Model, Myth, or Miracle?

Before the financial crisis of the late 1990s, the East Asian experience was hailed as a miracle an

The Asian Financial Crisis

This book analyzes the social impact of the Asian financial crisis and its policy implications. It

The Emerging Internet

Leading economists, policymakers, and academics assess the impact of the Internet from a variety of

Launch in 5

How do you do justice to your business idea? It's a question that entrepreneurs are always asking,

The Economic Payoff from the Internet Revolution

This volume contains detailed analyses of how the Internet revolution could bring economic benefits

Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs

Designed to reach a wide audience of scholars and policymakers, the Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urb

Russia’s Virtual Economy

Clifford Gaddy's and Barry Ickes' paradigm of the virtual economy has fundamentally changed the way

Integrating China Into the Global Economy

China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been hailed as the biggest coming-out p

Japan’s Policy Trap

Until quite recently, the Japanese inspired a kind of puzzled awe. They had pulled themselves toget

The Other War

The plight of the poorest around the world has been pushed to the forefront of America's internatio

Memos to the President

When policymakers are in need of economic advice, professional economists are never far away. Polic

Turbulent Waters

Today's world is organized politically into nation states with sovereign national governments. But

International Institutions and the Political Economy of Integration

Dynamic changes in international institutions have been a striking feature of international politic

Political Vegetables?

Structural Reform in Japan

In this unusually candid book, Japan's former top financial diplomat asserts the urgent need for wh

Toward Sustainable Competition in Global Telecommunications

This report details the conclusions of the 1997 Aspen Institute Roundtable on International Telecom

Security Challlenges for Japan and Europe

Development Projects Observed

The experience accumulated in the wake of more than two decades of sustained effort to promote grow

Up from the Ashes

Large U.S. steelmakers, suffering from aging physical plants, import competition, rising costs, and

Imports, Exports, and the American Worker

Will technological improvement and growth in the rest of the world cause a decline in American livi

Taxation in an Integrating World

Tanzi explores how foreign taxes on repatriated income should be treated; how profits, sales, and o

Government Failure Versus Market Failure

When should government intervene in market activity and when is it best to let market forces take t

The Mai Affair

This essay tells the story of a recent failed venture in international economic cooperation --namel

Laborgistics(r)

To remain competitive in the global economy, savvy companies are concentrating on their core compet

Asset Prices and Central Bank Policy

How should central banks view movements in equity, housing and foreign exchange markets? Can policy

The Crisis in Tax Administration

People pay taxes for two reasons. On the positive side, most people recognize, even if grudgingly,

Natural Gas in Central Asia

This comprehensive study examines the recent development of the three major gas resource countries

Ending Dependence

Based on a major study of 12 hydrocarbon-exporting countries, this report shows that the oil-price

Sunbelt/Frostbelt

Metropolitan growth and development results from a complex mix of factors. Consumer preferences, gr

Aviation Infrastructure Performance

Aviation performance is an important cog in modern globalized economies, which demand flexibility,

Trade and Investment Rule-Making

The recent growth of regional trade agreements indicates they will assume greater importance in sha

Environment, Energy, and Economy

This book deals with short-term and long-term issues associated with directions of economic develop

Welcome to Hard Times

Sovereign Debt

This volume highlights the pressing issue of the availability of essential medicines in developing

Laborgistics(r)

To remain competitive in the global economy, savvy companies are concentrating on their core compet

Transport in Transition

Trade Environment and the Millennium

In January 1995, the World Trade Organization (WTO) became the successor to GATT --the General Agre

Corporate-Ngo Partnership in Asia Pacific

Today, many corporations in Asia Pacific are seeking a new pattern for their philanthropic activiti

Easing Trade Bottlenecks in Landlocked Developing Countries

Without direct access to a sea or ocean and isolated from the world's largest markets, landlocked d

Promoting Equity

Contents: Preface Context and objectives of the guide The Pay Equity Committee Selecting which jobs

Competition in Electricity Markets

Most OECD countries, and many countries outside the OECD, are now deeply engaged in a reform of the

Emu

The launch of the euro reinforces the foundations for unprecedented economic integration encompassi

Is Japan Really Changing Its Ways?

Deregulation has been at the top of Japan's economic policy agenda for many years. Now, in the mids

Security by Other Means

In a world transformed by globalization and challenged by terrorism, foreign aid has assumed renewe

Mismanaged Trade?

The semiconductor industry is at the forefront of current tensions over international trade and inv

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity 2:2007

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (BPEA) provides academic and business economists, government

Economia: Spring 2007

This semiannual journal from the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) provides

Econom穩a: Spring 2013

Contents - The Global Credit Crunch and Foreign Banks' Lending to Emerging Markets: Why did Latin