International Economics in the Age of Globalization

by Wilson B. Brown and Jan S. Hogendorn

International Economics in the Age of Globalization provides the intellectual basis for an understanding of the increasingly integrated world economy. The requisite background is not solely economic theory, but includes the history and the purposes and workings of the organizations, laws, instruments, and customary practices in the international economy.

Economic theory is not limited to the abstract; its concern with institutions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551112612
• ISBN13: 9781551112619
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 792 Pages

Customer Reviews

Rich Content, could use better organization

I chose this book for my International Economics course as a result of having previously used an examination copy as a source of supplementary explanations. I found the explanations so much better than the text that I was using, that I decided to use it as the required text.The strengths of the book are clear and comprehensive explanations of principles and ample empirical illustrations.Having used it for a semester, I have the following criticisms: Some explanations border on being too comprehensive. This gives the book a wordiness that may at times obscure the major points. Students cannot always distinguish major from minor points, and the book is not too helpful here. In the same vein the system of denoting the books structure is confusing. It is done with different type-faces, and it is not always apparent what outranks what. It might help to supplement this with traditional outline delineators. Finally the paperback construction, which makes the book a relative bargain, has the drawback of being too flimsy for a book this size. Mine started falling apart in one semester,