Introduction -- Multipolarity and the BRICS : global power shift arguments in perspective / Sadik Ünay, Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Istanbul, Turkey -- New perspectives on central banking in the post-crisis era /...

Introduction : international tax coordination : an interdisciplinary perspective on virtues and pitfalls / Martin Zagler -- Rethinking tax jurisdictions and relief from international double taxation with regard to developing countries : legal and economic prospectives from Europe and North...

Preliminary -- Contributors -- 1. China: New engine of world growth -- 2. The impact of SARS -- 3. The travails of current macroeconomic and exchange rate management -- 4. The changing pattern of economic growth -- 5. Transforming the banking sector -- 6. Financial opening and economic growth: A...

Credibility and the international monetary regime : theoretical and historical perspectives / Michael D. Bordo and Ronald MacDonald -- Credibility and fundamentals : were the classical and inter-war gold standards well-behaved target zones? / Paul Hallwood, Ronald MacDonald, and Ian Marsh --...

25 years of reform have transformed China from a centrally planned and closed system to a predominantly market-driven and open economy. China is emerging as the new powerhouse for the world economy. This book discusses the impact and significance of this transformation, presenting conclusions...