Economist Bergsten founded and directs the Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics. Institute fellows discuss him and it from such perspectives 25 years of trade policy, competitiveness and assessing trade performance, and the International Monetary Fund as global empire for exchange rate policies. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This engaging and informative book covers the range of issues on which C. Fred Bergsten and the Peterson Institute have distinguished themselves over the last 25 years, including trade liberalization, exchange rate regimes, international financial architecture, debt, economic sanctions and the impact of technology and globalization. Most of the Institute's senior research staff have contributed chapters, which are both retrospective and prescriptive.
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