Regional Trading Blocs in the World Economic System

by Ernesto Stein, Shang-Jin Wei, Jeffrey A. Frankel

Book Overview

This book explores whether the world economy is breaking up into regional trading and currency blocs centred on the European Community, Japan and the United States. Frankel uses trade, investment and financial data to assess this issue. He concludes with an analysis of how trends in regional economic integration can be used as building blocks for a stronger multilateral system.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881322024
• ISBN13: 9780881322026
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economic
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A bore but drives the point across.

I used this book for my dissertation. It makes sense as it is written just not a real page turner (what was I expecting).