TY - BOOK AU - Cleaver,Tony TI - Understanding the world economy SN - 0415244048 AV - HF1379 .C58 PY - 2002/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - International trade KW - Economic development KW - Environmental economics KW - Debts, External KW - Foreign exchange KW - Commerce international KW - D�eveloppement �economique KW - �Economie de l'environnement KW - Dettes ext�erieures KW - Change KW - economic development KW - aat KW - 83.40 international economics: general KW - bcl KW - fast KW - Au�enwirtschaftstheorie KW - gnd KW - Weltwirtschaft KW - Wirtschaftsentwicklung KW - Internationale economie KW - gtt KW - Macro-economie KW - Leermiddelen (vorm) KW - Educational tools (form) N1 - Previous edition: 1997; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Command, market and mixed economies -- 2. The transition economies -- 3. Microeconomics and macroeconomics -- 4. Unemployment and inflation -- 5. Free trade, regional agreements and strategic policies -- 6. Customs unions and common markets -- 7. Money, banking and international finance -- 8. Exchange rates and currency union -- 9. The economics of oil -- 10. Foreign debt, financial crises and international policemen -- 11. Development, growth and Asian dragons -- 12. Environmental economics: sustaining spaceship earth -- Conclusion: into the twenty-first century N2 - This edition has been updated to take account of current developments in this area of economics. Building on the first edition, the overall structure is retained whilst new topic boxes and up-to-date examples add to its accessibility ER -