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Zusatztext 'Part 1 of this volume provides a detailed assessment of the growing impact of China and India on world markets! and of the economic difficulties and uncertainties confronting Europe. There is also an excellent discussion of the recent setbacks to the globalization process caused by the current financial crisis and the consequent rise in economic nationalism. The remaining two parts of this excellent volume consider the globalization of finance (Part 2) and the limitations of globalization (Part 3)! using the Eurozone as a case study.' - Economic Outlook and Business Review Informationen zum Autor Professor Dr Dimitris Chorafas is an academic and consultant. He is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL). Dr Chorafas is a n engineering graduate of the National Technical University of Athens and of UCLA. He undertook postgraduate studies in finance and he is a Doctor of Science (in maths and logic from the Sorbonne). He has been a Fulbright Scholar and has taught in universities around the world. During his career! Dr Chorafas has been a consultant to the board of UBS! Bank of Scotland! Commerzbank! Istituto Bancario Italiano! Italcementi! AEG! Telefunken! GE Bull! and Nestle. Over 8!000 executives around the world have attended his seminar programme. In 1992! in conjunction with the Swiss Academies of Sciences! he established his Foundation which grants awards to PhD students at 25 universities worldwide. Dr. Chorafas has authored 150 books. Klappentext The export wave of China's manufacturing machine and the Global financial crisis show that Globalization has limits. This book argues that research is producing evidence that there are limits to such globalization and amalgamation and that these need to be better defined and understood if some of the problems being identified are to be prevented. Zusammenfassung The export wave of China's manufacturing machine and the Global financial crisis show that Globalization has limits. This book argues that research is producing evidence that there are limits to such globalization and amalgamation and that these need to be better defined and understood if some of the problems being identified are to be prevented. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1 United States, Europe, China and the World Market: Globalization in motion; The rise of Asian giants; Globalization and the European Union; World trade, China price and Doha Round. Part 2 The Globalization of Finance: Sovereign wealth funds; Risks and opportunities in globalized financial markets; Monetary policy in a global economy; China's banks and the economy. Part 3 Euroland, Case Study on the Limits of Regional Globalization: Financial integration in the European Union; The Euro, curse or blessing for the EU economy?; Euroland's missed opportunities. Index....
