International trade and commerce Books
The University of Michigan Press Free Trade and Freedom
Book SynopsisExamines farmers' lives on the island of St Lucia amidst the threat of market loss for their primary export product, bananas. This ethnography is of interest to those in the fields of social movements and activism, labor, Afro-Caribbean populations and those concerned with African Diaspora studies.
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The University of Michigan Press Security. Cooperation. Governance.
Book SynopsisHistorically, national borders have evolved in ways that serve the interests of central states in security and the regulation of trade. This book explores Canada-US border and security policies that have evolved from successive trade agreements since the 1950s, punctuated by new and emerging challenges to security in the twenty-first century.Table of Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables List of Acronyms Acknowledgments Foreword 01: Introduction 02: British Columbia and the Pacific NorthwestBenjamin Muller, Laurie Trautman, and Nicole Bates-Eamer 03: Alberta and the Northwest Jamie Ferrill, Geoffrey Hale, and Kelly Sundberg 04: The Prairies and the MidwestTodd Hataley, Christian Leuprecht, and Alexandra Green 05: Ontario and the Great LakesTodd Hataley, Christian Leuprecht, and Alexandra Green 06: QuÉbec and the Eastern SeaboardDavid Morin, StÉphane Roussel, and Carolina Reyes Marquez 07: Atlantic Canada and New EnglandKevin Quigley and Stephen Williams 08: The Territorial NorthHeather Nicol, Adam Lajeunesse, Whitney Lackenbauer, and Karen Everett 09: Conclusion Contributors
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The University of Michigan Press Much Ado about Culture
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The University of Michigan Press Rules of Origin in International Trade
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The University of Michigan Press Analytical and Negotiating Issues in the Global
Book SynopsisThis title was formally part of the Studies in International Trade Policy series, now called Studies in International Economics.
£88.95
LUP - University of Michigan Press The Japanese Television Cartel
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The University of Michigan Press Politics Process and American Trade Policy
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The University of Michigan Press New Directions in Trade Theory
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The University of Michigan Press Measurement of Nontariff Barriers
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The University of Michigan Press Constituent Interests and U.S. Trade Policies
Book SynopsisExplores the groups that are influencing U.S. international trade policies
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The University of Michigan Press Social Dimensions of U.S. Trade Policies
Book SynopsisFor this volume, trade policy experts convene to explore the social ramifications of the United States' international trade policy. Contributors include Kyle Bagwell, Drusilla K. Brown, Robert Naiman, Avinash Dixit and Nancy Dunne.
£76.95
The University of Michigan Press Quantifying the Impact of Technical Barriers to
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The University of Michigan Press Issues and Options for U.S.Japan Trade Policies
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The University of Michigan Press The Role of the Judge in International Trade
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The University of Michigan Press Chinas Challenges and International Order
Book SynopsisIntroduces a conceptual framework of ""international order"" categorized by three levels (power, rules, norms) and three issue-areas (security, political, economic). Each contributor examines two questions: Has China already challenged this dimension of international order? How will China challenge this dimension of international order in the future?Trade Review“Existing work in this area focuses upon what international order is likely to look like in the future without considering closely enough the current power transition that needs to be successfully negotiated so as to make it to that new order—whatever that order might be. There is nothing like this book on the market at present.” —Brendan Taylor, Professor of Strategic Studies, Australian National University“China's Challenges and International Order Transition: Beyond “Thucydides Trap” is unique in that it brings together several scholarly, sometimes contending, perspectives. It is also useful in bringing in non-Chinese, non-US perspectives on the subject, which is often overly dominated by views from either side of the Pacific—to the detriment of other important perspectives and observations. The book can provide a one-stop overview of scholarly perspectives that draw from a variety of experiences and conceptual viewpoints.” —Ja Ian Chong, National University of Singapore
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The University of Michigan Press Iron Will
Book SynopsisLays bare the role of extractivist policies and efforts to resist these policies through a deep ethnographic exploration of globally important iron ore mining in Brazil and India. Markus KrÍger addresses resistance strategies to extractivism and tracks their success, or lack thereof, through a comparison of peaceful and armed resource conflicts.
