Globalization; Today and Tomorrow

This book seeks to examine the basis of economic globalization, yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and to link the outcome of globalization into the context of the new economic geography.The implications of a more global economy for many dimensions of current economic performance are considered: growth and productivity, business cycle stability, global warming and environment, petroleum, food, and metals resource requirements, migration, and intellectual property. Then, the author discusses the organization of policymaking in a globally integrated, but culturally diverse, world.Since globalization has wide-ranging implications, the book shows how the phenomenon is exhibited in the light of current events, providing a good way to keep understand today's world economy.