The Evolution Of The World Economy

Author : Terutomo Ozawa
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781003312

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The Evolution of the World Economy by Terutomo Ozawa Pdf

The world economy is near a critical crossroads, as a rising China, the greatest-ever beneficiary of US-led capitalism, dreams to replace America's supremacy as a new hegemonic power with a non-liberal world order. This third volume of the trilogy on reformulating the ‘flying-geese’ theory explains how capitalism has changed industrial structures across the world. It asks whether the ‘flying-geese’ formation will survive the changes that have produced the East Asian miracle, and – as hoped – spread to Africa. Terutomo Ozawa’s reformulated 'flying-geese' theory explains structural changes as an innovation-driven, ratcheting-up process of economic growth and shows that market-driven multinational corporations are key players for a successful ‘flying-geese’ formation and structural transformation. The book argues that the ‘ladder’ of economic development must be conceived as a double-helix with inter- and intra-industry rungs, the latter embedding cross-border supply chains and adaptive innovations. A thorough exploration of the structural changes under Pax Britannica and Pax Americana – moving from ‘kicking away the ladder’ from emerging economies to then providing it – demonstrates that this trend engenders multinational corporations that can facilitate structural transformation, particularly in catching-up economies. Ozawa shows that China is now in the critical transitional period that requires more sophisticated institutional, socio-political setups, as well as more advanced knowledge and ethics to move from the lower to the higher rungs. This enlightening, accessible and timely conclusion to Ozawa’s trilogy will be of great interest to many, particularly those specialising in international business, economics, political science, and international relations. Academics and practitioners alike will find this an invaluable resource.

Author : Tristan Peak
Publisher : Socialy Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1681177579

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The Evolution of the World Economy by Tristan Peak Pdf

A hundred years ago, the international economy was entering the 20th century with the freest flow of goods, services and capital in human history. The previous century had witnessed expansion of global output and trade, and rising living standards in Europe and North America at a pace never before seen in human history. China's rapid growth and its growth model have accelerated important existing structural trends in the world economy and made them decisive characteristics of the global economy. In particular, China has ensured that this will be the era of the global market economy; the super-industrial economy; the post-industrial economy; the ecologically constrained economy; the complex economy; the highly globalized economy; the innovation economy; an economy with a new moral consciousness about the global supply chain; and an economy with an emerging new monetary system. The Evolution of the World Economy explains how capitalism has changed industrial structures around the globe. Using structural development economics and political economy analytics the clarifying changes in the global industrial landscape are examined. In both the 19th and 20th centuries, technical change played an important role. But, paradoxically, in the 19th century it was the dramatic decline in transport costs that enabled the rapid expansion of global trade and real incomes, whereas in the second half of the 20th century, it was a dramatic decline in policy-induced trade barriers that had the same effect. And whereas the reversal of globalisation in the early 20th century resulted from political hostilities, the major threat to continued economic success at the beginning of the 21st century appears to be economic nationalism. This book will be of valuable to many, particularly those specialising in international business, economics, political science, and international relations. Academics and practitioners alike will find this an invaluable resource.

Author : Joerg Baten
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107104709

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A History of the Global Economy by Joerg Baten Pdf

"In co-operation with the International Economic History Association."

Author : James Foreman-Peck
Publisher : Totowa, N.J. : Barnes & Noble
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105040125606

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A History of the World Economy by James Foreman-Peck Pdf

Author : Franco Amatori,Andrea Colli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000606515

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The Global Economy by Franco Amatori,Andrea Colli Pdf

The Global Economy: A Concise History traces the history of the global economy over the past thousand years. In doing so, it explores all the main waves of globalization, from the trade revolution of the Middle Ages, to the Great and Little Divergence between the West and the East, as well as the North and the South of the world. This book examines the Industrial Revolution and the World Wars, and their respective consequences, as well as the interaction between technological shifts and the transition in geopolitical equilibria. The last chapters are dedicated to an in-depth examination of the transformation which occurred in the global economy after 1989. The chronological structure of the book is designed to help students memorize and understand key events. This book also discusses broader themes, such as convergence–divergence, growth and decline, development, and industrial revolutions. This will make it of interest not only to students and academics, but to all readers wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the history and current state of the global economy.

Author : Kevin H. O'Rourke,Jeffrey G. Williamson
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780262650595

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Globalization and History by Kevin H. O'Rourke,Jeffrey G. Williamson Pdf

Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914—the first great globalization boom, which anticipated the experience of the last fifty years. Globalization is not a new phenomenon, nor is it irreversible. In Gobalization and History, Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914—the first great globalization boom, which anticipated the experience of the last fifty years. The authors estimate the extent of globalization and its impact on the participating countries, and discuss the political reactions that it provoked. The book's originality lies in its application of the tools of open-economy economics to this critical historical period—differentiating it from most previous work, which has been based on closed-economy or single-sector models. The authors also keep a close eye on globalization debates of the 1990s, using history to inform the present and vice versa. The book brings together research conducted by the authors over the past decade—work that has profoundly influenced how economic history is now written and that has found audiences in economics and history, as well as in the popular press.

