Dynamics of globalization and development
- Boston Kluwer Academic Publishers 1997
- 344p xi
CONTENTS; Preface; 1. Dynamics of Globalization and Development: An Introduction; Satya Dev Gupta and Nanda K. Choudhry Globalization at the Crossroads? Financial Liberalization Multinational Enterprises, Investment and Technology Micro Foundations Conclusion References I. Financial Llberallzatlon; 2. Foreign Aid and Growth: A Simulation Model; Kanhaya Gupta and Robert Lensink A Non-technical Explanation of the Model The Coefficients and the Simulation Strategy The Simulation Results The Alternative Simulations Conclusions Appendix: The Model References 3. Liberalization and Growth-oriented Structural Adjustment Programs: A Financial Programming Approach for India; M J Manohar Rao and Balwant Singh Analytical Framework For Macroeconomic Management Financial Programming Conclusions References 4. The Monetary Dynamics of Economic Integration; Paul Deprez and lohan Deprez A Keynesian Theoretical Foundation A Keynesian Interpretation of the Monetary Dynamics of Integration Monetary Integration and Economic Growth The Policy Requirements for Effective Economic Integration References II. Multinational Enterprises, Investment and Technology; 5. EU, ASEAN and North American Integration: Lessons from Their Degrees of Integration Maria Sophia Aguirre Blocs and Their Degrees of lntegration Econometric Analysis Conclusions References 6. Speculation-led Development in the Third World; Ilene Grabel Theoretical Foundations of Speculation-led Development Speculation-led Development Consequences of Speculation-led Economic Development Implications for Financial Liberalization Theory and Policy References 7. Globalization and Development: Lessons from the Peripheral Countries of the European Union; Eleni Paliginis Conditions for Convergence in the EU Periphery Economic Structures: Core and Periphery The Single European Market Policies for the Development of the European Periphery Conclusion References 8. Globalization's Implications for Indonesia: Trade Policy, Multinationals, and Competition; William E. James and Eric D. Ramstetter Recent Economic Trends and the Policy Debate Changing Trade Structures and Comparative Advantage Foreign Multinational Firms and Competition in Manufacturing Conclusions Appendix References 9. Technical Diffusion and Confusion; Michael Bradfield Back to the Basics Reality Check Alternatives References 10. The Role of Intellectual Property Rights in Economic Growth; David M Gould and William C. Gruben Intellectual Property Rights Protection Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth Theory Intellectual Property and Economic Growth Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth: The Results Intellectual Property in Open and Closed Trade Regimes Conclusion Data Source Appendix References III. MICRO Foundatlons; 11. A New Approach to Global Trade Imbalances Ravi Batra The Absorption Approach An Alternative Approach A Critique of the Current Thinking A New Interpretation of U.S. BOP History Developing Economies Conclusion References 12. Structural Microeconomics of Productive Efficiency and Strategic Alliances; Robin Rowley and Renuka Jain Inertial Forces and Prior Commitment to Competition Theoretical Omissions and Realistic Inadequacies Structural Design, Technological Progress and Information Microeconomic Foundations of Globalization International Collaboration, Standards and Alliances Dynamic and Integrated Global Processes Reconstruction, Communication and Managerial Limits Recasting Some Earlier Theories of the Large Firms Concluding Remarks: Globalization and Micro-Macro Synthesis : References 13. Markets, Globalization and Structural Change; Masudul Alam Choudhury and Abdul Fatah Che Hamat Questions on the Methodology of Oligopolistic Decision Making: The Contractarian Nature of Oligopolistic Decision Making Alternative Concept of Market Contract Social Contractarianism of Markets: Hayek and Buchanan A Model of the Market as a System of Social Contract Oligopolistic behavior in the Light of Know1edge Induced Markets Islamic Relevance of Malaysian Development Initiatives Political Economy of Markets in the Globalization Process Some Empirical Inferences on Markets and Globalization Conclusion References 14. A New International Economic Priority: Index; Policy Responsibilities among Multilateral and Regional Institutions H. Edward English The Unique Example of the EEC Shifting Priorities since the 1960s A Common Theoretical Context-Market Failure and "Subsidiarity" Competition Policy Issues International Investment and Technology Issues Environment and International Transactions Policy Priorities and Programs Linking Competition, Investment and Environment Issues to Multilateral and Regional Institutions Appendix; References; Contributors
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1. Economic Development 2. Globalization3. International Economic Relations4. International Competition