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International economic policies and their theoretical foundations : a sourcebook /
The literature on international economics has become excessively specialized. In selecting distinguished readings for this source book--including contributions by Nobel laureates such as Lawrence R. Klein, Arthur Lewis, James Meade, and Theodore W. Schultz--Professor Letiche breaks the mold. The ess...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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San Diego :
Academic Press,
[1992]
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| Edición: | Second edition. |
| Colección: | Economic theory, econometrics, and mathematical economics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; International Economic Policies and their Theoretical Foundations: A Sourcebook; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I: Evolution and Prospects of the International Economy; CHAPTER1. THE EVOLUTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER; INTRODUCTION; 2. HE DIVISION OF THE WORLD; 3. THE FACTORAL TERMS OF TRADE; 4. CUMULATIVE FORCES; CHAPTER 2. PORTUNITIES AND RISKS FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY: THE CHALLENGE OF INCREASING COMPLEXITY; Introduction; A Brief History; Forms of Economic Cooperation and Rationale; Current Problems; Impediments to Cooperation.
- A Glimpse into the FutureNOTES; REFERENCES; CHAPTER 3. THE WORLD ECONOMY ENTERING THE 1990s; I. DEVELOPMENTS IN 1989; II. PROSPECTS FOR 1990 AND INTERNATIONAL POLICY CHALLENGES; Part II:Terms of Trade and Gains from Trade in Goods and Services, Capital, and Assets; Chapter 4. Terms of Trade; CHAPTER 5. THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAINS FROM TRADE THEORY: CLASSICAL TO MODERN; THE EARLY WRITINGS; POST-WORLD WAR I LITERATURE; GAINS FROM TRADE: SOME RECENT MATHEMATICAL CONTRIBUTIONS; TRADE, DEVELOPMENT AND UNCERTAINTY; CONCLUDING REMARKS; NOTES; JOHN M. LETICHE, ROBERT G. CHAMBERS, AND ANDREW SCHMITZ.
- FOOTNOTESPart III: World Food, International Trade, and Agriculture; CHAPTER 6. THE ALLOCATIVE EFFICIENCY OF TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE; THE ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY HYPOTHESIS; PANAJACHEL, GUATEMALA:VERY POOR BUT EFFICIENT; SENAPUR, INDIA: POOR BUT EFFICIENT; INFERENCES AND IMPLICATIONS; CHAPTER 7. THE ECONOMICS OF THE VALUE OF HUMAN TIME1; CHAPTER 8. THE WORLD FOOD SITUATION: DEVELOPMENTSAND PROSPEDCUTRSI NFOGR T THHEE 1 917908s0 s AND 1990s1; INTRODUCTION; FOOD SUPPLY AND DEMAND DURING THE 1970s; MALNUTRITION-HOW MUCH?; PRICE INSTABILITY; FOOD SECURITY, POVERTY, AND MALNUTRITION.
- PROSPECTS FOR THE 1980sCONCLUDING COMMENTS; Part IV:Common Markets; CHAPTER 9. THE ECONOMICS OF CUSTOMS UNIONS; CUSTOMS UNION AS AN APPROACH TO FREE TRADE; CUSTOMS UNION AND THE TERMS OF TRADE
- CHAPTER 10. THE THEORY OF CUSTOMS UNIONS:A GENERAL SURVEY1; THE THEORY OF CUSTOMS UNIONS; Chapter 11. The Theory of Common Markets; INTEGRATION AND CAPITAL FLOWS; FOREIGN CAPITAL AND THE COSTS ANDBENEFITS OF INTEGRATION; TRANSNATIONAL ENTERPRISES ANDINTEGRATION; COMMON MARKETS, FACTOR SUPPLIES, DYNAMICEFFECTS AND CONVERGENCE.
- THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITYON THE STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE OFTRANSNATIONAL ENTERPRISESCOMPLETING THEEUROPEAN COMMON MARKET; CONCLUSION; Chapter 12. Europe 1992: Macroeconomic Implications; The Aggregate Effects; Increased Protection in Europe?; Financial Integration; Fiscal Convergence and Public Debt; International Financial Competition; References; CHAPTER 13. THE THEORY OF COMMON MARKETS AS APPLIED TO REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTSAMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; I. INTRODUCTION; II. THE BALANCE BETWEEN TRADE-DIVERTING AND TRADE-CREATING EFFECTS.