International trade and commerce

This book seeks reasons for the failure of the globalisation of trade to reduce poverty.

Fair Trade promises to raise living standards in developing countries through:- worldwide minimum prices for commodities- support for democratically governed cooperatives- requirement of minimum wages and safety standards for workers- training to help producers improved quality and develop business skills- encouragement of eco-friendly practices- third-party certificationIn contrast to the free trade status quo, Fair Trade relies on informed consumers to choose more direct supply chains that minimize the role of middlemen, offering economic justice and social change as a viable and sustainable alternative to charity.

Seeking improved health and increased income have long been common goals.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2018.

There is more sugar in the world's diet than ever before, but life is far from sweet for the exploited producers making nature's 'white gold' and the unhealthy consumers eating it.

This is the first text to provide a comprehensive rule-by-rule commentary of the inception, interpretation, and application of the SIAC Rules, written by practitioners with extensive experience in South East Asia arbitrations .

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2017.

In 1974, McIntyre temporarily left behind his academic career as a developmental economist at the University of the West Indies to take up appointment as Secretary-General of CARICOM (the Caribbean Community and Common Market).

Written by leading experts in the field, this collection offers a critical and comparative analysis of the existing case law on international investment law.

The Dutch economy has relied on trade for centuries.

This book explains the history of the gravity model of international trade and takes stock of recent methodological and theoretical advances.

Matthew Kennedy exposes the challenges created by the integration and independence of TRIPS within the WTO.

North American Regionalism problematizes "e;North America"e; as an important region in its own right, breaking with the area-studies convention that divides the Global North and Global South portions of the Western Hemisphere at the US-Mexican border.

This book examines the way the WTO treats different developing countries and how that treatment varies from state to state.

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, but few would consider it a social good.

Essential for students and scholars in politics and law, Pelc provides a comprehensive account of the politics of treaty flexibility.

The scope of transfer price manipulation by multinational corporations is relatively limited, but certain problems do arise which all open economies must face.

The past two decades have seen a significant proliferation of trade and investment treaties around the world.

An overview of the latest developments in intermediated securities, via analysis of the Geneva Securities Convention and future EU legislation.

Examines the operation of the WTO dispute settlement system during the WTO''s first ten years.

An innovative new study of the Canton trade networks that helped to shape the modern world.

The novelist Paul Morand described the Exposition of 1900 in Paris: .

'This well-written and highly readable book makes a major contribution to advancing our understanding of the contribution that economics can make to analysing the impact of international trade policies for environmental risks .

This book explores India''s rise on the global economic stage from the perspective of both international and domestic interests and activities.

Climate change presents an unprecedented global challenge, and impacts upon a wide range of human economic activity.

An evaluation of the experiences of individual developing countries in developing mechanisms to access the WTO legal system.

Analyses how solutions for resolving problems in investment law contribute to addressing problems in other international legal settings, and vice versa.

Africa welcomes business investment and offers some of the world's highest returns and impactsAfrica has tremendous economic potential and offers rewarding opportunities for global businesses looking for new markets and long-term investments with favorable returns.

This handbook explains the technical terms of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement and provides examples of how it is applied.

Almost everyone assumes that by enforcing trade sanctions and arms embargoes, modern democracies make tin-pot dictators and rogue states mend their ways - that the application of economic pressure is easily the most effective way to curb aggression and encourage respect for human rights.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2015.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2016.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2017.

Analyses how solutions for resolving problems in investment law contribute to addressing problems in other international legal settings, and vice versa.

As the prime force behind trade throughout the Western Hemisphere, the United States is emerging with two trade projects--the newly-signed North American Free Trade Agreement and the projected New American Community.

This edited collection explores the legal foundations of the single market project in Europe,and examines the legal concepts and constructs which underpin its operation.

The authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2019.

This new edition of Trade in Goods is an authoritative work on international trade by one of the most influential scholars in the field.

This edited collection explores the legal foundations of the single market project in Europe,and examines the legal concepts and constructs which underpin its operation.

Offers the most comprehensive, detailed and up-to-date analysis of international investment law and arbitration compared to its competitors.

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the EU and Canada (CETA), proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the EU and the US (TTIP), and the plurilateral Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) between the EU and 22 other States have sparked a great deal of academic and public interest.

This volume provides comprehensive chapter-by-chapter assessment of one of the world''s most important regional trade agreements, the TPP/CPTPP.

In the eighteenth century Genoese merchants thrived in the changing Atlantic market.

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) is the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Latin America-European Union relations in the twenty-first century provides a valuable overview of transatlantic trade agreement negotiations and developments in the first decades of the twenty-first century.

The existing literature on the substantive and procedural aspects of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) relies heavily on investment treaty arbitration decisions as a source of law.

Focuses on the British Russia Company, revealing how commercial competition between the British and Russian empires became entangled.

Argues that ASEAN endures as it serves state interest through the creation of a shared ritual and symbolic framework.