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.
Globalization and Regional Integration: The origins, development and impact of the single European aviation market
1st Edition
By Alan Dobson
June 19, 2014
How was the European airline industry transformed from national fragmentation in 1957 to a point in 2006 where the European Commission could negotiate with the US for an Open Aviation Area on behalf of all twenty five members of the European Union? What can explain the change in mindset that saw ...
International Water Treaties: Negotiation and Cooperation Along Transboundary Rivers
1st Edition
By Shlomi Dinar
June 19, 2014
As demand for fresh water rises, together with population, water scarcity already features on the national security agenda of many countries. In this book, Dinardevelops a theory to explain solutions to property rights conflicts over shared rivers. Through systematic analysis of available ...
Linking Local and Global Economies: The Ties that Bind
1st Edition
Edited
By Carlo Pietrobelli, Arni Sverrison
June 19, 2014
Clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have to adapt continually to a fast changing environment. This new book, containing contributions on countries ranging from Italy and Mexico to China and India, recognises the disparity between conditions in these countries and poses some ...
The Indonesian Labour Market: Changes and challenges
1st Edition
By Shafiq Dhanani, Iyanatul Islam, Anis Chowdhury
May 30, 2014
The topics of unemployment, underemployment, wage trends and patterns, and the relationship between poverty and the labour market are of interest to all policy makers, researchers, academics and journalists concerned with economic development. This book traces the evolution of the Indonesian labour...
The Macroeconomics of Global Imbalances: European and Asian Perspectives
1st Edition
Edited
By Marc Uzan
May 30, 2014
This book is the result of a workshop on the effects of globalization on Asian and European countries, organized by Marc Uzan and the Austrian Ministry of Finance in April 2006. Bringing together key academics, policy makers and private market participants, these chapters cover the current debate ...
The Economics of Language: International Analyses
1st Edition
By Barry R. Chiswick, Paul W. Miller
May 16, 2014
Written by two internationally renowned experts in the field, this book explores the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants and other linguistic minorities and the consequences of this proficiency for the labour market. Using empirical material from a range of countries, ...
Venture Capital Investment: An Agency Analysis of UK Practice
1st Edition
By Gavin Reid
February 25, 2014
Gavin Reid presents a systematic analysis of what drives investor-investee relations in venture capital markets. In the first analytical work to use a unified framework, he draws upon a modern and general approach to contracting relations, namely principal-agent analysis. This book establishes a ...
Developing Countries and the Doha Development Agenda of the WTO
1st Edition
Edited
By Pitou van Dijck, Gerrit Faber
January 16, 2014
The Doha Development Agenda held the promise of substantial gains for developing countries. However, the realization of these gains is far from obvious: the interests of various groups of countries differ greatly and technical complexities have hampered further progress since the very start of the ...
Global View on the World Economy: A Global Analysis
1st Edition
By Horst Siebert
January 16, 2014
As globalization continues apace, market segmentations are diminishing, distance is shrinking and the boundaries between nation states are becoming increasingly blurred. National economies are closely interlinked through manychannels and we rarely view things from a single country’s view, adopting ...
Foreign Direct Investment and the World Economy
1st Edition
By Ashoka Mody
January 03, 2014
Asking the question of whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is 'integrating' the world economy, this comprehensive volume consists of an overview of current FDI research. While the term 'integrating' is often used, the real test should be whether FDI is instrumental in bringing per ...
Economic Growth and Income Inequality in China, India and Singapore: Trends and Policy Implications
1st Edition
By Pundarik Mukhopadhaya, G Shantakumar, Bhanoji Rao
November 14, 2013
The world at large is watching both China and India as powerhouses of economic growth. The two nations have achieved significantly high rates of economic growth ever since their respective economies liberalized in 1978 and 1991. Singapore, despite its limited land size and almost total dependence ...
Cartelization, Antitrust and Globalization in the US and Europe
1st Edition
By Mark S. LeClair
November 08, 2013
The uncovering of a great number of cartels in the industrialised world has left an unfortunate, yet significant, mark on global economic developments in recent years. Globalization has forced firms into more direct competition; the result has been global price-fixing. This situation has greatly&...