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Author Cleaver, Tony, 1947-

Title Understanding the world economy / Tony Cleaver.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  337 C623U    Check Shelf
Edition 3rd ed.
Description x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Tony Cleaver takes the student through the major characteristics of the global economy in jargon-free non-technical language. Chapter summary diagrams and a wealth of boxes and tables make this an essential introduction for those just beginning the subject as well as the casual reader.
Contents Command, market and mixed economies -- 2. Transition economics -- 3. Microeconomics and macroeconomics -- 4. Unemployment and inflation -- 5. Free trade, regional agreements and strategic policies -- 6. Customs unions and common markets -- 7. Money, banking and international finance -- 8. Exchange rates and currency union -- 9. Foreign debt, financial crisis and international policemen -- 10. Development, growth and Asian dragons -- 11. Environmental economics: sustaining spaceship earth -- 12. Conclusion: into the twenty-first century
Subject International trade.
Economic development.
Debts, External.
Environmental economics.
Foreign exchange.
Desarrollo económico.
Deuda exterior.
Economía política ambiental.
Cambio de moneda.
Debts, External. (OCoLC)fst00888828
Economic development. (OCoLC)fst00901785
Environmental economics. (OCoLC)fst00912895
Foreign exchange. (OCoLC)fst00931768
International trade. (OCoLC)fst00977128
Internationale economie.
Außenwirtschaftstheorie.
Ekonomisk utveckling.
Miljöekonomi.
Genre/Form Lehrbuch.
Other Form: Online version: Cleaver, Tony, 1947- Understanding the world economy. 3rd ed. London ; New York : Routledge, 2007 (OCoLC)655611100
ISBN 0415771056 (pbk.)
9780415771054 (pbk.)
0415771064 (hbk.)
9780415771061 (hbk.)
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