Growth and development in the global economy / edited by Harry Bloch.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bloch, Harry, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations--Congresses.

International economic relations.

Economic development--Congresses.

Economic development.

Globalization--Economic aspects--Congresses.

Globalization.

Globalization--Economic aspects.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xii, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, [2003]

Contents:

Part 1 The Process of Change

2. Institutions and the knowledge economy / J. Stan Metcalfe 15

3. Intellectual property, 'entangled particles' and hi-tech policies / Don Lamberton 39

Part 2 Production, Pricing and Wages in Domestic Markets

4. Production externalities, integration and growth: the case of the European Union 'single market' / Jeffrey P. Cohen, Catherine J. Morrison Paul 53

5. Does openness mean that domestic prices are determined abroad? / Harry Bloch, Michael Olive 67

6. Globalization of trade and foreign investment: its implications for factor rewards and economic development / John-ren Chen, Herbert Stocker 85

Part 3 Determinants of Economic Growth and Volatility

7. Stock returns and the state of the economy: a historical perspective using very long-run UK data / Angela Black, Patricia Fraser, Garry MacDonald 121

8. Cross-country evidence on the link between growth volatility and technical progress / Sam Hak Kan Tang 141

9. Globalization and the terms of trade: the glass ceiling hypothesis / David Sapsford, V. N. Balasubramanyam 157

Part 4 Policy Making in the Global Economy

10. Macroeconomic impacts of globalization / Peter Kriesler, John Nevile 173

11. Existence of equilibrium in models of internationally competitive public policy / Perry Shapiro, Jeff Petchey 190

12. Are culturally diverse countries more fiscally decentralized? / Harry F. Campbell 203

13. The economic importance of threats / Melinda Acutt, Caroline Elliott 224

14. The WTO and the transfer of policy knowledge: the case of trade and competition / Oliver Morrissey, Doug Nelson 235.

Notes:

"Papers originally prepared for a workshop held at Margaret River, Western Australia in September 2001"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1843760045

OCLC:

50622488