Managing the Global Economy

by Michie, Jonathan; Smith, James Grieve

• ISBN13: 9780198289685
• ISBN10: 0198289685
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-04-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book examines current issues in the world economic order--employment and international labour markets, volatility in foreign exchange markets, deregulation of financial markets--and asks whether we need new policies and institutions to manage the global economy. Writing from a predominantly Keynesian perspective the contributors suggest a range of policy options.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements	p. v
Contributors	p. xii
Foreword	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xix
Lessons from History	p. 1
Trade and Growth: A Historical Perspective	p. 3
The Bretton Woods System: Concept and Practice	p. 37
Taming International Finance	p. 55
Labour and Capital	p. 91
Employment and Unemployment, North and South	p. 93
Globalization and Labour Standards	p. 111
Transnational Corporations and the Nation State	p. 135
International Capital Movements: Some Proposals for Reform	p. 172
International Finance and Exchange Rate Policy	p. 197
International Financial Markets and National Transmission Mechanisms	p. 199
Derivatives -- a Growing Threat to the International Financial System	p. 213
Managing the Exchange Rate System	p. 232
Lessons of Exchange Rate Targeting	p. 252
The Role of Government: National and International	p. 269
The International Origins of Unemployment	p. 271
A Programme for Reform	p. 287
A Postscript	p. 305
Bibliography	p. 311
Index	p. 335
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