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GDP : a brief but affectionate history
(United Nations, 2015)
This is a review of GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History by Diane Coyle.
China's economy : what everyone needs to know
(United Nations, 2016)
This is ARTNeT Book Review No. 29, 'China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know', reviewed by Jiayi Huang.<p></p>
In China's Economy: What Everyone Needs to Know, Arthur Kroeber examines the recent development and roles ...
Trade policy disaster : lessons from the 1930s
(United Nations, 2012)
<p>By Irwin. Douglas A. The 2008 financial crisis has been the worst economic contraction since the 1930s. To boost economic activity and curb rising unemployment, governments have employed various measures from expenditure ...
Poor economics : a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty
(United Nations, 2012)
<p>By Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo In “Poor Economics,” Banerjee and Duflo (both are economists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology) force us to rethink about global poverty. The first step of ...
End this depression now!
(UN.ESCAP, 2013-05)
By Paul Krugman: In the fifth year of the global economic crisis, Paul Krugman gives a prescription for a full recovery in his book End This Depression Now! His preferred remedy is increasing government spending to cure ...
Financing trade and international supply chains
(United Nations, 2015)
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<p>This is a review of the book "Financial Trade and International Supply Chains" by Alexander R. Malaket.</p>
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Exorbitant privilege : the rise and fall of the dollar
(United Nations, 2012)
By Barry Eichengreen A review of a book discussing the international hegemony of the American dollar.
Aid for trade : what have we learnt? Which Way Ahead?
(UN.ESCAP, 2014)
<p>This is a book review of "Aid for Trade: What Have We Learnt? Which Way Ahead?" edited by Cadot and de Melo. The book looks at the Aid for Trade (AfT) initiative from its beginnings and the premise of trade generating ...
Southeast Asia at the crossroads : three paths to prosperity
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>This ARTNeT book review considers the report from the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) entitled “Southeast Asia at the cross-roads: Three paths to prosperity.” The report identifies three major global trends ...