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Convergence, Interdependence, and Divergence
Kemal DervişThree fundamental trends now characterize the world economy
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Financial Regionalism
Masahiro Kawai and Domenico Lombardi
Regional arrangements help global financial stability
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Migration Meets Slow Growth
Demetrios G. Papademetriou
Global movement of workers is changing
Papademetriou on the changing face of migration
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The Tiger and the Dragon
Murtaza Syed and James P. Walsh
India and China are learning from each other
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Sino-Spending
Steven Barnett, Alla Myrvoda, and Malhar NabarChina needs to boost household consumption
Global downturn contributes to China slowdown
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Caught in the Web
Camelia MinoiuA closer look at financial connections and their risks
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Back on the Map
Meral Karasulu and Sergei Dodzin
Myanmar’s economic reintegration raises hopes
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Why Myanmar could be the next economic frontier
Global Interconnectivity
Caught in the Web
Camelia Minoiu
Network analysis looks at financial connections in a globalized world and the risks they pose
Migration Meets Slow Growth
Demetrios G. Papademetriou
The global movement of workers will change as the economic crisis continues in advanced economies
Financial Regionalism
Masahiro Kawai and Domenico Lombardi
Regional arrangements are reshaping the international financial architecture and helping global financial stability
F&D online exclusive
Can Women Save Japan (and Asia Too)?
Chad Steinberg
Government policies that support women in their work-family balancing act would help Japan remain a player in the global economy
Interconnected Asia
Sino-Spending
Steven Barnett, Alla Myrvoda, and Malhar Nabar
China must boost household consumption even further to make its growth more inclusive
Global downturn contributes to China slowdown
China: The road to sustainable growth
A Change in Focus
Malhar Nabar and Olaf Unteroberdoerster
China’s external surplus is dwindling, with repercussions for its Asian trading partners
The Tiger and the Dragon
Murtaza Syed and James P. Walsh
India and China can learn a lot from each other as they advance in their development journeys
Back on the Map
Meral Karasulu and Sergei Dodzin
Myanmar’s reintegration into the global economy promises a better future for its people
Why Myanmar could be the next economic frontier
Aung San Suu Kyi’s Nobel lecture
Also in This Issue
Taxing Finance
Geoff Gottlieb, Gregorio Impavido, and Anna Ivanova
Many European policymakers are warming to the idea of broadening taxation of the financial sector
Fueling Risk
David Coady, Valentina Flamini, and Matias Antonio
Energy subsidies in low- and middle-income countries can take a big toll on their fiscal health
It All Falls into Place
Adelheid Burgi-Schmelz and Alfredo M. Leone
Piecing together “missing links” in a jigsaw puzzle of data sets helps shed light on the global financial crisis
DEPARTMENTS
In Brief
Growing more than GDP
Dementia cases set to triple
Plugging leaks
eHealth revolution
Supporting sustainable transportation
Events in 2012
People in Economics
Picture This
Access to Banking Services
Asli Demirguc-Kunt and Leora Klapper
New database shows gaps in how people save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk
Back to Basics
What Is Money?
Irena Asmundson and Ceyda Oner
Without it, modern economies could not function
Book Reviews
Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Russia: A Long View, Yegor Gaidar
Double Entry: How the Merchants of Venice Created Modern Finance, Jane Gleeson-White
What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, Michael Sandel
Data Spotlight
Tracking Use of Fiscal Rules
Nina Budina and Andrea Schaechter
Numerical limits have emerged as a key response to the fiscal legacy of the crisis
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