International economics

Traditional understandings of economic development in low- and mid-income countries have largely been influenced by the economic narrative of Western Official Development Assistance (ODA).

The idea that each country should have one currency is so deeply rooted in people's minds that the possibility of multiple and concurrent currencies seems unthinkable.

The development of Islamic banking and finance (IBF) previously centred around three regions of the world: the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and South Asia.

This book, originally published in 1999, provided the first comparative, in-depth analysis of workplace relations in east and west Germany.

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 authorized, paginated WTO Dispute Settlement Reports in English: cases for 2015.

Transport costs have been, and still are, an important component of trade costs, which are one the major determinants of the volume of trade, and thus of gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP growth.

Every price is set by someone; this is where economics begins.

China's recent economic reforms have opened its economy to the world.

This book offers an assessment of the different monetary and fiscal policy responses that have been implemented by national governments in major European and Asian countries faced with the Covid-19 crisis since 2020; it also deals with the case of the US experience as a benchmarking example.

s countries around the globe were rediscovering political freedom, speakers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' fourth annual South- A west Conference called for greater economic freedom-free trade in markets free of artificial barriers and misguided regulations, free trade through- out a continent (perhaps a hemisphere) that has discarded unnecessary restraints and is poised to emerge as a preeminent competitive force in the 21st century.

The relationship between global governance and regionalization is fraught with ambiguity.

In a time of persistent uncertainty, fragile eco-structures, the politics of "e;populism,"e; and limits in institutional leadership, The Caribbean on the Edge acts as an analytical roadmap to a challenging era of globalization for the countries on the edge of history in the Caribbean, those often at a policy standstill pondering which way and how to turn.

International debt relief continues to be a highly controversial subject.

Transnational corporations are one of the most important actors in the global economy, occupying a more powerful position than ever before.

This book is a full review of China's foreign trade in the past 70 years of institutional changes and reform.

Originally published in 1980 but re-issued now with a new preface, this book looks at the German manager from a sociological viewpoint and explains why German management has been so successful and highlights the key factors in the training of the German manager and the attitudes and skills he develops in his work.

This handbook brings together a mix of established and emerging international scholars to provide valuable analytical insights into how China's growing Middle East presence affects intra-regional development, trade, security, and diplomacy.

This book considers offshore client/supplier relationships' biggest challenges, including the protection of intellectual property, and managing knowledge transfer and offshore outsourcing at project level.

In 2019, African heads of state and governments launched in fanfare the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), a historic agreement for economic transformation across the continent.

This book is a comprehensive examination of the Indian textile industry and the various determinants affecting its export performance, trends in labour, and capital productivity in the post-liberalization years.

First published in 1984.

This is the most comprehensive review of maritime cabotage law.

Education and media services have much in common.

Trade between the European Union and North Africa has been a contentious issue since the Treaty of Rome.

In less than 100 years, international organizations have evolved from curiosities into keystones of international law.

First published in 1904, this important economic work explores some of the leading principles underlining the development of international trade.

This book brings together a good mix of academics and practitioners for a discussion that focuses on how to change financial practice and the academic field of finance in order to understand the current financial crisis and deal with future turbulent financial times.

The contributors explore the rapid growth of Indian multinationals and provide valuable insights into the patterns and trends of their outward investments and the factors that led to their emergence in the global FDI market.

This volume reproduces some important contributions to regional and urban economics made by Noboru Sakashita - one of the lead- ing scholars in this field.

The imbalance between China's currency, the RMB, and those of other countries is widely regarded as a major problem for the world economy.

This book presents an overview of national economic policies in the world's most important countries or groupings of countries.

The tax rules of the United States and other countries have intended and unintended effects on the operations of multinational corporations, influencing everything from the formation and allocation of capital to competitive strategies.

With the collapse of the Bretton Woods system, any pretense of a connection of the world's currencies to any real commodity has been abandoned.

Are Africa's most populous and economically dominant cities a force to reckon with in the twenty-first century?

The rise of China and India has completely changed the world economy, moving it towards disequilibrium.

Many financial institutions have in recent years failed - failed either completely, and gone into bankruptcy, or failed in the sense that they have not achieved what their owners or their customers expected them to deliver.

This book explores the controversial Anglo-American struggle over empire and economic globalization in the mid- to late-nineteenth century.

First published in 1980, this book collects 17 lectures presented at the annual conference of the Association of University Teachers of Economics covering a wide range issues and debates.

The Communist Economic Challenge (1965) examines the substantial industrial development in the Soviet Union, and its European satellites, and China, looking at Khrushchev's boast that by 1970 the USSR's industrial output would surpass that of the USA.

This book seeks to clarify the positive and negative lessons in the experiences of late development under neoliberal globalization.

Investment is no longer a matter of individual savers directly choosing which shares or bonds to buy.

Tourism Marketing for Developing Countries examines media strategies used by destinations in Asia, the Middle East and Africa to battle stereotypes, negative images and crises in order to attract tourists .

The Gold Cartel is an insightful and thought-provoking analysis of the world market for gold, how it works, and what influences gold price.

Discusses economic issues associated with exchange rates, commodity prices, the economic size of countries and alternatives to PPP exchange rates.

Mumbai / Bombay is a quintessential urban expression which represents the questions and puzzles related to Indian urbanity.

This book argues that the last four decades have seen profound and important changes in the nature and social location of religion, and that those changes are best understood when cast against the associated rise of consumerism and neoliberalism.