'A historically insightful read'Financial Times 'A wry, rollicking, and provocative history' Michael Taylor, author of The Interest'A thought-provoking analysis of Africa's relationship with economic imperialism' Astrid Madimba and Chinny Ukata, authors of It's A ContinentWe need to think differently about African economics.
This book questions the notion that South Africa can exert effective political leverage over its economically dependent neighbors while itself remaining free of regional influences.
This study of Peru's transformation from a tottering colonial economy based on extraction of precious bullion to a massive exporter of bulk goods like guano shows how a struggle between protectionists and free traders shaped the state.
Until the 1980s, most national economies were characterized by a clear hierarchy of norms both within the legal order and between public and private ordering.
Essays in History is a collection of papers and articles covering a breathtaking span across the twentieth century and delving into such diverse topics as economic and financial crises in the sixteenth century, retirement reading for bankers, and a first-hand account of the genesis and formation of the Marshall Plan.
Essays in History is a collection of papers and articles covering a breathtaking span across the twentieth century and delving into such diverse topics as economic and financial crises in the sixteenth century, retirement reading for bankers, and a first-hand account of the genesis and formation of the Marshall Plan.
China's Economic Development: The Interplay of Scarcity and Ideology by Alexander Eckstein provides a comprehensive analysis of China's economic growth and transformation from a socialist economy.
The Japanese Television Cartel examines the argument that Japanese television manufacturers dumped televisions in the United States as part of a long-run strategy to dominate the market.
The Japanese Television Cartel examines the argument that Japanese television manufacturers dumped televisions in the United States as part of a long-run strategy to dominate the market.
Two key features of the remarkable economic growth in the newly industrializing countries of East Asia over the last quarter of a century are the role of exports of manufactured goods as the engine of this growth and the importance of the United States as a market for these exports.
Economic development and forest use, with special emphasis on understanding the components of forest degradation and exploitation in developing countries, are the focus of this book.
This book provides an up-to-date discussion of economic issues involved in analyzing regulations of product quality and performance in international trade.
This book provides an up-to-date discussion of economic issues involved in analyzing regulations of product quality and performance in international trade.
Oil palms are ubiquitousgrown in nearly every tropical country, they supply the world with more edible fat than any other plant and play a role in scores of packaged products, from lipstick and soap to margarine and cookies.
This study of a newly independent and developing country describes the environment the foreign investor may expect to find if he ventures into Nigeria.
How did Cubas long-established sugar trade result in the development of an agriculture that benefited consumers abroad at the dire expense of Cubans at home?
This study of a newly independent and developing country describes the environment the foreign investor may expect to find if he ventures into Nigeria.
This critical account of the fair trade movement explores the vast gap between the rhetoric of fair trade and its practical results for poor countries, particularly those of Africa.
Two key features of the remarkable economic growth in the newly industrializing countries of East Asia over the last quarter of a century are the role of exports of manufactured goods as the engine of this growth and the importance of the United States as a market for these exports.
In recent years many countries have liberalized their financial markets as a central element of their efforts to reform their economies and increase their economic growth rates.
An Economist Biggest Book of the YearHow commerce determines whether America preserves the peace or goes to warWhen the Cold War ended, many believed that expanding trade would usher in an era of peace.
An Economist Biggest Book of the YearHow commerce determines whether America preserves the peace or goes to warWhen the Cold War ended, many believed that expanding trade would usher in an era of peace.
There is no denying that the rules and enforcement mechanisms of investment law and arbitration reach deep into the regulatory and policy space of host states.
There is no denying that the rules and enforcement mechanisms of investment law and arbitration reach deep into the regulatory and policy space of host states.
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject Economics - Foreign Trade Theory, Trade Policy, grade: A-, University of Auckland (Business School - Faculty of Economics), course: Trade & Development, language: English, abstract: There has been a lot of work on the relation between openness and economic growth, with results being ambiguous.
Global Corporate Finance, 2nd edition written by a son-father team introduces students and practitioners to those principles essential to the understanding of global financial problems and the policies that global business managers contend with.
Global Corporate Finance, 2nd edition written by a son-father team introduces students and practitioners to those principles essential to the understanding of global financial problems and the policies that global business managers contend with.
