 30, 2021
Throughout North Korea’s history, it has regarded external relations with suspicion and as a potential threat to its regime. With North Korea working towards denuclearization, there is now hope for an economic opening. This book examines the external economic strategies that North Korea may ...
The Korean Economy: From Growth to Maturity
1st Edition
By You-il Lee, Richard Lee
June 30, 2021
The Korean Economy: From Growth to Maturity takes an in-depth, amalgamated look at the evolution of Korea’s globalization drive from the early 2000s (Kim Dae-jung regime, 1998–2003) to the present period (Park Geun-hye, 2013–2017). The book discusses the role of foreign companies on the ...
China and Japan in the Global Economy
1st Edition
Edited
By Tomoo Kikuchi, Masaya Sakuragawa
December 18, 2020
This book discusses the necessity for cooperation between China and Japan to provide international public goods to Asia. It provides insight into how China and Japan can redesign the process of economic integration and security architecture to ensure peace and prosperity in Asia, and how China...
Credit Default Swap Markets in the Global Economy: An Empirical Analysis
1st Edition
By Go Tamakoshi, Shigeyuki Hamori
December 18, 2020
This book provides a comprehensive overview for various segments of the global credit default swap (CDS) markets, touching upon how they were affected by the recent financial turmoil. The book uses empirical analysis on credit default swap markets, applying advanced econometric methodologies ...
Exports, Trade Policy and Economic Growth in Eras of Globalization
1st Edition
By Edward M. Feasel
December 18, 2020
This book provides an excellent resource for understanding the forces in international trade liberalization over two centuries that have brought us to this point, where the successes, setbacks and the countervailing forces now vie for the public's mind and support: the outcome of which will ...
Human Services and Long-term Care: A Market Model
1st Edition
By Yoshihiko Kadoya
December 18, 2020
Providing human service through markets is inherently problematic. Quality care is critical and unsatisfactory human service greatly influences people’s quality of life. Yet, profit for human service providers is essential for sustainable service provision. This book focuses on striking a balance ...
Regional Government Competition
1st Edition
By Chen Yunxian, Gu Wenjing
December 18, 2020
This monograph provides a coherent and systematic explanation of China’s regional economic development from the perspective of regional government competition. It gives an almost unknown exposition of the mechanisms of China's regional economic development, with numerous supporting cases drawn from...
The Economic Development of South Korea: From Poverty to a Modern Industrial State
1st Edition
By Seung-hun Chun
December 18, 2020
How did a country with a dearth of natural resources, a sprawling population congested in a limited arable land transform itself to a modern industrial state within a generation? How could these have been achieved given the lingering geopolitical threats to its very survival as a state, as ...
Brazil’s Economy: An Institutional and Sectoral Approach
1st Edition
Edited
By Werner Baer, Jerry Dávila, André de Melo Modenesi, Maria da Graça Derengowski Fonseca, Jaques Kerstenetzky
September 30, 2020
The past century has witnessed profound transitions in Brazil’s economy: from a surge of industrialization connected to export economy, to state projects of importsubstitution industrialization, followed by a process of neoliberal global market integration. How have Brazilian entrepreneurs and ...
Capitalism and the World Economy: The Light and Shadow of Globalization
1st Edition
Edited
By Toshiaki Hirai
September 30, 2020
Globalization is a phenomenon which has attracted much attention in the past, but there are still many questions that remain unanswered.This book categorizes globalization into three types: Financial Globalization, the collapse of the Cold War order and the ensuing convergence toward the ...
Corruption, Economic Growth and Globalization
1st Edition
Edited
By Aurora A.C. Teixeira, Carlos Pimenta, António Maia, José António Moreira
September 30, 2020
Corruption is increasingly placed on top of the agenda of national governments and supra national institutions, such as the OECD, UN or the World Bank. A necessary condition for promoting sustainable economic growth is the pre-existence of a stable political system which is able to control ...