International economics Books

In her groundbreaking book, Educating Young Giants, Nancy Pine reveals how reliance on antiquated teaching methods and ineffectual reform efforts has left youth in the United States and China illequipped for the demands of modern technology and the...

This book is a theoretical and empirical analysis of institutional foundation of long-term economic growth from the perspective of state-market and central-local relations. The book argues that, in order to safeguard sustainable market development, it is...

The book examines the expansion of investment and trade between China and New Zealand, and its changing composition within the political framework, especially the 2008 Free Trade Agreement. Particular attention is paid to China's volatile agrifood...

This book explores the potential for policy reform as a short-term, low-cost way to sustainably enhance global food security. It argues that reforming policies that distort food prices and trade will promote the openness needed to maximize global food...

Forecasting exchange rates is a variable that preoccupies economists, businesses and governments, being more critical to more people than any other variable. In Exchange Rate Forecasting the author sets out to provide a concise survey of the techniques...

The liberalization of trade and factor movements and the adoption of a common currency proposed for the EEC in 1992 have important implications for the rest of the world. Nineteen experts from academia, different countries and regions and international...

Das Buch ""Bilder Aus Dem Ungarischen Freiheitskampfe 1848 Und 1849"" von Moriz Jokai wurde im Jahr 1869 ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt von den Ereignissen des ungarischen Freiheitskampfes im Jahr 1848 und 1849. Der Autor beschreibt die politischen und...

This pamphlet, written in 1813, marked a significant turning point in the history of British colonialism. The East India Company, which had held a monopoly on trade with India since the early 17th century, was facing increasing criticism and pressure for...

Published in the mid-19th century, this book is a scathing critique of free-trade philosophy. The author systematically dismantles common assumptions about the benefits of free trade, analyzing the economic, political, and social implications. This book...

An essential guide to understanding the intricacies of free trade, tariffs, and reciprocity, written by one of the foremost economists of the early 20th century. Taussig's insights into the economic benefits and drawbacks of these policies are still...

Dans cette enquète approfondie, le Conseil supérieur du commerce et de l'industrie examine les implications économiques et politiques du régime douanier. En analysant les tarifs de douane en vigueur, les auteurs font la lumière sur les principaux enjeux...

measure of the rate of innovation --research-and-development (R&D) expenditure per employee compared to new patents received per employee -- does not adequately capture a unique feature of SMEs, namely that owners and managers...

PROF. DR. anus PEETERS PRESIDENT- ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR, POLICY RESEARCH CORPORATION N. V. The "Strategies for Global and Regional Ports" confirms that container shipping in the wider Caribbean is in for tumultuous development in...

This book provides a framework for analyzing and forecasting a variety of mineral and energy markets and related industries. Such modeling activity has been at the forefront of the economic and engineering professions for some...

If the plans concerning EMU will be realised, by 2002 national currencies will be replaced by the Euro and national central banks will be partially replaced by the European Central Bank. The Politics of Economic and Monetary...

Integration of the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) into the European Union (EU) has become more a question of timing than a question whether it will or should be made. Since one of the objectives of the EU is...

In today's globalized international system, international and regional organizations can only function effectively within the context of a larger social partnership with governments, the private sectors, and a plethora of...

Following substantial policy reforms in many countries, the past decade has been characterized by a remarkable increase of long-term private capital flows to the developing world. However, the bulk of these investments has...

When Poland and Ukraine introduced their political, social and economic system reforms at the beginning of the 1990s, both economies were at a similar level of economic development (GDP $9,500 per capita). However, in 2018, Ukrainian GDP per capita had...

This book explains the role of formal labour market institutions in keeping the labour utilisation in Central and Eastern Europe above the level characteristic for Western European states. It provides an innovative and enriching take on labour...

This book explores the issue of energy poverty in post-communist Europe and shows how it is viewed and addressed through public policies.Energy poverty is severely affecting many parts of the European Union, but up until now only a few comparative...

Researchers in international development have long argued that the high costs of doing business harms prosperity in developing countries, a claim that invites the question of why governments impose these costs and why societies fail to enact reforms...

This book discusses the international right to water and the liberalization of water services. It is concerned with the harmonization of the right to water with the legal systems under which liberalization of water services has taken or may take place...

In today's globalized economy, banking is of high international importance. This book brings together topical issues in banking such as reform in China, electronic money and loan pricing, and highlights key policy and research in the field. The...

Adam Smith famously described the marketplace as being guided by an "invisible hand". The modern international marketplace is guided by a set of rules of the game embodied in the visible hand of the World Trade Organization (WTO). This book describes the...

Introduction and Conclusion; K.Lal & P.A.Mohnen Textiles and Clothing Industry and Economic Development: A Global Perspective; K.Lal Institutional Environment and Textiles& Clothing Industry in China; Y.Zhao, D.Guo, F.Chen, F.Zhen, Z.Li, E.Li, H.Li & ...

Multinationals, China and the Global Economy analyses the results of an in-depth survey of subsidiaries in China of leading manufacturing multinational enterprises (MNEs). It investigates the strategic roles played by these subsidiaries and the sources...

Introduction The Global Economy and External Imbalances Global Imbalances and Exchange Rates External Imbalances and National Income International Capital Mobility and National Income External Imbalances, Exchange Rates and Interest Rates Money, Exchange...

This volume analyzes changing patterns of authority in the global political economy with an in-depth look at the new roles played by state and non-state actors, and addresses key themes including the provision of global public goods, new modes of...

This book explores the impact of the rise of China on South East Asia, addressing the consequences for some of Asia's key economic sectors, including educational services, bio-technology, financial services, and the food industry.

This volumes examines commodity consumption both as an ongoing problem for capital and a complex mediator of the post-Cold War political economy. Comor assesses consumption as a core but contradictory nodal point in contemporary world (dis)order...

The author re-examines the concept of equality in international society, past and present. The conventional view that equality of states necessarily flows from sovereignty, that it is a corollary to sovereignty or simply a synonym, is considered a...

Post-NAFTA North America uniquely combines an institutional examination of NAFTA with a geo-economic and geo-political approach. The author argues that in the post-9/11 era, North America is evolving from a primarily economic space to a strategic...

In 2000 the European Union and its 78 African-Caribbean-Pacific partners signed the Cotonou Agreement, thereby heralding a new era in developmental politics. In the Treaty the European Union set out its commitment to assist its African-Caribbean-Pacific...