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April 2013

10 Apr 2013
France and Germany: The Ultimate EU Showdown
Germany may be the driver behind EU efforts to rescue its most economically troubled members, but its leadership may about to be challenged. It could happen, argues Elizabeth Pond, if France abandons the fiscal rules that have so far guided the EU's faltering economic recovery. More on «France and Germany: The Ultimate EU Showdown»

23 March 2012
De-fragmenting Africa
Africa trades too little with itself: What is needed is an approach that reforms policies that create non-tariff barriers, allows cross-border movement of services suppliers and builds the institutions that are necessary to allow small producers and traders to access open regional markets. More on «De-fragmenting Africa»

27 February 2012
Golden Rule or Golden Straightjacket?
Europe’s Fiscal Compact is being widely sold as the essence of prudent fiscal management. But the rules in the Fiscal Compact severely restrict a country’s ability to use fiscal policy to stabilize its economy and will often require debt levels far below those considered sensible. The rules should be changed before they become a straightjacket. More on «Golden Rule or Golden Straightjacket?»
9 Feb 2012
So What Kind of Economic Growth?
Today we examine three different models of economic development: import-substitution; export-led growth; and a new model based on domestic demand and formulated in response to current global economic troubles. More on «So What Kind of Economic Growth?»

30 Jan 2012
World Trade and Globalization: The Past 200 Years
Today, we begin our analysis of the international economic and financial system by examining the history of world trade. In particular, we will compare how patterns of trade are described and explained in "Trade Globalization Since 1795," by Chase-Dunn, Kawano and Brewers, and in the "World Trade Report 2008: Trade in a Globalizing World." More on «World Trade and Globalization: The Past 200 Years»

24 October 2011
Global Financial Regulation: A Goal Many Espouse But Can It Be Done?
Calls for a more coordinated system of international financial regulation have been growing as the Occupy Wall Street protests in New York inspire similar demonstrations around the world. More on «Global Financial Regulation: A Goal Many Espouse But Can It Be Done?»

12 September 2011
Trade Agenda for the Arab Spring
As developments unfolded in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) during the past 8 months, one thing has become abundantly clear: the political transformation will not survive without an economic transformation. More on «Trade Agenda for the Arab Spring»

09 August 2011
Washington's Silk Road Dream
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's vision of trade caravans moving from the Bosporus to China, from New Delhi to Almaty, is seductive. But so far there's little evidence that any of the countries involved really understands the benefits that permeable borders and smoothly flowing trade could bring them. More on «Washington's Silk Road Dream »

19 May 2011
Can the Greek People Teach the ECB Economics?
If the European Central Bank does not ease up on its austerity policies, it may push the heavily indebted countries into a downward economic spiral. More on «Can the Greek People Teach the ECB Economics? »

20 April 2011
Saving the WTO from the Doha Round
The recent bleak news on the Doha Round of trade discussions has thrown its future into doubt once again. This column discusses ways to salvage the talks and the WTO itself, arguing that it is time to start thinking about changing the way the organization does business in order to reflect the changing circumstances of the 21st century. More on «Saving the WTO from the Doha Round»

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