International trade and commerce

The dynamics of transatlantic relations in the twenty-first century have been shaped by an American preference for the exercise of its considerable 'hard power' capabilities while Europeans have preferred to draw upon the considerable 'soft power' resources that have grown from their enviable internal processes of integration.

The dynamics of transatlantic relations in the twenty-first century have been shaped by an American preference for the exercise of its considerable 'hard power' capabilities while Europeans have preferred to draw upon the considerable 'soft power' resources that have grown from their enviable internal processes of integration.

This student-friendly textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to globalization studies and the European Union within a multipolar world.

This student-friendly textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to globalization studies and the European Union within a multipolar world.

Following drastic shifts in the spatial organization of goods production, increasingly fierce competition now forces firms also to look critically at how to organize the production of services.

Following drastic shifts in the spatial organization of goods production, increasingly fierce competition now forces firms also to look critically at how to organize the production of services.

So far there has been only praise for globalization.

So far there has been only praise for globalization.

Developing countries have joined the rapidly growing global system of regional trade agreements (RTAs) over the past years.

Developing countries have joined the rapidly growing global system of regional trade agreements (RTAs) over the past years.

Garcia de Orta's Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was one of the first books to take advantage of the close relationship between medicine, trade and empire in the early modern period.

Garcia de Orta's Colloquies on the Simples and Drugs of India (1563) was one of the first books to take advantage of the close relationship between medicine, trade and empire in the early modern period.

What lessons can be learnt from the accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) of Russia, China, and Ukraine?

What lessons can be learnt from the accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) of Russia, China, and Ukraine?

Today's world is crowded with international laws and institutions that govern the global economy.

Today's world is crowded with international laws and institutions that govern the global economy.

Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced transformations over the last few years.

Regionalism in Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced transformations over the last few years.

Since the end of the Second World War the map of the Americas has changed dramatically.

Since the end of the Second World War the map of the Americas has changed dramatically.

Securing the Global Economy explores how and why the G8 and other institutions of global governance deal with increasingly comprehensive and complex economic-security connections.

Securing the Global Economy explores how and why the G8 and other institutions of global governance deal with increasingly comprehensive and complex economic-security connections.

Bringing together for the first time distinguished Gulf experts to analyse the renewed geo-economic prominence of the Gulf states, this volume investigates some of the 'new power brokers' in the world economy: the oil-exporting states of the Gulf.

Bringing together for the first time distinguished Gulf experts to analyse the renewed geo-economic prominence of the Gulf states, this volume investigates some of the 'new power brokers' in the world economy: the oil-exporting states of the Gulf.

Perhaps more than any other European country, Spain has undergone a remarkable transformation in the post-war period.

Perhaps more than any other European country, Spain has undergone a remarkable transformation in the post-war period.

This volume provides a state of the art review of current thinking on the full range of trade policy issues, addressing the economic and political dimensions of international trade policy.

This volume provides a state of the art review of current thinking on the full range of trade policy issues, addressing the economic and political dimensions of international trade policy.

The EU and Japan have one of the most important trade relationships in the world.

The EU and Japan have one of the most important trade relationships in the world.

This book reconsiders the nature and formation of Asia's economic order during the 1930s and 1950s in light of the new historiographical developments in Britain and Japan.

This book reconsiders the nature and formation of Asia's economic order during the 1930s and 1950s in light of the new historiographical developments in Britain and Japan.

In the last two decades, various states from the Global South have emerged as important players in international relations.

In the last two decades, various states from the Global South have emerged as important players in international relations.

Following its foundation in 1957, the European Economic Community set about establishing itself as a major player on the world stage.

Following its foundation in 1957, the European Economic Community set about establishing itself as a major player on the world stage.

This book provides a fresh, multidisciplinary, and exciting look at the making and remaking of pharmaceutical patents at the GATT/WTO, by utilising a Coxian political economy of continuity and change in the global political economy (GPE).

This book provides a fresh, multidisciplinary, and exciting look at the making and remaking of pharmaceutical patents at the GATT/WTO, by utilising a Coxian political economy of continuity and change in the global political economy (GPE).

By focusing on the wider process of negotiations, this novel volume presents the first systematic analysis of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

By focusing on the wider process of negotiations, this novel volume presents the first systematic analysis of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Most scholars attribute systemic causes of food insecurity to poverty, human overpopulation, lack of farmland, and expansion of biofuel programs.

Most scholars attribute systemic causes of food insecurity to poverty, human overpopulation, lack of farmland, and expansion of biofuel programs.

What has been achieved regarding Turkey's efforts at integration to the EU and what obstacles remain to it achieving full membership?

What has been achieved regarding Turkey's efforts at integration to the EU and what obstacles remain to it achieving full membership?

This book is a political-economic analysis of China's transformation to become a global aviation power.

This book is a political-economic analysis of China's transformation to become a global aviation power.

Can the free market system continue to operate in a traditional way in a world that is now globally connected, financially dysfunctional, and becoming environmentally damaged by excessive consumption?

Can the free market system continue to operate in a traditional way in a world that is now globally connected, financially dysfunctional, and becoming environmentally damaged by excessive consumption?

With a combined population larger than that of the EU or NAFTA, economic integration of the ASEAN states will have a massive impact on both the Asian and global economies.

With a combined population larger than that of the EU or NAFTA, economic integration of the ASEAN states will have a massive impact on both the Asian and global economies.