1. Introduction / John-ren Chen, Richard Hule and Herbert Stocker -- 2. Globalization of Economic Activities and Its Effects / John-ren Chen and Richard Hule -- 3. Globalization and International Monetary and Capital Markets / Karl Socher -- 4. Globalization, Foreign Direct Investment and Southern Growth: Evidence from Selected Asian Countries / Amitava Krishna Dutt -- 5. Globalization and International Convergence in Incomes / Herbert Stocker -- 6. Global Economic Integration: Issues and Challenges / Kwan S. Kim -- 7. Taxation of International Interest Income: Tax Competition and Tax Coordination in an Intertemporal Setting / Rupert Sendlhofer -- 8. Globalization and/or Re-regionalization, Fiscal Federalism and the Assignment of Competences - Some Short Notes / Erich Thoni -- 9. 'Ties that Bind': The Fate of the Family in an Ever Increasing Global Economy / David M. Betson.