Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Perspectives on two phases of globalization -- Financial sector regulation in a globalized context -- Globalization, informalization, criminalization and North-South interaction -- Labour standards in exports and developing countries -- Globalization, technology transfer and skill accumulation in low-income countries -- Linkages between smaller and larger developing economies: the role of FDI -- The challenges posed by globalization for economic liberalization in two Asian transitional countries: Laos and Vietman -- Protectionist tendancies in the North and vunerable economies in the south -- The problem of contingent protectcion -- WTO negotiation and accession issues -- Special and differential treatment for developing countries: helping those who help themselves -- Growth, economic development and structural transition in small vulnerable states -- Micro-states in global economy: the role of institutions and networks in managing vulnerability and opportunity -- Globalization and the island economies of the South Pacific -- Global integration and growth in Honduras and Nigaragua -- Botswana and Zimbabwe: relative success and comparative failure?