International economics

This study documents evidence of a decline trend in the international competitiveness of US industry.

Taiwan's rapid industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, combined with the democratic revolution that began with the lifting of martial law in 1987 were of deep historic importance.

The widespread move towards more market-driven models of political economy combined with the expanding internationalisation of business and commerce has led to a series of proposals for global competition rules.

Leading experts discuss the implications of the increasingly globalized protection of intellectual property rights.

Originally published in 1983.

Are Africa's world markets really contributing to development across the continent for individuals, nations and regions?

The Yearbook on Space Policy, edited by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), is the reference publication analysing space policy developments.

This book offers a multi-disciplinary visual analysis of British taxation history during the long nineteenth century.

Unemployment is the most serious economic and social problem in Europe today.

Neoliberal economic reforms over the last four decades have altered the economic cartography of emerging market economies such as India, particularly in the context of international trade, investment and finance, and in terms of their effects on the real economy.

In this important new book, C.

Explores the application of constructivist theory to international relations.

The OPEC countries' collective policy is to offer external development assistance free from political or commercial ties, with the purpose of expressing the solidarity of one group of developing countries with the rest.

The Political Economy of U.

The mistakes the United States has made in Latin America and the high price it will pay for them Could it be that for the first time in history, the United States needs Latin America more than the other way round?

Mario Baldassarri and Francesco Busato evaluate the impact produced by a new cycle of structural reforms over European Union economies.

This is the first book that provides a comprehensive inter-regional comparison of Asian and European multinationals from large (China and Russia) and medium-sized (Taiwan) emerging markets.

The National Perspectives on the Development of Public Relations: Other Voices series is the first to offer an authentic world-wide view of the history of public relations.

The continuing expansion of neoliberalism into ever more spaces and spheres of life has profound implications for social justice.

This book advances the international debate on the development of e-commerce with focus on emerging ASEAN economies.

Giinter S.

Argues that ASEAN endures as it serves state interest through the creation of a shared ritual and symbolic framework.

Originally published in 2007, Global Competitive Strategy is an indispensable strategic toolkit for international business.

This volume contains a selection of papers that were presented at the CRESSE Conferences held in Chania, Crete, from July 6th to 8th, 2012, and in Corfu from July 5th to 7th, 2013.

The European Union has launched an important debate on the future of the EU budget from 2013.

Sustainable development has emerged as an overarching concern globally.

The book explores urban dynamics in post-socialist Europe 15 years after the fall of communism.

This book, first published in 1888 and reprinted in 1974, offers a history of US protective tariffs and their consequences for that country's international trade, particularly with Great Britain.

Under the impressive editorship of A.

Understanding the New Global Economy: A European Perspective argues that globalisation is facing economic and political headwinds.

With around 40 million people worldwide, the ethnic Chinese and the Chinese in diaspora form the largest diaspora in the world.

The dangers of involvement in corruption need to be embedded in corporate strategy.

This book examines the impact of multinational enterprises (MNEs) on local economies, and presents selected case studies of MNEs operating in low income countries.

This book provides a longitudinal study of developing country involvement in multilateral trade negotiations.

These proceedings focus attention on issues in the present polycentric world economy in the realm of international debt, trade, investment, financial markets and policy co-ordination.

This volume examines the opportunities and challenges in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and trade, particularly service trade, for developing and emerging economies in a globalised world.

Export embargoes are imposed in the belief that enough economic damage will be inflicted on the target country to make it change course on some key political point.

A trillion dollar financial industry is revolutionising the global economy.

Trade and capital are important in the Asia region.

Around the world, there are concerns that many tax codes are biased against women, and that contemporary tax reforms tend to increase the incidence of taxation on the poorest women while failing to generate enough revenue to fund the programs needed to improve these women's lives.

Provides a comprehensive global survey on multi-tier dispute resolution, examining its trends, its strengths and weaknesses, and the way forward.

One of the more prolific and influential analysts of multilateral approaches to global problem-solving over the last three decades is Thomas G.

From Major League Baseball to English soccer's Premier League, all successful contemporary professional sports leagues include a wide diversity of nationalities and ethnicities within their playing and coaching rosters.

As China takes up the mantle of a global power, its diplomatic policy has changed significantly as it assumes a role of regional leadership.