Covering Globalization : A Handbook for Reporters.
Title:
Covering Globalization : A Handbook for Reporters.
Author:
Schiffrin, Anya.
ISBN:
9780231506403
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (353 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. The Importance of Critical Thinking -- Part 1. Capital Markets -- Chapter 2. Capital Markets -- Sidebar: Pyramid Schemes -- Chapter 3. Foreign Exchange Markets and Foreign Exchange Crises -- Chapter 4. Covering Central Banks -- Chapter 5. Capital Controls -- Sidebar: The IMF and Capital-Account Liberalization -- Chapter 6. Dollarization -- Sidebar: Ecuador and the Dollar -- Chapter 7. Derivatives -- Sidebar: How Derivatives Markets Work -- Chapter 8. Hedge Funds -- Part 2. Banking and Macroeconomics -- Chapter 9. Banking Crises: Causes and Solutions -- Sidebar: Indonesia-A Banking Crisis -- Chapter 10. Sovereign Debt Crises -- Chapter 11. Debt Relief and HIPC -- Sidebar: HIPC in Zambia -- Chapter 12. Assessing Sovereign Risk -- Chapter 13. Pension Reform -- Sidebar: Russian Pension Reform -- Part 3. Corporate Reporting -- Chapter 14. Foreign Direct Investment -- Sidebar: Poland -- Chapter 15. Privatization -- Sidebar: Breaking the Bank-Banking Privatization in the Czech Republic -- Chapter 16. Corporate Governance -- Chapter 17. Labor -- Sidebar: Nike and Vietnam-A Labor Case Study -- Sidebar: Codes of Conduct and the Rise of Corporate Responsibility -- Chapter 18. Accounting -- Chapter 19. Money Laundering -- Part 4. Trade and Commodities -- Chapter 20. International Trade -- Sidebar: Cambodia-An Attempt to Improve Working Conditions -- Chapter 21. Commodities Markets -- Chapter 22. Oil and Development -- Sidebar: Rent and Profit -- Chapter 23. Poverty Reduction -- Part 5. Reporting and Writing -- Chapter 24. Covering the World Bank -- Chapter 25. Internet Reporting -- Chapter 26. Writing Tips -- List of Contributors -- Index.
Abstract:
The first journalism textbook for reporters who cover finance and economics in developing and transitional countries, Covering Globalization is an essential guide to the pressing topics of our times. Written by economists from the Asian Development Bank and the International Monetary Fund as well as journalists who have worked for Dow Jones, the Financial Times, the New York Times, Fortune, and Reutersand with an introduction by Nobel Laureate Joseph E. Stiglitzthis invaluable resource helps reporters write about subjects such as banking and banking crises, pension reform, privatization, trade agreements, central banks, the World Bank, sovereign debt restructuring, commodity markets, corporate governance, poverty-eradication programs, and the "resource curse." Each chapter explains the basic economic principles and current thinking on a given topic and provides tips on what to look for when covering specific subjects; a way to structure business and economics stories; a way to use the Internet for reporting with links to more information online; extensive glossaries and much more.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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