Covering globalization : a handbook for reporters / edited by Anya Schiffrin and Amer Bisat.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schiffrin, Anya, 1962-

Bisat, Amer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International finance.

Globalization.

International economic relations.

Physical Description:

xii, 340 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2004.

Summary:

The First Journalism Textbook for reporters who cover finance and economics in developing and transitional countries, Covering Globalization is an essential guide to the pressing topics of our times. Written by economists from the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund as well as journalists who have worked for Dow Jones, the Financial Times, the New York Times, Fortune, and Reuters-and with an introduction by Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz-this invaluable resource helps reporters write about subjects such as banking and banking crises, pension reform, privatization, trade agreements, central banks, the World Bank, sovereign debt restructuring, commodity markets, corporate governance, poverty-eradication programs, and the "resource curse."

Contents:

1 The Importance of Critical Thinking / Joseph E. Stiglitz, Anya Schiffrin 3

Part 1 Capital Markets

2 Capital Markets / Catherine Mckinley 17

Sidebar: Pyramid Schemes / Tyler Maroney 24

3 Foreign Exchange Markets and Foreign Exchange Crises / Sara Silver 32

4 Covering Central Banks / Marjorie Olster 42

5 Capital Controls / Anya Schiffrin 52

Sidebar: The IMF and Capital-Account Liberalization / Nicholas Rosen 55

6 Dollarization / Tyler Maroney 63

Sidebar: Ecuador and the Dollar / Nicholas Rosen 66

7 Derivatives / Randall Dodd 73

Sidebar: How Derivatives Markets Work / Randall Dodd 76

8 Hedge Funds / Amer Bisat 83

Part 2 Banking and Macroeconomics

9 Banking Crises: Causes and Solutions / Anya Schiffrin 95

Sidebar: Indonesia-A Banking Crisis / Grainne Mccarthy 98

10 Sovereign Debt Crises / Suzanne Miller 106

11 Debt Relief and HIPC / Gumisai Mutume 118

Sidebar: Hipc in Zambia / Shantha Bloemen 122

12 Assessing Sovereign Risk / Graciana del Castillo 132

13 Pension Reform / Phillip Longman 147

Sidebar: Russian Pension Reform / Sergei Blagov 152

Part 3 Corporate Reporting

14 Foreign Direct Investment / Dan Deluca 159

Sidebar: Poland / Dan Deluca 162

15 Privatization / Deidre Sheehan 171

Sidebar: Breaking the Bank-Banking Privatization in the Czech Republic / Peter S. Green 174

16 Corporate Governance / Howard I. Golden 182

17 Labor / Kristin Huckshorn 191

Sidebar: Nike and Vietnam-A Labor Case Study / Kristin Huckshorn 193

Sidebar: Codes of Conduct and the Rise of Corporate Responsibility / Mila Rosenthal 194

18 Accounting / Jane M. Folpe, Herbert K. Folpe 200

19 Money Laundering / David Marchant 230

Part 4 Trade and Commodities

20 International Trade / Nicholas Rosen, Helen Campbell 241

Sidebar: Cambodia-An Attempt to Improve Working Conditions / Sheridan Prasso 244

21 Commodities Markets / Vincent Nwanma 255

22 Oil and Development / Petter Nore 263

Sidebar: Rent and Profit / David Nissen 265

23 Poverty Reduction / Isabel Ortiz 276

Part 5 Reporting and Writing

24 Covering the World Bank / Abid Aslam 289

25 Internet Reporting / Jane M. Folpe 300

26 Writing Tips / Graham Watts 322.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0231131747

0231131755

OCLC:

55008373