International Differences in Growth Rates: Market Globalization and Economic Areas

by Mario Baldassarri Ed (Editor), Luigi Paganetto, Edmund S. Phelps (Editor)

The proceedings of an otherwise unidentified meeting (although the volume is published in association with Rivista di Politica Economica , SIPI, Rome, and CEIS, University "Tor Vergata," Rome). Addressing the questions of why some countries have grown much faster than others in the postwar period and over a longer timespan, and what a country can do to improve its growth and performance, the contributions focus in particular on two the role that globalization of certain markets has played in the convergence of productivity levels over much of the world in recent decades, and the effect on economic growth of a country's membership in a specific economic area. Concludes with a section devoted to economic policy recommendations. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

504 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1994