£50.30
University of California Press Brewing Justice
Book SynopsisFair trade is a fast-growing alternative market intended to bring better prices and greater social justice to small farmers around the world. But what does a fair-trade label signify? This book presents a study of coffee farmers in Mexico which offers the thorough investigation of the social, economic, and environmental benefits of fair trade.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface to the 2014 Edition Preface to the 2007 Edition Introduction 1. A Movement or a Market? 2. Coffee, Commodities, Crisis 3. One Region, Two Markets 4. The Difference a Market Makes: Livelihoods and Labor 5. A Sustainable Cup? Fair Trade, Shade-Grown Coffee, and Organic Production 6. Eating and Staying on the Land: Food Security and Migration 7. Dancing with the Devil? 8. "Mejor, Pero No Muy Bien Que Digamos": The Limits of Fair Trade 9. Strengthening Fair Trade Conclusion Epilogue: Seeking Justice in a Shifting Terrain Acknowledgments Appendix: Research Methods Notes Bibliography Bibliography to the 2014 Epilogue Index
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University of California Press Japan and a Pacific Free Trade Area
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.
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University of California Press Japan and a Pacific Free Trade Area
Book SynopsisThis title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Pressâs mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.
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Cambridge University Press Theory Policy and Dynamics in International Trade
Book SynopsisThe papers in this collection give an overview of the work in international trade theory. The contributors include many of the most innovative contemporary theorists, and they provide an unrivalled introduction to the developments in one of the most dynamic sub-fields of economics.Table of ContentsList of conference participants; Part I. 1. Introduction: 1. Scope of the volume Wilfred J . Ethier, Elhanan Helpman and J. Peter Neary; 2. Ronald Jones and the theory of international trade Wilfred J. Ethier; Appendix: professional publications of Ronald W. Jones; Part II. History, Geography and the Theory of Trade: 3. The hub effect: or, threeness in interregional trade Paul Krugman; 4. International trade and factor mobility with an endogenous land frontier: some general equilibrium implications of Christopher Columbus Ronald Findley; 5. Directions of lumpy country trade Alan V. Deardorff; Part III. The Structure of Simple Trade Models: 6. Job market preferences and international trade Roy J. Ruffin; 7. Production indivisibilities in a short-run trade model Wolfgang Mayer and Jun Li; 8. Firms, entry and hysteresis in the Heckscher-Ohlin-Samuelson model of production and trade Michihiro Ohyama; Part IV. Policy towards International Trade: 9. Welfare effects of tariffs and investment taxes J. Peter Neary; 10. The case of the vanishing revenues: auction quotas with oligopoly Kala Krishna; Part V. Trade, Growth and Dynamics: 11. Prices of goods and factors in a dynamic stochastic economy Avinash Dixit; 12. Capital market imperfections and the infant industry argument for protection Eric W. Bond; 13. Endogenous real business cycles and international specialization Kazuo Nishimura and Makoto Yana; 14. Impact of government on growth and trade Anne O. Krueger and David W. H. Orsmond; 15. Long-run production frontiers for the Jones specific-factors model with optimal capital accumulation James R. Markusen and Richard Manning; 16. Hysteresis in the trade pattern Gene M. Grossman and Elhanan Helpman; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy
Book SynopsisIt is widely believed that current disparities in economic, political, and social outcomes reflect distinct institutions. Institutions are invoked to explain why some countries are rich and others poor, some democratic and others dictatorial. But arguments of this sort gloss over the question of what institutions are. This book was first published in 2006.Trade Review'Greif strips economic transactions down to their elements. He focuses on the core question: who (or what) were the watchdogs that allowed the merchants to trust one another and to bear with the princes who could confiscate the fruits of all their efforts? And who (or what) were the watchdogs' watchdogs? Greif repeatedly and carefully relates these questions to economic theory. He illustrates them with real transactions of medieval merchants. He takes the right approach to economic development, and thereby achieves an original and important new perspective on its causes. Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy is a seminal work in economics and in history. It should be read by all social scientists.' George A. Akerlof, 2001 Nobel Laureate in Economics and University of California, Berkeley'If economic theory is worth anything at all, it should illuminate economic history. The most usual attempts to interpret history in terms of mainstream economic theory have tended to leave out the specifics and, in particular, the influence of past events and structures on later ones. Avner Greif's work demonstrates the power of using economic theory, especially game theory, to illuminate both structural patterns and change, while still respecting historical specificity. The evolution of medieval trade is used as a case to show how the problems raised by economic theorists (e.g., the need for enforcement of contracts ) are resolved by the creation of institutions which are constrained to be self-enforcing equilibria. I believe Greif's approach will lead to a revolution in the study of other eras and even the changes in present regimes.' Kenneth Arrow, 1972 Nobel Laureate in Economics, and Professor Emeritus, Stanford University'In Institutions and the Path to the Modern Economy, Avner Greif explores the cultures that prevailed in the European and Islamic portions of the Mediterranean in the Medieval period and the implication of their differences for the modern world. To tackle so grand a theme, Greif rearranges the intellectual furniture. Embedding game theory within the behavioral sciences, blurring the boundaries between deductive reasoning and empirical research and qualitative and quantitative methods, Greif teaches us not only about history but also about the place of history in causal explanation. Greif's book will shape future work in history, the study of development, and the social sciences.' Robert H. Bates, Harvard University'Avner Greif's study is a major landmark on the road to increasing our understanding of institutions and the role that they play in economic performance.' Douglass C. North, 1993 Nobel Laureate in EconomicsTable of ContentsPart I. Preliminaries: 1. Introduction; 2. Institutions and transactions; Part II. Institutions as Systems in Equilibria: 3. Private-order contract enforcement institutions: the Maghribi traders coalition; 4. The organizational underpinnings of credible commitment by the state: the Merchant Guild; 5. Endogenous institutions and game-theoretic analysis; Part III. Institutional Dynamics as a Historical Process: 6. A theory of endogenous institutional change; 7. Institutional trajectories: how past institutions affect current ones; 8. Building a state: Genoa's Rise and Fall; 9. Cultural beliefs and the organization of society; Part IV. The Empirical Method of Comparative and Historical Institutional Analysis: 10. The institutional foundations of impersonal exchange; 11. Interactive, context-specific analysis; Part V. Concluding Comments: 12. Institutions, history, and development.
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Princeton University Press Trade and the Environment
Book SynopsisNowhere has the divide between advocates and critics of globalization been more striking than in debates over free trade and the environment. This book investigates the subject using both economic theory and empirical analysis. It contains a theoretical framework for examining the impact of international trade on local pollution levels.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2004 Doug Purvis Memorial Prize, Canadian Economics Association "Copeland and Taylor have opened the way to a better dialogue between economists and environmentalists. Their book will surely take its place on the shelves of trade economists and environmentalists."--James Anderson, Journal of International Economics "[A] well-written book... As Copeland and Taylor make clear, there is a good deal of scope for additional research on the topic of trade and environment, and this book provides a great starting point for such research."--Josh Ederington, World Trade Review "This book is systematically developed and well presented."--Richard N. Cooper, Environment "This book takes 'trade and the environment' from toddling to a brisk walk and indicates that it has come of age as a subfield... [It] strives, very successfully, to link its theory to empirical work."