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The Rules of the Global Game: A New Look at U.S. International Economic Policymaking
Kenneth W. Dam
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Economic news once confined to the business pages of the newspapers now receives headline coverage, whether it involves protests in Seattle or sweatshops in Asia. As attention is increasingly focused on economic policy, it becomes even more important for noneconomists to be able to make sense of these stories. Is the Asian economy sinking or rising? What effects will a single European currency have on the US economy? Kenneth W. Dam's The Rules of the Global Game provides, in clear and practical language, a framework to help readers understand and answer such questions. Dam takes us beyond the headlines and inside the decision-making process as it is populated by lobbyists, special interest groups, trade associations, and public relations firms. While some economists and thinkers have idealized plans for US international economic policy, Dam, currently the deputy secretary of the treasury, manages to merge this idealism with a consideration of what it means to govern at the intersection of competing groups with competing claims.
In The Rules of the Global Game, Dam first lays out what US international economic policies are and compares them to what they should be based on how they affect US per capita income. With this foundation in place, Dam then develops and applies principles for elucidating the major components of economic policy, such as foreign trade and investment, international monetary and financial systems, and current controversial issues, including intellectual property and immigration. Underlying his explanations is a belief in the importance of worldwide free trade and open markets as well as a crucial understanding of the political forces that shape decision making. Because economic policy is not created in a political vacuum, Dam argues, sound policymaking requires an understanding of "statecraft"-the creation and use of institutions that channel the efforts of interest groups and political forces in directions that encourage good economic outcomes.
Dam's vast experience with the politics and practicalities of economic policy translates into a view of policy that is neither academic nor abstract. Rather, Dam shows us how policy is actually made, who makes it, and why, using examples such as GATT, NAFTA, the US-Japan semiconductor agreement, and the Asian financial crisis. A rare book that can be read with pleasure and profit by layperson and economist alike, The Rules of the Global Game allows readers to understand the policies that shape our economy and our lives.
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simply great!.......2003-11-08
Dam's book is one of the best examinations
of U.S. trade policy that I 've ever read.
The book is extremely clear and well written
and covers in short chapters most of the relevant
globalization issues facing the U.S.
The book covers internatonal trade in goods
and services; the effects of interest groups
on trade policy, including a detailed description
on how interest group politics actually works
in washington; fairness in trade; international
movements of capital and even cross-border movement of people.
It's pragmatic, intuitive, clear and full of evidence.
simply great!
Informative and surprisingly pleasurable read.......2002-08-17
"The Rules of the Global Game" was one of the more informative books I have read in the recent past. Surprisingly, it was also a pleasure to read. I had expected a very dry tome, given the subject of international economic policy. The author, who is now the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, explains the interest groups involved, the international structures, and the recent history of US international policymaking, covering trade, monetary and fiscal policy, as well as economic aspects of such disparate subjects as intellectual property, labor, and environmental issues. Informed voters should know about these things, especially given how various groups victimize consumers for their private advantage, all the while claiming that they are working for the environment, fairness, downtrodden foreigners, etc. My only criticism is that not everything was explained in as much depth as I would have preferred. But as an intoduction to the subject the book works very well.
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Title: The Rules of the Global Game. (Book Reviews).(A New Look at U.S. International Economic Policymaking) (book review)
Author: Ashoka Mody
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Finance & Development (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2001
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Volume: 38
Issue: 4
Page: 66(1)
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This digital document is an article from Southern Economic Journal, published by Southern Economic Association on October 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1072 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: The Rules of the Global Game: A New Look at U.S. International Economic Policymaking. (Book Reviews).
Author: David H. Feldman
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Date: October 1, 2002
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Volume: 69
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An introduction to comparative law written from the American lawyer's viewpoint rather than that of the European civil law lawyer. This expert discussion concentrates on the three major legal traditions of the West: civil, common, and socialist. Subjects covered include legal structures in civil law nations; legal actors in civil law tradition; procedure; substantive law; sources of law; judicial process; and rules. Also contains chapters on the European Union and the European human rights system.
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Good synthesis on civil law.......2004-02-07
The first section on civil law tradition is good. It provides a sense of the complexity of history from Justinian to the great 19c civil codes of France and Germany and their areas of influence in Latin America etc, along with what these countries' systems have in common, and the convergence with Anglo notions in 20c. The essense of civil law seems here to be a certain formalism, emphasizing private law conceived in 3 parts (persons, property, contract) and downplaying the state, dating back to Institutes.
The common law section was much less useful to me -- it's a different conception, primarily about the peculiarities of practicing law in England today. The third section is about the attempt to create a unified jurisprudence of Europe; I didn't read it.
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OECD Economic Surveys: Czech Republic 1998
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OECD's annual survey of the Czech economy. This editions special features cover banking, financial markets, and the labour market.
