This series spans the globe presenting leading research in economics. It is perhaps a sign of the times that economic weapons such as sanctions seem to be as powerful as or more so than tanks. International applications and examples of economic progress are invaluable in a troubled world with economic booms bursting like so many penny balloons. Contents: Preface; Globalisation; Combining Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy; Trade Potential in the Middle East; Wage Rigidity, Unemployment, and Growth; The Asymmetric Adjustment of Prices: Theory and Evidence from UK Manufacturing; Estimation of the Investment Thresholds; Economic Evaluation of Health Care Interventions in Developing Countries: A Critical Review of the Published Literature; Chaotic New Open Economy Macroeconomies; The Formation of Institutions among Conflicting Parties; The Effects of Linear Time Trends on Co-Integration Testing in Single Equations; Index.