ESCP Europe

"This marketing leading text focuses on comparisons between the three major types of economic systems in the world today capitalism, socialism, and the economies of the LDC's and developing countries. Several variants of capitalism are represented by exploring the U.S., Germany, and Japan. Also discussed are the problems involved in the transformation of the former communist countries of Russia and Eastern Europe into capitalist countries (Poland, The Czech Republic and Hungary). Developing economy coverage includes comparisons between China and India, and coverage of the Latin American countries of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, as well as comparisons between African nations."

Preface --- PART 1: THE WORLD OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY --- Chapter 1. The American century --- PART 2: MARKET MECHANISMS AND CAPITALISM --- Chapter 2. Capitalism as an economic system --- Chapter 3. The United States --- Chapter 4. Japan --- Chapter 5. Germany --- PART 3: NON-MARKET MECHANISMS AND SOCIALISM --- Chapter 6. Socialism as an economic system --- Chapter 7. The rise and fall of communism --- Chapter 8. The Russian Federation --- Chapter 9. Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary --- PART 4: MARKET AND NONMARKET MECHANISMS IN DEVELOPING ECONOMIES --- Chapter 10. Problems of the less developed countries --- Chapter 11. China --- Chapter 12. India --- Chapter 13. Latin America: Argentina, Brazil and Mexico --- Chapter 14. Africa: Nigeria and South Africa --- PART 5: TOWARD A NEW WORLD ORDER --- Chapter 15. World economic integration --- Chapter 16. The Twenty-First century --- Index..