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Habilidades De Negociacao: As Tecnicas E A Arte De Seduzir Nas Vendas
A. J. Limao Ervilha
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Banking on technology: Expanding financial markets and economic opportunity (Discussion paper series)
Robert Weissbourd
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Consumers and credit: A discussion paper
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Hand-to-mouth consumers and asset prices (Discussion paper / Harvard Institute of Economic Research)
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Today, industry lines are blurring. To win new clients, to make more sales, or to find a new job, you must position and market your company, your services, your products, and your own abilities correctly and unforgettably. But how? Elisa Southard helps you sharpen your skills using nine distinct marketing tools, and shows you how to apply each of them to your own unique situation... and better yet, at almost no cost.
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Hand to Hand Marketing Do's & Don't's.......2005-12-16
As the Sales and Marketing executive for a small engineering company, I was having trouble converting some of our more effective Marketing efforts into specific Sales opportunities. I was successfully getting myself into professional and social situations where Prospects abounded, but competitors abounded there as well. Because I wasn't able to "Break Through the Noise" typical in those environments, I often couldn't generate enough interest on a Prospect's part for him or here to seriously consider us for a major project.
Then I read "Break Through the Noise," a tight, applicable-to-all-industries, tip & technique-packed instruction manual on how to connect with even the most reticent or distracted of Prospects. (And few Prospects are as reticent or distracted as our target customer, the middle-management engineer!).
Read this book, and you'll never engage in "hand-to-hand" Marketing the same way again.
Talking Points.......2005-12-03
Elisa Southard and her great book: Break Through the Noise helped me to succinctly articulate what it is I do. So many words, so many ideas, so much noise -- she helped me wade through the muck to find not only one pearl, but an entire strand, all the while keeping those I want to reach in mind.
Action words not theory words.......2005-11-25
I am a highly trained engineer for the first time selling my services as a consultant. With The Break Through The Noise tools, I crafted my message not in terms of engineering-ese, but in terms of actions and experiences my customers would get. As a result, CEOs of major companies (e.g. revenues more than $50M) replied to my email solicitations and fowarded my messages to their staff.
New Ideas and Outstanding Marketing Strategies.......2005-11-12
A key to success is to create a message that inspires others to help you succeed. Elisa explains how to share this message with others so you can achieve more. Her clear, insightful secrets show us how to use the resources we have to attract attention to our goals.
Excellent Advice for Any Business.......2005-11-08
Let's face it...sooner or later we all have something to sell in business and life, whether it's to help launch a new business, re-energize an existing one or to sell an idea. Elisa's book helps you do it all with great examples, easy-to-digest advice, and lots of passion! You'll want to keep this handy reference around whenever you feel stuck and in need of a fresh perspective on your next sales endeavor.
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The End of Internationalism: Or World Governance?
J. Orstrom Moller
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Since 1945, the world has moved, haltingly but relentlessly, toward internationalism. And with the end of the Cold War and the apparent dominance of the West and its democratic and free-market systems, that march toward internationalism has proceeded apace, seemingly unstoppable. Or is it? With the Asian financial contagion spreading worldwide, the Russian democratic experiment coming undone, and cultural-ethnic violence flaring up around the world, one wonders. Ambassador Moller examines some of the major trends in the world system as we approach the new millennium: the stresses of globalization, the future role of the nation-state, the free-market system versus state-managed capitalism, and democratic pluralism versus Asian/Islamic/African/and other values. And he brings to this examination his background as a futurist, as a trade and economic affairs negotiator in the European Union, and as Ambassador to Singapore, one country where all these dynamics are at work. The larger question raised by Ambassador Moller is: Are we poised on the brink of a new and truly internationalism millennium, or is this a sort of neo-Wilsonian phase destined for an abject and abrupt end? This book will be of interest to concerned citizens, futurists, and scholars and students of international relations around the world.
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Is Globalization Inevitable?(Review) (book review): An article from: The Futurist
Cynthia G. Wagner
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Title: Is Globalization Inevitable?(Review) (book review)
Author: Cynthia G. Wagner
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China's Regions, Polity, & Economy: A Study of Spatial Transformation in the Post-Reform Era
Si-ming Li , and
Wing-shing Tang
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This book addresses spatial issues in China from a novel perspective. After an elaboration of different aspects of foreign investment from Japan, Taiwan, and overseas Chinese, which is the prime motor of growth, the discussion is organized around different spatial scales. It investigates how the reforming Chinese socialist state affects the activity spaces of different members of society, thereby transforming the economy and society at different levels, namely, the region (or province), the city, the village, the factory, and the individual.
The book is of interest to scholars and students of contemporary China. While sundry works have been telling us that China has developed dramatically in the last two decades, this book supplies us with details of what these drastic changes are at different levels. Given China's unique experience -- the only socialist country with persuasive economic growth -- the book also appeals to those interested in socialist societies in transition. It offers fresh insights into how a socialist country prospers without adopting a "big-bang" approach.
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Title: China's Regions, Polity, & Economy: A Study of Spatial Transformation in the Post Reform Era. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
Author: Yehua Dennis Wei
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Title: China's Regions, Polity, and Economy: a Study of Spatial Transformation in the Post-Reform Era. (book review)
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St. Vincent & Grenadines Business Law Handbook (World Business Law Handbook Library)
Igor Oleynik
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St. Vincent & Grenadines Business Law Handbook
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