International economics

This book details how the World Trade Organization must transform to free trade, fight climate change, and further sustainable development.

Since the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) was created in 1995, there has been international pressure towards the liberalization of education all over the world, as well as new challenges to the traditional internationalization rationale in the field of higher education.

After the Second World War, the economics of the western capitalist countries were based on a production system called fordism, but in the mid 1970s this system began to break down, and it has been in crisis since.

Weltwirtschaftliche Rahmenbedingungen beeinflussen im Zuge des Globalisierungsprozesses und seiner Ausgestaltung zunehmend unternehmerisches Handeln.

The rapid expansion, urban form and development of the built environment in the world's second most populous city, Delhi, has been the consequence of social, political, economic, planning and architectural traditions that have shaped the city over thousands of years.

Financial regulation has dramatically evolved and strengthened since the crisis on both sides of the Atlantic, with enhanced international coordination through the G-20 and the Financial Stability Board and, at the regional level, a definite contribution from the European Union.

Why do some nations and cities attain high levels of economic and social prosperity?

Does culture matter?

An expert's inside look into the ways social entrepreneurship is changing the worldWhether you re a policymaker, investor, or involved in a nonprofit, Social Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century gives you the knowledge you need to make the best possible decisions for the future.

The global financial and economic crisis starting in 2007 has provoked the exploration of alternatives to neo-liberalism.

This volume brings together various perspectives to re-conceptualise IP protection beyond borders within a broader public international law framework.

Success Strategies and Knowledge Transfer in Cross-Border Consulting Operations analyzes the international operations of consulting firms.

The 1997 Symposium of the Egon-Sohmen-Foundation, which gave rise to this book, took place in the United States, on the East Coast between New Y C)rk and New Haven, more precisely in Stamford (Conn.

This book tracks the phenomenon of international corporate personhood (ICP) in international law and explores many legal issues raised in its wake.

In the fascinating story of Israel-China relations, unique history and culture intertwine with complex diplomacy and global business ventures-some of which have reached impressive success.

This book explains the best practices of the UNCTAD & WTO for trade analysis to the R users community.

The term Purchasing Power Parity may date from the early twentieth century, when it was coined by the Swedish economist Gustav Cassel, but the underlying concept had been enjoying varying degrees of success since its development in sixteenth century Spain.

This edited volume proposes an innovative approach to European Integration by combining economics and political theory in its study of public goods.

Despite its utmost importance, the issue of industrial development has been largely neglected in the literature for the last few decades.

Das Kompendium liefert einen umfassenden Überblick über die zentralen Bereiche der Volkswirtschaftslehre.

Recent Developments in Vietnamese Business and Finance, is the first volume in the series titled Vietnam and the Global Economy.

This book analyses India's trade policy evolution in the last two decades in the broad context of trends and patterns in global trade and in particular, with reference to the emergence of global value chains (GVCs).

It is generally assumed that current deficits are intrinsically bad and in need of correction.

Papua New Guinea is the first book to explore the economic development of this socially complex, rapidly changing nation.

This book provides the most comprehensive survey of mining activity and the principal challenges confronting the resources industry in the Asia-Pacific region today, and presents new theoretical and practical insights into the political and business risks faced by mining companies operating in the region from both academic and corporate perspectives.

The global financial crisis and subsequent increase in social inequality has led in many cases to a redrawing of the boundaries between formal and informal work.

This book explores the past and future of central bank cooperation in today''s global economy.

Comprehensive and controversial, this book critically examines Japan''s economic presence in Asia.

This book calls upon us to rethink and reboot the European Union.

The phenomenon of globalization has been debated for decades.

A defining feature of Japan's emergence as a global economic superpower has been Japanese firms' establishment of thousands of affiliate operations in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Corruption is increasingly placed on top of the agenda of national governments and supra national institutions, such as the OECD, UN or the World Bank.

Human rights and economics are not often spoken about in the same breath.

There has been broad-base growth in wealth for cities all over the world, albeit increasingly unequal within and across cities.

Throughout North Korea's history, it has regarded external relations with suspicion and as a potential threat to its regime.

Central banks came out of the Great Recession with increased power and responsibilities.

The main focus of this book is on the causation of starvation in general and of famines in particular.

Welche möglichen Auswirkungen haben die Vorhaben des neuen US-Präsidenten Donald Trump auf die US-Wirtschaft und die Weltwirtschaft?

Foreign Direct Investment in Brazil: Post-Crisis Economic Development in Emerging Markets explores both the inward and outward ways foreign direct investment (FDI) can help Brazil sustain economic growth and development in the sometimes hostile post-global crisis era.

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Understanding twenty-first century global financial integration requires a two-part background.

In the new global economy, more countries have opened up to international competition and rapid capital flows.

The Field of Public Economics has been changing rapidly in recent years, and the sixteen chapters contained in this Handbook survey many of the new developments.

The WTO's Trade Policy Review Mechanism, which reviews the trade policies and practices of each WTO member at regular intervals, is generally considered to function well.