xiv 221 pages, indexed. The pages are tanned, else a clean, unmarked and solid copy which appears unread. CONTENTS: A Zero-Sum world? Competitiveness: a dangerous obsession Proving my point Trade, jobs, and wages (with Robert Z. Lawrence) Does third world growth hurt first world prosperity? The illusion of conflict in international trade Economic theory, good and bad Myths and realities of U.S. competitiveness Economic shuttle diplomacy: a review of Laura D'Andrea Tyson's Who's Bashing Whom? What do undergrads need to know about trade? The emerging world Challenging conventional wisdom The uncomfortable truth about NAFTA The myth of Asia's miracle Technology and society Technology's revenge The localization of the world economy. "Paul Robin Krugman born February 28, 1953) is an American economist and public intellectual, who is Distinguished Professor of Economics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, and a columnist for The New York Times. In 2008, Krugman was the sole winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions to New Trade Theory and New Economic Geography. The Prize Committee cited Krugman's work explaining the patterns of international trade and the geographic distribution of economic activity, by examining the effects of economies of scale and of consumer preferences for diverse goods and services" (Wikipedia)