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1 Finance, Technology and Multinationals from the Periphery Edmund Amann and Werner Baer, World Economics, March 2010 This article analyses the emergence of Latin American multinational corporations (MNCs), with a particular emphasis on the roles of finance and techno.. More   2 Savings for the Poor Ignacio Mas, World Economics, December 2010 This paper reviews the relevance of formal financial services – in particular, savings – to poor people, the economic factors that have hindered the m.. More   3 Abu Dhabi: Real Progress in Achieving a Diversified Economy Keith Boyfield, World Economics, November 2012 Abu Dhabi has one of the highest GDP per capita rankings in the world. Keen not to rest on its laurels, the country is rapidly diversifying its econo.. More   4 Carbon Commitments Must Translate into Real Action Andrew Raingold, World Economics, March 2010 The efforts of political leaders to negotiate a global agreement to reduce carbon emissions highlights the importance of consistent action at the dome.. More   5 Sub-Saharan Africa Veronica Kalema, World Economics, June 2011 Sub Saharan Africa’s (SSA’s) growth bounced back to 5% in 2010 following a slowdown to 2.8% in 2009 because of the GFC. Moreover, SSA’s 5-plus growth .. More   6 Recent Developments on the Rare Earth Front Robert Looney, World Economics, March 2011 Chinese actions in the rare earths market have raised a number of concerns about the country’s motives in restricting exports. One theory is that the .. More   7 The Economics of Copyright Ray Corrigan & Mark Rogers, World Economics, September 2005 The copyright industries—such as music, film, software and publishing—occupy a significant and growing share of economic activity. Current copyright l.. More   8 Can Africa Catch Up? Arne Bigsten, World Economics, June 2002 The trend towards globalization of the last few decades has been manifested in the sustained growth of world trade and flows of investment and techno.. More   9 Boosting Infrastructure Investments in Africa Donald Kaberuka, World Economics, June 2011 The absolute and relative lack of infrastructure in Africa suggests that the continent’s competitiveness could be boosted by scaling up investments in.. More   10 The “Good Global Citizen” remit of the IMF: reforming international economic and financial cooperation Biagio Bossone and Roberta Marra, World Economics, March 2013 In the highly globalized world economy of our times, where markets are tightly integrated, setting domestic economic policy with a view simply to keep.. More   11 Global Value Chains and Trade in Value-Added: New Insights, Better Policies Ken Ash, World Economics, March 2013 This paper stresses the importance of the growth in global value chains (GVCs) across countries using data from the new Trade in Value-Added (TiVA) da.. More   12 The Change in Corporate Behaviour Andrew Smithers, World Economics, October 2012 Deficit finance is needed to offset ex-ante savings’ surpluses and provides an adequate solution, provided that the surpluses are cyclical. Today addi.. More   13 Investing in Mongolia Brian Sturgess, World Economics, September 2012 The recent decision by Chalco, the aluminium company of China, to drop its US$926 billion takeover of a controlling interest mining company SouthGobi .. More   14 The End of Population Growth Sanjeev Sanyal, World Economics, June 2012 The global fertility rate is declining much more rapidly than anyone anticipated. Human population may keep growing for a few more decades due to incr.. More   15 Gabon Emergent Keith Boyfield, World Economics, April 2012 Gabon: 50 years after independence from France will its market orientated strategy to achieve emerging nation status be realised? More   16 Gabon's Economic Potential Keith Boyfield, World Economics, November 2011 Gabon: 50 years after independence from France will its market orientated strategy to achieve emerging nation status be realised? More   17 Is Chinese Economic Growth Stalling? Brian Sturgess, World Economics, October 2011 The picture of continuing robust manufacturing and GDP growth indicated by official statistics is very different to the stagnant picture suggested by .. More   18 Defence R&D Spending Keith Hartley, World Economics, March 2011 A nation’s defence R&D determines the international competitiveness of its defence industries and the technical superiority of its military forces. Wh.. More   19 Low-Carbon Development for the Least Developed Countries Alex Bowen and Sam Fankhauser, World Economics, March 2011 The global community has to act collectively to halt climate change. But such collective action must take into account the development needs of the le.. More   20 Trade and Growth in the Post-Crisis World Ronald U. Mendoza, World Economics, December 2010 Countries that have most successfully used trade as part of a high growth strategy tend to exhibit a distinct trading pattern that maximises learning... More