Global Competition and Integration »

Global Competition and Integration offers varied perspectives on the changing international economy. The book is divided into four main sections covering world trade and competition, innovation and growth, financial markets and globalization, and regulation, distribution, and the role of government.

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World trade and competition; innovation and growth; financial markets and globalization; and regulations, distribution, and the role of government were the four themes of a three-year research project launched in 1996 by the Center for Japan-US Business and Economic Studies. The 24 reports were presented at conferences in New York in March 1997, revised, presented at a January 1998 conference in Shimoda, Japan, and revised again before publication. The specific topics include whether world trade will soon cause an erosion of well- being in advanced countries, estimating biased technical progress, international adjustment under capital mobility, and the deregulation of the telephone industry. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)