The recent attacks on the United States are among the worst terrorist attacks the world has ever seen. As stated by President Bush on September 11,2001, in an address to the nation, "Our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly t...

Newspaper comment following the events of September 11 2001 expressed somewhat similar views in regard to the immediate effects on the world economy, but came to very different conclusions to how the progress of globalisation would be impacted in the longer term. In his Financial Times article date...