This book will take the reader through the past, the present, and into the future of the flagship institution of the international customs community: the World Customs Organization (WCO).
Professor Fischer presents a comprehensive overview of global trade at the start of a new century, from a national, regional, and international viewpoint.
A fully updated edition of the classic article-by-article commentary on the ICSID Convention for international arbitration law scholars and practitioners.
A fascinating exploration of the relationship of competition and assimilation between the Netherlands and England during the 17th century, revealing the ways in which Dutch tolerance, resilience and commercial acumen effectively conquered Britain by reshaping its intellectual landscape, long before Dutch monarchs sat on the English throne.
In this conference volume, distinguished economists and trade policymakers address the US initiatives to enter into free trade negotiations with a broad range of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the Western Hemisphere, and Africa.
The stakes of the poor in trade policy are large: Free trade can help 500 million people escape poverty and inject $200 billion annually into the economies of developing countries, according to author William R.
One of the unique aspects of the WTO as an international organization is that it authorizes members to retaliate against violations by raising tariffs.
Between 1977 and 1997, there was a precipitous decline in the proportion of US workers with median education (12 years or less) who were represented by a labor union-from 29 to 14 percent; the unionization proportion declined much less among workers with above-median education (19 to 13 percent).
Achieving macroeconomic equilibriumThis book is a practical and accessible guide to understanding the Mundell-Fleming model, providing you with the essential information and saving time.
In the passionate debate that currently rages over globalization, critics have been heard blaming it for a host of ills afflicting poorer nations, everything from child labor to environmental degradation and cultural homogenization.
Un guide pratique et accessible pour comprendre comment fonctionne le modèle Mundell-Fleming
Si les tenants et aboutissants des politiques budgétaire, fiscale et monétaire appliquées au niveau national apparaissent déjà complexes, comment donc comprendre les liens qu'elles entretiennent avec les mouvements monétaires à l'échelle mondiale ?
Un guide pratique et accessible pour tout savoir sur l'OCDE
Avec la globalisation, vers laquelle nous tendons depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, les efforts entrepris s'inscrivent majoritairement dans une réflexion de libre-échange.
In this comprehensive revision of the most influential, widely read analysis of the US trade policymaking system, Destler addresses how globalization has reshaped trade politics, weakening traditional protectionism but intensifying concern about trade's societal impacts.
The recent downturn in the Chinese economy has become a focal point of global attention, with some analysts warning that China is edging dangerously close to economic meltdown.
Globalization is exposing social fissures between those with the education, skills, and mobility to flourish in an unfettered world market-the apparent "e;winners"e;-and those without.
Agricultural market liberalization is essential in achieving a successful Doha Round agreement because these are the most protected markets remaining in most rich countries.
Die notwendige Anpassung der Marketingstrategie bei der Expansion in neue Märkte: Die interviewten Experten teilen ihre Eindrücke bezüglich der Markenanpassungen in ihren jeweiligen Ländern.
"e;It's a short, vital introduction to ISDS history and use, the shocking ways in which corporations have used it to bend governments to their will, and the total lack of justification for using such mechanisms in developed, stable countries.
International institutions, from the International Monetary Fund to the International Olympic Committee, are perceived as bastions of sclerotic mediocrity at best and outright corruption at worst, and this perception is generally not far off the mark.
International institutions, from the International Monetary Fund to the International Olympic Committee, are perceived as bastions of sclerotic mediocrity at best and outright corruption at worst, and this perception is generally not far off the mark.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate, controversy and even outrage.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is scarcely ten years old, but even in these early years of its existence it has generated debate, controversy and even outrage.
The story of the 19th-century ice trade, in which ice from the lakes of New England - valued for its incredible purity - revolutionised domestic life around the world.