--Martin Richardson, Economic RecordTable of ContentsPreface vii Chapter 1: The Trade and Environment Debate 1 1.1 Globalization and the Trade versus Environment Debate 1 1.2 Two Questions and a Preview of Our Answers 2 1.3 Our Method of Analysis 6 1.4 Plan of the Book 9 Chapter 2: Pollution in a Small Open Economy 12 2.1 Technology 16 2.2 Equilibrium along the Net and Potential Production Frontiers 26 2.3 Scale, Composition, and Technique Effects 45 2.4 Endogenous Pollution Policy 56 2.5 Conclusion 65 Chapter 3: Is There an Environmental Kuznets Curve? 67 3.1 Equilibrium Pollution and the Environmental Kuznets Curve 71 3.2 Sources of Growth 74 3.3 Income Effects 78 3.4 Threshold Effects 86 3.5 Increasing Returns to Abatement 97 3.6 Conclusion 104 Chapter 4: Trade Liberalization and Environmental Quality 107 4.1 Trade Frictions 110 4.2 Trade Liberalization with Rigid Pollution Policy 112 4.3 Trade Liberalization with Flexible Pollution Policy 123 4.4 The Political Economy Motive 132 4.5 Conclusion 139 Chapter 5: Pollution Haven Models of International Trade 142 5.1 Exogenous Policy Differences: Rigid Emission Intensities 146 5.2 Exogenous Policy Differences: Marketable Permit Systems 153 5.3 Endogenous Pollution Havens 158 5.4 Global Pollution and the World Composition Effect 164 5.5 Environmentally Friendly Pollution Havens 170 5.6 Northern and Southern Institutional Differences 171 5.7 Conclusion 183 Chapter 6: Factor Endowments, Policy Differences, and Pollution 187 6.1 Exogenous Policy: The Role of Factor Endowments 189 6.2 Endogenous Policy: Factor Endowments and Comparative Advantage 196 6.3 Correlated Characteristics: Being Rich and Capital Abundant 200 6.4 An Illustrative Example 206 6.5 Conclusion 213 Chapter 7: Is Free Trade Good for the Environment? An Empirical Assessment 215 7.1 Three Questions That Deserve an Answer 220 7.2 The Pollution Data 223 7.3 Deriving the Reduced Form 227 7.4 From Theory to Estimation 239 7.5 Empirical Results 250 7.6 Alternative Specifications and Theories 261 7.7 Conclusion 271 Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusions 275 8.1 Flexible Pollution Policy 275 8.2 Growth Is Not Trade 276 8.3 The Pollution Haven and Factor Endowments Hypotheses 277 8.4 Directions for Future Research 280 References 285 Index 291
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Princeton University Press The Social Construction of Free Trade
Book SynopsisProvides an interpretation of the proliferation of regional trade agreements (RTAs) at the end of the twentieth century. This book offers evidence of differences in the legal architectures erected to standardize the worldview of market participants and the reaction of key societal organizations to a broader marketplace.Trade ReviewOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2006 "Duina's contribution fills an important void in the literature on comparative markets and politics... [It] helps pry open a welcome discussion about the contingencies behind the prevailing paths of regional trade agreements."--Michael Dreiling, Contemporary Sociology "In this era of globalization, most literature on regional trade agreements (RTAs) assumes RTAs are a general embrace of the principle of free trade. However, this pathbreaking study shows they are remarkably different creations, stemming from unique historical, social, and cultural contexts that have a distinctive impact on their legal regimes."--Choice "This book makes a powerful case for the thesis that the logic of late 20th century and early 21st century international trade involves far more than relative price convergence stemming from globalization. Indeed, it makes a strong case for asserting that the regional is trumping the global, market integration taking a back seat to increasingly powerful and regional distinctiveness--in law, in society and in politics."--Carl Mosk, Journal of International Trade & Economic Development "For the reader who seeks to understand the complex challenges facing drafters of (and administrators within) [regional trade agreements]... Duina has written a thoughtful book that pushes the reader to pay attention to the legal and organizational structures of RTAs, and the paths that the RTA have followed and will follow in the future."--Mira Wilkens, International History Review "There is a growing literature on the recent wave of regionalization, but few articles or books compare emerging regional trade association (RTAs). In The Social Construction of Free Trade, Francesco Duina provides one of the most systematic comparisons to date, one that focuses on the EU, NAFTA, and Mercosur... [This book] is a worthy pioneering effort toward illustrating the potential of comparative work on regional-bloc formation."--Juan Diez Medrano, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ix A Note on Translations xi Acknowledgments xiii Abbreviations xvii Part I: Introduction and Theoretical Framework Chapter One: Visions of Free Trade 3 Chapter Two: Institutions, Politics, and the Making of Regional Markets 29 Part II: The Evolution of Law and Society in the EU, Mercosur, and NAFTA Chapter Three: The Use of Regional Law to Standardize Reality 63 Chapter Four: The Targets and Content of Regional Law 101 Chapter Five: Societal Adjustments to Integration 148 Part III: Conclusion Chapter Six: Reflections on the Present and Future 185 Appendix 211 References 217 Index 241
