Notes on the Contributors Preface Curriculum Vitae of Klaus Hüfner Involvements and Detachment: Looking Back (and Forward) on Klaus Hüfner's Peculiar Mix of Experiences, Dispositions and Activities; J.Naumann PART I: CHANGING ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT: PERSISTENT QUESTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT Some Reflections on Trade Expansion as a Measure of Globalization; H.W.Singer With A Little Help from NTBs: Why Reducing Tariffs Does not Lead to Free Trade; B.Reichenstein Regional Integration Among Less Developed Economies: Discordant Variations on an Evergreen; W.Schelkle 25 Years After the Collapse of the Bretton Woods System: Still not Having Found What We Were Looking For; M.Metzger Asia and the International Monetary Fund: Reflections on the Present World Currency Crisis; H.Riese Current Economic and Financial Policies and their Social Consequences; L.Emmerij The Coffers are not Empty: Financing for Sustainable Development and the Role of the United Nations; J.Martens & J.A.Paul PART II: NATIONAL CULTURE: INTERNATIONAL LINKS New Concepts of the UN in Maintaining Peace: A Discourse Analysis About a Producer of Texts; U.Albrecht Science and Global Governance: The Story of United Nations University; M.Simai Global Culture versus Golden Cages: New Options for Cultural Policies; T.Schöfthaler Publications by Klaus Hüfner