Originally published in 1938, this symposium, based on the Sir Halley Stewart lectures for 1937, numbers among its contributors some of the world's most distinguished economists and the subjects of which they treat are of vital interest.
Through its focus on EU Association Agreement negotiations, this book goes beyond the study of traditional EU trade negotiations and puts the spotlight on the increasing number of negotiations where trade relations are discussed alongside political ones.
In less developed countries (LDCs) there is considerable concern that the developments in the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) may lead to a more inward looking European Union (EU).
Civic engagement is a concept of action that has become part of common vocabulary, not only in the West but also in many other regions of the world as well.
The economic performance of a national economy, as shown by indicators such as the rate of unemployment and inflation, is heavily dependent on the operation of its external and internal labour markets.
The second half of the nineteenth century is correctly known to have culminated in the emergence of the gold standard as the first truly international monetary regime.
"e;This book is able to explain and analyze what has eluded both scholars and thought leaders in business and the media - how and why populism has grabbed center stage.
Recent developments in the global economy, such as the Greek budget crisis, have led to new focus on the role of Europe, and in particular on the countries in Europe's south-eastern region.
This book takes a comprehensive look at Japanese firms engaging in export and foreign direct investment (FDI) and develops new methods and data to investigate the internationalization of firms, which is a focus issue in international trade.
Drawing on the example of late-developing countries, especially from East Asia, catching up with established powers, the authors address a new formulation of industrial policy for latecoming, semi-industrialized countries.
The Political Economy of Lula's Brazil describes the social, political and economic transformations that led to increased interest in the tropical giant at the start of the 21st century.
__________________*A road-map for a kinder, fairer capitalism that is fit for the 21st century*Financial Times Book of the Month The founder of Richer Sounds is one of the finest entrepreneurs we have.
The ideas contained in Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies-one of the most important tracts in political philosophy in the twentieth century-are relevant to anyone seeking to understand the recent history of the East Asian economies.
This excellent new book contains contributions from a number of leading experts and is the result of the UNU/WIDER project on globalization and low-income countries.
In dieser Studie werden die Zusammenhänge zwischen der Innovationsdynamik, den technologischen sowie wirtschaftlichen Spezialisierungen und den Wirtschaftswachstums- und Produktivitätsentwicklungen für die EU15-Staaten theoretisch und empirisch untersucht.
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis, the regulation of the world's enormous derivatives markets assumed center stage on the international public policy agenda.
Based on an industrial relations case study conducted in a British Steel plant in the north east coast iron and steel industry, this book, first published in 1976, is an account of the application of sociological concepts and ideas to the process of social relations between employer and employee, and between all types of workers in industrial organisations.
