This book is the product of the 3rd ASEF Summer School on “Asia and Europe: Regional Co-operation in a Globalising World”, organised in Lund, Sweden, from 6th to 19th August 2000. Papers focus on ongoing trends in the international arena and the global economy and address topics such as the World’s New Economy and the International Financial System, or the Economic Globalisation and the Dynamics of Asian Business Systems. A good overview for undergraduates, graduates and academics in the field of international relations and international economics.