Authors:Lall Ramrattan, Michael Szenberg,
Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co
Keywords: globalization, era, industries, distressed
Number of Pages: 165
Published: 2007-08-20
List price: $99.95
ISBN-10: 075467052X
ISBN-13: 9780754670520

This book presents analyses of several distressed industries in the United States, including the steel, footwear, textile and apparel, paper and publishing, and automobile industries. It particularly focuses on the influence of the new era of globalization on these industries, as the authors argue that the transition to their current distressed states was triggered by the structural changes that resulted from globalization. While the inevitability of the negative impact of globalization may lead some to neglect research of distressed industries, these industries continue to survive and product

Authors:Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: economics, frontiers, new
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2004-09-06
List price: $31.99
ISBN-10: 0521545366
ISBN-13: 9780521545365

Analyzing the new directions that subdisciplines of economics have taken in the face of modern economic challenges, these essays represent invention and discovery in the areas of information, macroeconomics and public policies, international trade and development, finance, business, contracts, law, gaming, and government. They offer not only a wealth of factual information on the current state of the economy, but also theoretical and empirical innovations that conceptualize reality and values in different ways from their predecessors.

Authors:Michael Szenberg, A Gottesman, Lall Ramrattan, Jos
Publisher: Jorge Pinto Book
Keywords: economist, samuelson, paul
Number of Pages: 164
Published: 2005-05-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 097426153X
ISBN-13: 9780974261539

This book captures much of the spirit of Paul A. Samuelson. Those who know Samuelson, one of the great economists of the twentieth century, only through his writings may have already sensed his wit, his intellect, his brilliance. This book brings these into focus, through details of his personal history and a wealth of anecdotes from colleagues and students. -Joseph A. Stiglitz (Foreword)

Authors:Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan, Aron A. Gottesman,
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: century, first, twenty, economics, samuelsonian
Number of Pages: 380
Published: 2006-11-09
List price: $99.00
ISBN-10: 0199298823
ISBN-13: 9780199298822

This volume illuminates and critically assesses Paul A. Samuelson’s voluminous and groundbreaking contributions to the field of economics. The volume includes contributions from eminent scholars, including 6 Nobel Laureates, covering the extraordinary depth and breadth of Samuelson’s contributions. Samuelson, the first American economist to win the Nobel prize in 1970, was the foremost voice in economics in the latter half of the 20th century. He single-handedly transformed the discipline by creating a new way of presenting economics, making it possible for it to be cast all in mat

Authors:Michael Szenberg, Lall Ramrattan, Kenneth J. Arrow
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pu
Keywords: economists, eminent, reflections
Number of Pages: 459
Published: 2005-12-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1845425774
ISBN-13: 9781845425777

In this collection of autobiographical essays, 26 prominent scholars detail their professional development, while offering insight into their lives and philosophies. With candor and humor they relate how they came to the field of economics, as well as how their views have evolved over the years. Highlights of the collection include discussions by: Irma Adelman on how World War II shaped her life; Mark Blaug on how Marxism, involvement with the Communist Party, and McCarthyism influenced his scholarship; Victor Fuchs on economic perspective and its applicability to many disciplines; Allan Meltz

Author: M. Lall
Publisher: Asian Educational Services
Keywords: festivals, hindu, study, hindus, among
Number of Pages: 238
Published: 2004-06-15
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 812061822X
ISBN-13: 9788120618220

Deals with Fasts and Hinduism Festivals.

Author: Sanjaya Lall
Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat
Keywords: paper, series, economic, investment, foreign, attracting
Number of Pages: 62
Published: 1997-07-01
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0850925061
ISBN-13: 9780850925067

This paper provides a comprehensive examination of trends in foreign investment and the factors explaining these patterns. It looks at global and developing country patterns of inward investments, provides a detailed framework for analyzing these flows, analyzes new forms of foreign investment, and suggests policies to attract investment.