World Economic Outlook, October 2008 (French): Financial Stress, Downturns, and Recoveries - World Economic Outlook

Examines commodity prices and inflation, economic cycles in the aftermath of financial crises, the role of fiscal policy during downturns, and current account imbalances in emerging economies. Recent analytic chapters have examined climate change, the housing cycle, commodity prices, capital inflows, globalization and inequality, and the global business cycle.