Author : Robert C. Allen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-09-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199596652

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Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction by Robert C. Allen Pdf

Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer.

Author : William Arthur Lewis
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781400868513

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The Evolution of the International Economic Order by William Arthur Lewis Pdf

Do rich industrial nations underestimate the threat to their economic stability posed by demands for a new international economic order? Are the developing countries wrong to assume that their economic advancement depends on a transfer of wealth from the richer nations? Sir W. Arthur Lewis's provocative analysis of the present economic order and its origins suggests that the answer to both questions is yes. Professor Lewis perceptively illuminates aspects of recent economic history that have often been overlooked by observers of international affairs. He asks first how the world came to be divided into countries exporting manufactures and countries exporting primary commodities. High agricultural productivity and a good investment climate allowed countries in Northwest Europe to industrialize rapidly, while the favorable terms of trade they enjoyed assured them and the temperate lands to which Europeans migrated of continuing dominance over the tropical countries. At the core of the author's argument lies the contention that as the structure of international trade changes, the tropical countries move rapidly toward becoming net importers of agricultural commodities and net exporters of manufactures. Even so, they continue to depend on the markets of the richer countries for their growth, and they continue to trade on unfavorable terms. Both of these disadvantages, he concludes, stem from large agricultural sectors with low productivity and will disappear only as the technology of tropical food production is revolutionized. Originally published in 1978. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Maddison Angus
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9264104127

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Development Centre Studies The World Economy Historical Statistics by Maddison Angus Pdf

Following his The World Economy: a Millennial Perspective, Angus Maddison here offers a rare insight into the history and political influence of national accounts and national accounting. He demonstrates that such statistical data can shed light on ...

Author : Barry Stewart Clark
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Brasilien
ISBN : 0190260599

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The Evolution of Economic Systems by Barry Stewart Clark Pdf

The most current text of its kind, The Evolution of Economic Systems: Varieties of Capitalism in the Global Economy explores the effects of politics and culture on the nature of national economic systems. Author Barry Clark distills recent academic work in such areas as comparative political economy, varieties of capitalism, new and old institutional economics, new economic sociology, and social systems of production, presenting the material in a conversational manner that makes it accessible for undergraduate students.

Author : Tony Cleaver
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415681308

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Understanding the World Economy by Tony Cleaver Pdf

Tony Cleaver takes the student through the major characteristics of the global economy in jargon-free non-technical language. Chapter summary diagrams and a wealth of boxes and tables make this an essential introduction for those just beginning the subject as well as the casual reader.

Author : John McGuire (Director),Patrick Bertola,Peter Reeves (professor.)
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025751228

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Evolution of the World Economy, Precious Metals and India by John McGuire (Director),Patrick Bertola,Peter Reeves (professor.) Pdf

Moving From The Early Stage Of Capitalist Development To That Of High Imperialism And Beyond, This Volume Investigates How The World Economy Was Governed By The Needs Of Merchant Capital And High Imperialism From 1500 To 1750, And By Shifts In The Process Of Industrial Revolution In The Subsequent Period, From The 1870S To The 1940S.

Author : Daniel Berkowitz,Karen B. Clay
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780691136042

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The Evolution of a Nation by Daniel Berkowitz,Karen B. Clay Pdf

The book also examines the effects of early legal systems.

Author : T. J. Hatton,Jeffrey G. Williamson
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015062526390

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Global Migration and the World Economy by T. J. Hatton,Jeffrey G. Williamson Pdf

Deals with the two great migration waves: from 1820 to the outbreak of World War I, when immigration was nearly unrestricted; since 1950, when mass migration continued to grow despite policy restrictions. Covers north-north and south-north migration, i.e. to the New World and contemporary Europe, as well as south-south migration. Assesses the impact on the migrants themselves, and repercussions on the sending and receiving countries.

Author : Alfred E. Eckes, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781444396850

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The Contemporary Global Economy by Alfred E. Eckes, Jr. Pdf

The Contemporary Global Economy provides a lively overview of recent turbulence in the world economy, focusing on the dynamics of globalization since the 1980s. It explains the main drivers of economic change and how we are able to discern their effects in the world today. A lucid and balanced survey, based on extensive research in data and documents, accessible to the non-specialist Written by a renowned specialist in international economic relations with academic and government credentials Offers clear and engaging explanations of the main motors of economic change and how we are able to discern their effects in the world today The author assumes little knowledge of economic theory or financial markets Identifies the challenges for sustainable recovery and economic growth in the years ahead