UID:
edocfu_9959233900102883
Format:
1 online resource (334 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-34954-8
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0-429-23048-6
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0-203-35660-8
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1-134-34955-6
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1-280-02443-7
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in the modern world economy ; 39
Content:
This book critically examines global economic institutions. It presents an accessible fluid history of globalization and explains how global public goods should be defined and how global economic institutions work. It also looks at the effect that major organizations - including the WTO, IMF and UNEP - have on areas such as finance, the environment and transport. The beauty of Global Economic Institutions lies in its unique approach and the author's ability to explain complicated economic and political systems and terms with commendable clarity and style. Students and academics intere
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements and invitation; Introduction; The problem: globalization and its effects; The dynamics of globalization; Coping with the effects of globalization; The solution: international institutions; The provision of global public goods; Types of institutions and their dynamics; Main organizations; Solving problems in practice: the global regimes approach; Trade in goods and services; Finance; Environment; Transport and telecommunications; Evaluation; Complementing the system; Evaluation and outlook; Notes
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ReferencesIndex
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-203-38960-3
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-40681-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-32349-5
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203356609
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