Rules for the Global Economy is a timely examination of the conditions under which international rules of globalization come into existence, enabling world economic and financial systems to function and stabilize. Horst Siebert, a leading figure in international economics, explains that these institutional arrangements, such as the ones that govern
By:
Horst Siebert
Foreword by:
Gary Hufbauer
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9780691170923
ISBN 10: 0691170924
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 06 September 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Foreword vii Preface ix Chapter I: The Concept of aWorld Economic Order 1 Chapter II: Globalization and Its Impact on the International Rule System 20 Chapter III: How Rules Are Established 32 Chapter IV: How Rules Are Stabilized 50 Chapter V: Rules for International Product Markets 75 Chapter VI: Rules for Border-Crossing Factor Movements 100 Chapter VII: Rules for the Global Environment 121 Chapter VIII: Preventing Financial Instability 150 Chapter IX: Avoiding Currency Crises 177 Chapter X: Ethical Norms, Human Rights, Fairness, and Legitimacy: Restraints for the International Rule System 197 Chapter XI: Interdependence of Orders, Structure of the Rule System, and Institutional Fit 215 Chapter XII: Major Challenges to the Rule System in the Future 231 References and Further Reading 249 Index 263
Horst Siebert (1938-2009) was the Heinz Nixdorf Professor in European Integration and Economic Policy at Johns Hopkins University's SAIS Bologna Center in Italy. His books include The World Economy, Economics of the Environment, and The German Economy (Princeton).
Reviews for Rules for the Global Economy
A useful contribution to the international economics literature. --Choice
