The Transformation of the World Economy

This revised, extended and updated edition of Robert Solomon's The Transformation of the World Economy, 1980-93 assesses the remarkable changes in the world economy in the late 20th century. The impact of marketization, of globalization in both industry and finance and of increased policy co-ordination as a response at regional and global level are analyzed. The policy impact of changing philosophies of economic policy in the US, Britain, Western Europe, the USSR, Russia and Eastern Europe, China, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are analyzed.