Books in the Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy series

In the past two decades, several millions of IT-enabled services jobs have been relocated or `offshored¿ from the US and Europe to, in particular, low cost economies around the world. Most of these jobs so far have landed in South and South-East Asia, with India and the Philippines receiving the bulk of them. This has caused profound changes in the international division of labour, and has had correspondingly wide social and economic effects.

This collection of essays by international lawyers and moral philosophers examines the legal, moral and political dimensions of free trade. It is an important text for experts across the fields of economics, politics, law and international trade.

Corruption is increasingly placed on top of the agenda of national governments and supra national institutions, such as the OECD, UN or the World Bank to name a few. A necessary condition for promoting sustainable economic growth is the pre-existence of a stable political system, able to control corruption. Corruption, however, is a very complex issue, associated with institutional and cultural specificities, personality traits related to individualistic values, and criminal personalities.

Respected international experts such as Michael Bordo, Larry Sjaastad and Ken Clements are brought together in a wonderfully well researched new book on this most important of topics.

This book aims to outline the nature and scale of the capacity building challenges facing countries in the Asia Pacific region. It analyses case studies from selected countries with an emphasis on rural development and programs that enhance opportunity and participation in the economy.

Liberalism and Chinese Economic Development brings international contributors together in order to consider economic, political, social and legislative aspects of Chinäs modernization. This volume explores how liberalism is received and perceived, and whether it is adapted or adopted upon the basis of centuries of Chinese civilization and decades of capitalism. This book examines both historical and contemporary dimensions surrounding the question of Chinese liberalism, exploring Chinäs economic development in a comparative context.

In nearly all OECD countries, the labour market has been in flux in recent decades. This book examines the labour markets and the institutional frameworks that condition their functioning in Canada, the United States, Denmark and Sweden.

Well-functioning labour markets are a precondition for economic development. Here leading researchers present an overview of labour market workings providing new theoretical and empirical insights.

This volume presents an entirely new analysis of the economics of futures markets that will be of great interest to both specialists in the area and the generalist economist seeking a new perspective.

This new book brings together an international group of contributors to present a timely and comprehensive analysis of FDI to and from Russia. The book assesses the impact of the changed international political situation on foreign firms operating in Russia, and explores how the new world context has affected Russian investments abroad. The book also considers the future relationship between Russian corporations and the EU and the USA in light of recent events.

This book examines the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and its opportunities and challenges. It looks at the impacts of economic integration, trade structure and economic interlinkage among these countries. The book also utilizes theories to further examine areas such as trade, cross border infrastructure, border management, and the regional development in terms of trade liberalization and foreign labor.This book provides insight and analysis to developing policies for "ASEAN Connectivity". Given the challenges faced and huge potential impacts of the AEC¿s cross-border project, this book will be of interest to policy makers, business leaders and researchers in the ASEAN region and globally.

This book looks at strategies, institutional arrangement, role of entrepreneurs and workers in this odyssey, and on how those factors have worked together through effective leadership to transform South Korea's economic fortunes.