"For half a century the US has sat at the center of the global economic system, and Western-style capitalism has dominated. Now, it's no secret that the center of gravity is shifting. The advanced economies that in 2000 consumed 75% of the world's output will, by 2050, consume just 32%. Meanwhile, the emerging economies of the world--Brazil, India, China, and others--will surge forward. As these fast-growing, low-income economies mature, will they...

"A searing exposé by an award-winning journalist of the most scandalous bank in the world, including its shadowy ties to Donald Trump's business empire"-- In 2014 the death of Bill Broeksmith, a senior executive at Deutsche Bank was a mystery, made more so by the bank's efforts to deter investigation. Enrich traces bank's history back to the 1880s; to helping the Nazis build Auschwitz, and wooing Eastern Bloc authoritarians. He shows how in the...

Globalization's Challenges for Africa: Strategies for Business Development and an African Single Currency In this timely and insightful book, Twikalabimpa delves into the complex landscape of globalization and its impact on Africa's economic trajectory. Born from years of research, including the author's doctoral dissertation, this book comprehensively examines the continent's challenges and opportunities as it navigates the currents of global integration. From...

With a Forward by a noted and respected world wide economist, this book details how the Internet destroyed the old business model which has worked for hundreds of years and replaced it with a job destroying format which put millions out of work. While the Internet is indeed one of the three greatest inventions of man it has had its hand in the destruction of the world economy. Entire industries have been wiped out, the line between wholesale and retail...

Inside this Instaread Summary of The Industries of the Future: Overview of the book; Important People; Key Takeaways; Analysis of Key Takeaways.

This book is the story of one man's journey in search of a meaningful life through the promotion of international assistance programs to stimulate economic development and respond to the needs of crisis situations around the world. The story starts at point of entry into the international field through the US military and leads on to graduate studies on development subjects in Australia and India. From there, it provides a firsthand look at the inner...

Mauro F. Guillén is Associate Professor of Management and of Sociology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. A former Guggenheim Fellow, he is the author of Models of Management: Work, Authority, and Organization in a Comparative Perspective and the coauthor of The AIDS Disaster. This book challenges the widely accepted notion that globalization encourages economic convergence--and, by extension, cultural homogenization--across...

As economists and policymakers strive to understand the causes of the global financial crisis, pinpointing the relationship between government size and economic growth is crucial. In this incisive economic study, Andreas Bergh and Magnus Henrekson find that in wealthy countries, where government size is measured as total taxes or total expenditure relative to GDP, there is a strong negative correlation between government size and economic growth-where...

The Bangladesh Quarterly Economic Update (QEU) has been produced by the Bangladesh Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank since March 2001. The QEU provides information and analysis on Bangladesh's macroeconomic and sector developments, key development challenges, and policy and institutional reforms. It has wide readership in government, academia, development partners, private sector, and civil society.

Growth in developing Asia is holding up against external headwinds. Robust domestic demand supported the region's large economies, and oil prices above expectations boosted prospects for many oil and gas exporters. Consumer prices are picking up with rising global fuel and food prices, but moderate inflation in several Asian economies has kept the regional average in check. Downside risks to the outlook are intensifying. If tightened more than investors...