This shortform textbook provides a comprehensive overview of international economics and coverage of recent trends in the global economy to supplement students' knowledge of this fast-moving subject area.
The world has witnessed the proliferation of Mega-Regional Trade Agreements (MRTAs), and this book critically examines a range of issues with MRTAs starting from their genesis to their economic clout over the world, the likely implications for member countries' integration, and the challenges they pose for non-member countries.
Im vorliegenden Werk mit dem Titel ›Die Erfindung der Sklaverei‹ entfaltet der Autor eine fesselnde Analyse, die den Ursprung und die Entwicklung der Sklaverei in verschiedenen Gesellschaften kritisch beleuchtet.
In ›Die Erfindung des Zufalls‹ taucht der Leser in eine faszinierende Welt ein, in der das scheinbar Unvorhersehbare eine tiefgreifende Ordnung offenbart.
Das Integrationsprojekt der Europäischen Union ist über seine wirtschaftlichen Erfolge noch nicht weit hinausgekommen, die ursprüngliche Idee einer politischen Union nach den Krisen des vergangenen Jahrzehnts in weite Ferne gerückt.
The book illustrates financial markets from the point of view of their subjectivity, namely by analysing one of the most prominent figures among market operators: the speculator.
The book illustrates financial markets from the point of view of their subjectivity, namely by analysing one of the most prominent figures among market operators: the speculator.
As the world economy slides into the worst recession since the 1930s, there is fear that hard times will ignite a backlash against free trade policies and globalization more generally.
The Rethinking Regional Attractiveness in the New Global Environment report highlights lessons learned from multiple regional case studies from five EU countries (Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain and Sweden), additional work with Latin American and Caribbean regions, and a series of webinars and one-on-one dialogues on rethinking regional attractiveness.
'A very valuable field manual for those who want to change our economies for the better' Ha-Joon Chang 'Excellent' Danny Dorling'Just the book economists should read .
Growth enhancing structural change-a relocation of labour from low to high productivity sectors-is increasingly perceived as inextricably linked with the sustainable development agenda.
Growth enhancing structural change-a relocation of labour from low to high productivity sectors-is increasingly perceived as inextricably linked with the sustainable development agenda.
Originally published in 1984, at a time when international commodity control was brought from the periphery to the centre of international trade policy, this book provided a new and more comprehensive approach to, and an analytical appraisal of, international commodity controls, from their origins in the 1920s to their widespread acceptance as an important element in international trade policy in the 1970s.
Originally published in 1984, at a time when international commodity control was brought from the periphery to the centre of international trade policy, this book provided a new and more comprehensive approach to, and an analytical appraisal of, international commodity controls, from their origins in the 1920s to their widespread acceptance as an important element in international trade policy in the 1970s.
This book aims to help readers understand the status of the division of labour in global value chains, its impact on traditional research topics and to familiarise readers with the application of input-output methods in Global Value Chain (GVC) research.
Originally published in 1984, this was the first study to define and rationalise the character and functions of the plantation in the contemporary world.
Originally published in 1984, this was the first study to define and rationalise the character and functions of the plantation in the contemporary world.
This title provides a clear introduction to international taxation and presents its material in a global context, explaining policy, legal issues and planning points central to taxation issues, primarily from the viewpoint of a multinational group of companies.
This book delves into questions of whether the European Commission is effectively regulating large corporations in Europe, and the public perceptions of the legitimacy of its decisions, by examining state aid cases and when and how actors choose to politicise or depoliticise them.
First published in 1983, The Planned Economies of Eastern Europe provides a penetrating analysis of the Eastern European economies, beginning with an examination of the Soviet model on which they are based.
Die westliche Welt ist Veränderungen ausgesetzt, die zu ihrem Niedergang und dem Verlust der Zweitausendjährigen Herrschaft über den Rest der Welt führen wird.
