As the first exporter of cultural goods and services, the United States has long held that such products should be treated like any other merchandise and be liberalized. On the other hand, for countries such as France and Canada who are concerned about the impact of economic globalization and the digital revolution on their cultural identity, ......
Provides insight on the future of Japan-US relations. Presenting views of such distinguished economists as Nobel Laureate Paul A Samuelson, this volume covers such topics as Japan-US relations under the Clinton Administration, trade negotiations, international competition and investment, and recent economic and financial trends.
Trade Networks and the Failure of Economic Sanctions
The past few decades have witnessed a proliferation of economic sanctions, yet there seem to be few examples of sanctions meeting sender states' goals. Under what conditions do sanctions fail to change the behavior of so-called international "pariah states," countries who violate various international norms? This book examines the impact of ......
East Asian economic integration is on the rise. In the past decade, all of the region's powers have begun negotiating free trade agreements with their neighbors.
Examines the evolution of US policy toward the World Bank and the impact of the United States on the institution's policies and operations. Beginning with the US role in the start-up of the Bank, Catherine Gwin describes the ebb and flow of the US support.
Japan today is caught up in chronic economic crisis, its financial system wracked by record-breaking bankruptcies and its companies hobbled by bad balance sheets, overproduction, and weak consumer demand.
As the former director of the International Monetary Funds Fiscal Affairs Department, Carlo Cottarelli has helped countries across the globe confront their public finance woes. In this straightforward, plain-language book, Cottarelli explains how and why excessive public debt can harm economic growth..
In this important new book, C.H. Kwan asks whether the Japanese yen can, or will, replace the dollar as the key currency in East Asia. Kwan analyzes the implications for Japan and Asia's developing countries should they come together to form a yen bloc -a grouping of countries that use the yen as an international currency and maintain stable ......