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Maxwell reviews 'The Mexican Peso Crisis: International Perspectives' edited by Riordan Roett. A book review is presented of The Mexican Peso Crisis: International Perspectives edited by Riordan Roett.

Part 1 -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Faith and Development: A manifestation of resurgence of religion in International Relations -- Chapter 3. The UK's International Development Policies from the End of the Cold War to the Present -- Part 2 -- Chapter 4. Faith-Based Organisations in the UK's International Development Policy -- Chapter 5. Faith Communities in the UK's international development policies -- Chapter 6. Brexit and UK International Development Policy: Implications for the relationship between the government and faith groups -- Chapter 7. Conclusion -- Index.

This paper provides a baseline general-equilibrium model of optimal monetary policy among interdependent economies with monopolistic firms that set prices one period in advance. Strict adherence to inward-looking policy objectives such as the stabilization of domestic output cannot be optimal when firms' markups are exposed to currency fluctuations. Such policies induce excessive volatility in exchange rates and foreign sales revenue, leading exporters to set higher prices in response to higher profit risk. In general, optimal rules trade off a larger domestic output gap against lower import prices. Monetary rules in a world Nash equilibrium lead to less exchange rate volatility relative to both inward-looking rules and discretionary policies, even when the latter do not suffer from any inflationary (or deflationary) bias. Gains from international monetary cooperation are related in an nonmonotonic way to the degree of exchange rate pass-through.

The book explores the current role of nationality from the point of view of international law, reassessing the validity of the 'classical', state-centered, approach to nationality in light of the 'new' role the human being is gradually acquiring within the international legal order. In this framework, the collection assesses the impact of international human rights rules on the international discourse on nationality and explores the significance international (including private international) law attaches to the links individuals may establish with states other than that of nationality. The.