Financial Globalization.
Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development has been a major forum for discussing-and dissecting-the policy options and challenges faced by governments in an era when many national decisions transcend borders. This va...
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International Monetary Fund,
2007
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Contents; Beyond the Blame Game; A new way of looking at financial globalization reexamines its costs and benefits; Liberalizing Capital Account Restrictions; Global Capital Flows: Defying Gravity; The Paradox of Capital; Is foreign capital associated with economic growth and, if not, why does it flow "uphill"?; Globalization: The Story Behind the Numbers; Surmounting the Challenges of Globalization; Is Liberalization Reversible?; Globalization is unsettling for many despite its many benefits; Examining Global Imbalances.
- What new data tell us about the external wealth of nationsConverting a Tiger; Lessons from India's gradualist approach to capital account convertibility; Economic Policy Implications of Global Financial Flows; The lack of a lender of last resort creates a vacuum in the international institutional structure; The Changing Face of Investors; The implications for financial stability of the sharp rise in international capital flows; Dealing with Global Fluidity; With new forces shaping global capital markets, participants in international finance are well advised to rethink their operating models.
- The Globalization of FinanceDespite considerable benefits to national economies, financial globalization has changed the structure of their markets; Are Foreign Investors in Emerging Market Economies a Panic-Prone Herd?; What are the consequences of herdlike behavior?; Small Fish, Big Pond; What is the future for developing country capital markets in a globalized economy?; Wising Up about Finance; With tighter links between national economies and global financial markets, better financial analysis is critical to macroeconomic management; The New World of Banking.
- Four trends altering the financial world pose challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sectorTaking the Plunge Without Getting Hurt; An IMF study suggests that opening up to the global economy could help developing countries cope with the adverse effects of volatility on growth; Lifting All Boats; A critical survey of recent studies on trade liberalization; Trade, Growth, and Poverty; How has increased participation in international trade affected developing countries economically?; Globalization at Work; Making the WTO More Supportive of Development.
- How to help developing countries integrate into the global trading systemMaking Globalization Work for the Poor; Point-Counterpoint between Kevin Watkins and David Dollar and Aart Kraay; Demystifying Outsourcing; The numbers do not support the hype over job losses.
