U.S. monetary policy during the 1990s / N. Gregory Mankiw -- Fiscal policy and Social Security policy during the 1990s / Douglas W. Elmendorf, Jeffrey B. Liebman, David W. Wilcox -- Tax policy from 1990 to 2001 / Eugene Steuerle -- Between meltdown and moral hazard : the international monetary...

The contributors suggest that with enlightened US leadership and the cooperation of Brazil, Mexico and Argentina, the FTAA could eventually match the EU in the world economy and as a multilateral leader. Initiatives to promote a culture of relational cooperation in a system of liberalized global...

The contributors to this volume assess the impact of policies and regulations and provide detailed analysis of specific components of the pension system, including taxation, Social Security reform, hybrid plans, pension guarantees, and nondiscrimination rules

Overview of labor exchange policies and services / Randall W. Eberts and Harry J. Holzer -- Federal-state relations in labor exchange policy / David E. Balducchi and Alison J. Pasternak -- State and local labor exchange services / Neil Ridley and William A. Tracy -- Labor exchange performance...

Collective values, behavioural norms and rules: building institutions for economic growth and poverty reduction / Ke-young Chu -- Institutional capital and poverty: a transition perspective / Syed Ahsan -- Why is so little spent on educating the poor? / Tony Addison and Aminur Rahman -- The...

Introduction : toward better practices in systemic corporate restructuring / Michael Pomerleano -- Ch. 1. Synopsis of conference papers / William Shaw -- Ch. 2. Policy approaches to corporate restructuring around the world : what worked, what failed? / Stijn Claessens -- Ch. 3. Recent...