International economics

Neoliberalism is based on the systematic use of state power to impose, under the veil of 'non-intervention', a hegemonic project of recomposition of capitalist rule in most areas of social life.

This book explores relations between states in the Africa-European Union in view of the African Continental Free Trade Area, both at a regional level and as a series of informal processes of socioeconomic and political interactions between state and non-state actors.

Although it is agreed that the dual development of monetary integration and territorial enlargement are likely to generate profound effects on European spatial structure, in both West and East, much uncertainty centres around the question of what changes will be brought about.

Thirty percent of foreign development aid is channeled through NGOs or community-based organizations to improve service delivery to the poor, build social capital, and establish democracy in developing nations.

Monetary Policy in a Converging Europe covers the most important monetary issues in the transition towards an Economic and Monetary Union in Europe, containing contributions from renowned experts in relevant research and policy areas.

Designed to break down the mystique which has surrounded the subject of foreign exchange for so long.

This book focuses on the core issues in money and banking.

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China has developed a piecemeal pattern of regulating foreign investment since the end of 1970s.

At the outset of independence 18 years ago, Kazakhstan's leaders promised that the country's rich natural resources, with oil and gas reserves among the largest in the world, would soon bring economic prosperity.

This volume assesses the achievements and limitations of a new set of non-state or multistakeholder institutions that are concerned with improving the social and environmental record of business, and holding corporations to account.

This book uses the examples of local supply firms in China and Brazil and their connections to the global automotive industry to explore the nature of current global value chains.

As the world business climate globalizes and national economies become closely interlinked, India looms as the largest country in the world to embrace the market economy.

Growth miracles typically have been studied at the country level.

Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing are all having a major impact on the international trade system.

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 .

From Oil to Gas and Beyond chronicles the history of the petroleum industry in Trinidad and Tobago and appraises major policy decisions impacting its economy.

The four dragons of Asia - Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea - have achieved remarkable progress over the past decades.

This book represents a culmination of my Ph.

Following the outbreak of the international financial crisis, Southern Europe became an epicentre of economic instability and international concern.

A practical and accessible guide to Islamic finance that helps demystify the differences with conventional banking, enabling practitioners to develop Sharia compliant products for customers.

ICTs in Developing Countries is a collection of conceptual and empirical works on the adoption and impacts of ICT use in developing societies.

Adam Smith's contribution to economics is well recognised, but scholars have recently been exploring anew the multidisciplinary nature of his works.

This book concerns EU Cohesion Policy and the economic convergence of underdeveloped regions in Italy and Spain from the first programming period to the present: it investigates the political and institutional factors that determine the success or failure of implementing EU Cohesion Policy at national and sub-national level, as well as their impact on economic growth.

It is a notorious fact that the evolution of civil-military relations and the security sector reform in South-East Europe has to deal with post-totalitarian and post-conflict challenges.

This volume examines what industrial policies are, and what role they play in the context of European integration.

This volume, first published in 1994, is the first collection of original research on the relationships between industrial property and economic development.

Explores the increasing importance of the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement in the multilateral trading system and the resulting challenges.

In 1994, two political events occurred that would have been inconceivable just five years before: the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was launched, and Republicans took control of the U.

The book assesses the democratization and marketization in the Visegrad states.

Export Credit Agencies provide insurance and guarantees to domestic firms in the event that payment is not received from an importer.

This book, first published in 1945, is based primarily on some fifty regional reports submitted to the Government between 1941 and 1943.

This book is a codification of the principles and rules relating to the prosecution of investment claims.

The institutions of the EU and NAFTA are critically analysed by leading American and European scholars.

Trade has made the world.

Corporate Liability for Insider Trading examines the reasons why there have been no successful criminal prosecutions, or successful contested civil proceedings, against corporations for insider trading, and analyses the various rationales for prohibiting insider trading.

This book presents a framework for a different type of profitable growth for multinational companies in emerging markets: "e;scaling the tail.

The enigma of Soviet society is nowhere more strikingly manifested than in its economic relations with the outside world.

An analysis of the relationship between green box subsidies and sustainable development goals, which includes options for future reform.

How do arbitrators decide in the face of the uncertainty of the law between alternatives which may be equally justified?

Focusing on the issue of power as the main building block of relationships between business buyers and sellers, this book explains the complex nature of power with its multidimensional and multi-directional character.

This peer-reviewed book provides detailed insights into how space and its applications are, and can be used to support the development of the full range and diversity of African societies, as encapsulated in the African Union's Agenda 2063.

Globalisation is considered a success story.

This book explains the essence of planning of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and thoroughly demonstrates the new opportunities and challenges that it brings to various cities, industries, enterprises, and even individuals.

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.

This book focuses on the study of International business and more specifically 'Is the international business research agenda running out of steam?

The Graz-Schumpeter annual lectures have grown in reputation over the years with impressive figures from academia such as Ian Steedman, J.

'The old rule of forecasting was to make as many forecasts as possible and publicise the ones you got right.

The charter of the World Trade Organization (WTO) sets the tone that sustainable trade and economic development dominates multilateral trade negotiation and specific working agreements.