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Princeton University Press The Evolution of the Trade Regime
Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive political-economic history of the development of the world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). This book examines the institutions' rules, principles, practices, and norms.Trade Review"The multi-disciplinary approach taken by The Evolution of the Trade Regime will provide any student (graduate and undergraduate) from the fields of political science, law, or economics (or any future policy maker) great insights, both theoretical and practical, into the current and future operations and challenges of the WTO."--Matthew Schaefer, Law and Politics Book Review "This book deserves a broad audience... I highly recommend it for students that have already had some introduction to the politics and the economics of trade. It would be useful in advanced classes in trade, global governance, and law. The volume is a good synthesis of intellectual perspectives that can help students gain greater understanding of the nuances of trade."--Susan Ariel Aaronson, EH.Net "The Evolution of the Trade Regime is a scholarly, well written, and well organized book ... [that] provides a cogent and concise account of the trade regime's evolution... It would be useful for courses in international law, international organization, and the politics of international trade."--Susan K. Sell, Review of International Organization "The authors have made a worthy contribution to our understanding of the politics of the world trading system."--Alfred E. Eckes, International History Review "The book is well written and achieves an admirable balance between depth and breadth in its analysis of a complex regime. As an up-to-date review of the trade regime, with original theoretical insights about international institutions, the book should be required reading for both scholars and practitioners of international trade policy."--Christian Davis, Political Science Quarterly "The Evolution of the Trade Regime makes a useful contribution to the literature. For those who want to place the current problems in a larger perspective, this book would be a natural selection."--Craig VanGrasstek, World Trade Review "The scope of this book is impressive... The Evolution of the Trade Regime is an excellent study of the trading system, cohesive and robust."--Kerry A. Chase, Perspectives on Politcs "A scholarly, well-written, and well-organized book... [that] provides a cogent and concise account of the trade regime's evolution."--Susan K. Sell, Review of Industrial OrganizationTable of ContentsList of Illustrations, Box, and Tables ix Preface xi Chapter 1: Political Analysis of the Trade Regime 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Understanding the Political Economy of the GATT/WTO Regime 5 1.3 State Power and International Trade Institutions 10 1.4 Nonstate Actors and Domestic Institutional Design 14 1.5 Ideas and Institutional Design 16 1.6 Accommodating Changes in Power, Interests, and Ideas 18 1.7 Alternative Perspectives on the Trade Regime 22 Chapter 2: Creating Constituencies and Rules for Open Markets 27 2.1 Why Create a Trade Regime? 29 2.2 The GATT 1947 Trade Regime 38 2.3 The Early GATT 41 2.4 Creating the WTO 47 2.5 Making Authoritative Decisions 48 2.6 Alternatives to Multilateralism: Preferential Trade Agreements 52 2.7 Conclusion: The Trade Regime, Domestic Constituencies, and Free Trade 55 Chapter 3: The Politics of the GATT/WTO Legal System: Legislative and Judicial Processes 61 3.1 Legislative Rules and Processes --and Transatlantic Power 61 3.2 Implementation and Dispute Settlement: The Expansion of Judicial Lawmaking --and Transatlantic Power 67 3.3 Conclusion: Prospects for Continued Viability of WTO Legislative and Judicial Rules 87 Chapter 4: Expanding Trade Rules and Conventions: Designing New Agreements at the Border 91 4.1 Introduction 91 4.2 The Uruguay Round Tasks 92 4.3 Extension of Scope of Trade System 94 4.4 Incorporating the "Laggard" Sectors 98 4.5 Consolidating the Codes 108 4.6 The Un ?nished Business 119 4.7 Conclusion 120 Chapter 5: Extending Trade Rules to Domestic Regulations: Developing "Behind the Border" Instruments 125 5.1 Introduction 125 5.2 Bringing in Services: Negotiation of the GATS 127 5.3 Health, Agricultural Regulations, and Industrial Standards 135 5.4 Intellectual Property Protection and the Trading System 139 5.5 The Newest Problems: New Tools, Actors, and Coalitions? 