International economics Books

This book explores the way in which the state has become commercialised under reform as party and government officials have gone into business and considers the impact that this has had on politics within Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. The book charts the...

Mention North Korea to people today and they will conjure up many unflattering images, particularly in the wake of George W. Bush denouncing the state as part of an "axis of evil". Despite this cold war type rhetoric, the state of North Korea has begun...

Clusters of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have to adapt continually to a fast changing environment. This new book, containing contributions on countries ranging from Italy and Mexico to China and India, recognises the disparity between...

When can a country be said to benefit from free trade?This question has obsessed economists for more than 200 years, and a definitive answer has never been provided. Continuing the influential work begun in The Gains from Trade and the Gains from Aid,...

A major success of the early post-war period was the negotiated reduction of barriers to international trade in commodities and manufactured goods, under the auspices of the GATT. The current challenge is to achieve a similar liberalization for trade in...

This interdisciplinary book examines the impact of the commercialisation of space and the changing outlook of the space sector.

Introduced in 2013, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has had a significant impact within Asia and across other regions. This book provides empirical case studies examining the relations between China and the states in specific regional groupings,...

This book introduces readers to the world of ideal types within the readings of Max Weber by giving a theoretical understanding of ideal types, as well as applying the development of ideal types to an array of social policy arenas.The 21st century...

Acknowledgements Abbreviations The Analytical and Conceptual Framework The First Steps to Monetary Cooperation, 1968-1979 The Decision to Keep the Franc in the ERM, May 1981 to March 1983 The French Challenge to German Monetary Dominance: Demands for EMS...

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Foreword; J.P.Roth Notes on the Contributors INTRODUCTORY ESSAY Financial Intermediation in the Age of Global Capital; G.L.Perlin PART ONE: THE NEW FINANCE ERA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Banking in the...

List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations List of Acronyms Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; D.Lal & R.H.Snape PART I: TRADE Outer-Orientation and Development: Are Revisionists Right?; T.N.Srinivasan & J.Bhagwati Trade...

PART I: BACKGROUND The Global Trade Regimes Trade, Environment and Development Multilateral Environmental Agreements PART II: WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO - Articles of Agreements and Beyond A Brief History Dispute Resolution Mechanisms PART III: POLICY...

List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors Introduction; A.Brunila, M.Buti & D.Franco PART 1: DOES THE EMU NEED FISCAL RULES Does EMU Need a Stability Pact?; R.Beetsma The Stability and Growth Pact: a delicate balance or an...

Preface Introduction to 1998 Edition The Need for a New Paradigm PART 1: FOUNDATIONS The Competitive Advantage of Firms in Global Industries Determinants of National Competitive Advantage The Dynamics of National Advantage PART 2: INDUSTRIES Four Studies...

Preface Introduction Organisational Framework Roads Railways Urban Public Transport Inland Waterways European Airways Airports Sea Ports Funding Mechanisms for the Future Index

Introduction and Overview - Foreword; Edith Penrose - PART 1: THEORY - Developments in International Business Theory in the 1990s - Barriers to Internationalisation - Kojima's Theory of Japanese Foreign Direct Investment Revisited - The Role of...

Editors' Introduction; G.Bertsch & S.Elliott-Gower - PART 1: THE SOVIET UNION - Perestroika and East-West Economic Interaction; N.Shmelev - The Soviet Attitude toward Integration in the World Economy; J.F.Hough - Soviet Foreign Trade Reforms and the...

List of Tables - List of Figures - Acknowledgements - List of Abbreviations - Notes on the Contributors - Protectionism and International Trade Negotiations During the 1980s; E.Sassoon - Protectionism, Internal Market Completion, and Foreign Trade Policy...

SECTION 1: RELATIONS BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH - Introduction and Overview - Alternative Approaches to North-South Negotiations - Basic Needs Strategies, Human Rights and the Right to Development - SECTION 2: TRADE - New Theories of International Trade:...

In the early 21st century, five rising powers (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) formed an exclusive international club, the BRICS. Although not extreme revisionists, the BRICS recognize an ongoing global power shift and contest the...

This account of the 'L-20 project' describes and analyses a 3-year mobilization designed as an alternative to the political deadlocks preventing progress on critical global issues. The book traces the origins and findings of...

Globalisation is a timely and controversial topic. Against the chorus of globalisation's proponents and detractors, the authors propose an approach for measuring globalisation and its consequences. Undertaking a comprehensive...

Few established European democracies have undergone as much change as Italy in recent years, and here is a book that explores precisely what has been achieved - from a public choice perspective. The book pays particular attention to, among others, the...

Preface Introduction: Revisiting China after Fifty-four Years The Hostile Relationship in Northeast Asia Vicissitudes of Nations: A Materialist View The Dawn of Asia A Northeast Asian Economic Community Index

List of Tables - List of Figures - Economic Challenges Facing Middle Eastern and North African Countries: An Overview; N.Shafik - PERSPECTIVES FROM THE MAGHREB - Adjustment, Strategic Planning, and the Moroccan Economy; B.Hamdouch - Competition Policies...

List of Tables and Figures - Acknowledgements - Introduction to the 1995 Reprint - The Setting of the Decline - The Attack on Labour Accelerates the Economic Decline - Government and the Decline - The Role of the Military in the Economic Decline -...

What and Why Socially Responsible Enterprises The Need for a Planetary Bargain The Seven Azimuths: Who are the Stakeholders ? Codes of Ethics SRE in Practice The Multi-cultural View in Selected Industrialised Countries Frameworks to Measure SRE The...

Erudite and topical, this well balanced treatment, with essays from world renowned contributors including the former President of Ireland - Mary Robinson, Jagdish Bhagwati and Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz, considers the forces that propel...

This volume examines the opportunities and challenges in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and trade, particularly service trade, for developing and emerging economies in a globalised world. Using comprehensive case studies from India, Pakistan,...