International economics

This core textbook is the definitive overview of the Japanese economy.

This textbook introduces students to the fundamental workings of business and finance in the global economy.

This textbook introduces students to the fundamental workings of business and finance in the global economy.

Over the past decade, the scope of copyright and patent law has grown significantly, strengthening property rights, even when such rights seem to infringe upon other, more basic, priorities.

Over the past decade, the scope of copyright and patent law has grown significantly, strengthening property rights, even when such rights seem to infringe upon other, more basic, priorities.

The gradual reduction in weekly working hours in the first half of the last century, which culminated in the widespread adoption of the 'standard' working week by the 1960s, was grounded in a concern for health and safety and for the preservation of time outside of paid labour.

This book brings together an international team of contributors to assess the political economy of the IMF and World Bank programmes.

This book brings together an international team of contributors to assess the political economy of the IMF and World Bank programmes.

This book offers a completely new and unique introduction to the economics of international relations.

This book offers a completely new and unique introduction to the economics of international relations.

Asking the question of whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is 'integrating' the world economy, this comprehensive volume consists of an overview of current FDI research.

Asking the question of whether Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is 'integrating' the world economy, this comprehensive volume consists of an overview of current FDI research.

Using the tools of economics, this book analyses how religion affects decisions and outcomes in a wide range of areas, including education, employment, family size, entry into cohabitation and formal marriage, the choice of spouse and divorce.

Using the tools of economics, this book analyses how religion affects decisions and outcomes in a wide range of areas, including education, employment, family size, entry into cohabitation and formal marriage, the choice of spouse and divorce.

This book explores the paradoxes and unique characteristics of the World Economic Forum, highlighting contemporary issues and debates on global governance, economic development and corporate social responsibility.

This book explores the paradoxes and unique characteristics of the World Economic Forum, highlighting contemporary issues and debates on global governance, economic development and corporate social responsibility.

This book examines recent trends towards mergers and acquisitions in Japan, Greater China and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2004.

This book examines recent trends towards mergers and acquisitions in Japan, Greater China and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2004.

This book analyses changes in gender relations, as a result of globalization, in countries on the semi-periphery of power.

This book analyses changes in gender relations, as a result of globalization, in countries on the semi-periphery of power.

Is the nation state under siege?

Is the nation state under siege?

International economic integration is not a recent phenomenon; its roots can be traced back to the Roman Empire.

International economic integration is not a recent phenomenon; its roots can be traced back to the Roman Empire.

The world has become a human laboratory for the momentous social experiment called neoliberalism.

The world has become a human laboratory for the momentous social experiment called neoliberalism.

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Unravelling the complex relationship between gender inequality and trade, this is the first book to combine the tools of economic and gender analysis to examine the relationship between international trade and gender relations.

Unravelling the complex relationship between gender inequality and trade, this is the first book to combine the tools of economic and gender analysis to examine the relationship between international trade and gender relations.

This book presents the lifelong and ongoing research of Lawrence H.

This book presents the lifelong and ongoing research of Lawrence H.

This highly topical volume, with contributions from leading experts in the field, explores a variety of questions about membership based organizations of the poor.

This highly topical volume, with contributions from leading experts in the field, explores a variety of questions about membership based organizations of the poor.

China's rise as a major trading power has prompted debate about the nature of that country's involvement in the liberal international economic order.

China's rise as a major trading power has prompted debate about the nature of that country's involvement in the liberal international economic order.

The study of the International Political Economy (IPE), like the IPE itself, is plural and unbounded.

The study of the International Political Economy (IPE), like the IPE itself, is plural and unbounded.

Europe's economy is under strain due to lagging productivity growth, population ageing, the difficulties of adjustment in an enlarged European Union, and the challenges of globalization.

Europe's economy is under strain due to lagging productivity growth, population ageing, the difficulties of adjustment in an enlarged European Union, and the challenges of globalization.

Challenging assumptions about the benefits of specific development practices, this book provides readers with overview of how competing frameworks have developed and the ways that specific development practices reflect specific understandings of the main debates, as well as offering a comprehensive historical overview of attempts to achieve economi

Written by two internationally renowned experts in the field, this book explores the determinants of dominant language proficiency among immigrants and other linguistic minorities and the consequences of this proficiency for the labour market.

Thought-provoking and clearly explained, the new edition provides students of international economics and international business with a rigorous explanation of global economic theory and policy, both current trends and historic developments.

Thought-provoking and clearly explained, the new edition provides students of international economics and international business with a rigorous explanation of global economic theory and policy, both current trends and historic developments.

The Basel Accord - now commonly referred to as "e;Basel I"e; - has exerted a profound influence on international financial politics and domestic prudential financial sector regulatory policy yet great controversy has always surrounded the Accords impact on the safety and competitiveness of the worlds largest financial institutions and the evolution o

Benjamin J.

An outstanding work, written to celebrate the seventieth birthday of Jagdish Bhagwati; the foremost defender of free trade and its role in developing economies in the world today, this rigorously academic and critical volume represents an important contribution to the understanding of many aspects of globalization.

This book develops a new theoretical approach to understanding the role of leadership in trade negotiations.

This book develops a new theoretical approach to understanding the role of leadership in trade negotiations.

When and why did the United States policy of containment of Iran come about?

When and why did the United States policy of containment of Iran come about?