143 5.6 The Search for New Principles and New Coalitions 149 Chapter 6: Expansion of GATT/WTO Membership and the Proliferation of Regional Groups 153 6.1 Introduction 153 6.2 GATT/WTO Membership Conditions 154 6.3 Increasing Involvement of Developing Countries 160 6.4 Different Perspectives and Coalitions 169 6.5 Responding to the Concerns of the Developing Nations 172 6.6 Preferential Trade Arrangements and Developing Countries 174 Chapter 7: Accommodating Nonstate Actors: Representation of Interests, Ideas, and Information in a State-Centric System 182 7.1 The Role of Nonstate Actors 183 7.2 Complaints about Process: "Underrepresentation" of New Nonstate Actors'Interests 192 7.3 Domestic Institutional Processes of Interest Representation and Intermediation 194 7.4 Representation at the WTO: The Legislative Process 198 7.5 Representation at the WTO: The Judicial Process 199 7.6 Conclusions 201 Chapter 8: Conclusions 204 8.1 Is Trade Politics "Low" Politics? 205 8.2 What Is New about the WTO? 208 8.3 An International Bureaucracy 211 8.4 Measuring Success 213 8.5 In Conclusion: Trade Relations in the Twenty-First Century 214 Bibliography 219 Index 233
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Princeton University Press Why Adjudicate
Book SynopsisThe World Trade Organization (WTO) oversees the negotiation and enforcement of formal rules governing international trade. This title investigates the domestic politics behind the filing of WTO complaints, and reveals why formal dispute settlement creates better outcomes for governments and their citizens.Trade ReviewWinner of the 2014 Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Foundation Winner of the 2013 International Law Best Book Award, International Law Section of the International Studies Association Co-Winner of the 2013 Chadwick F. Alger Prize, International Studies Association "Why Adjudicate is a must-read for any scholar interested in legalization of world politics, the role of international courts and the mechanisms of trade policy. I am sure this book will inspire these research programs and the field of International Political Economy for years to come."--Manfred Elsig, Review of International Organizations "Christina L. Davis provides an insightful and careful analysis of the domestic underpinnings of international trade law litigation. Why Adjudicate? fills a real gap in the literature by examining the factors that both shape and determine when states pursue legal challenges before the World Trade Organization's dispute-settlement mechanism... Focusing on the United States and Japan as her primary case studies, she has completed an exceptional and valuable study that will be read by both scholars and professionals for years to come."--Jacqueline Krikorian, Perspectives on Politics "The book provides a cogent and compelling domestic logic... Davis' book, a solid contribution by one of today's leading trade scholars, is also valuable for directing greater attention to how members navigate the multilateral trade regime, which is as important as the judicial activism of its arbitration panels. The book's findings have implications not only for the future of WTO dispute settlement reform--less is better--but for the benefits of legalization more broadly."--Soo Yeon Kim, World Trade ReviewTable of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables x Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xv Chapter 1:.Introduction 1 The Enforcement of International Trade Law 6 Overview 20 Chapter 2: Domestic Constraints and Active Enforcement 26 Trade Institutions and Liberalization 29 Political Origins of Demand for Trade Enforcement 39 Hypotheses for Trade Strategies 57 Conclusion 60 Chapter 3. The Democratic Propensity for Adjudication 62 Why Are Democracies Litigious? 66 Data 72 Democratic Challengers 80 Democratic Defendants 88 Alliances and Dyadic Dispute Patterns 92 Conclusion 100 Chapter 4:The Litigious State: U.S. Trade Policy 102 U.S. Role as Enforcer of Multilateral Trade Rules 104 Legislative Constraints in U.S. Trade Policy 111 The Kodak-Fuji Film Dispute 118 Foreign Trade Barrier Dataset 123 Statistical Analysis of U.S. Forum Choice 132 Boeing-Airbus Dispute 138 The China Problem 158 Conclusion 182 Chapter 5: The Reluctant Litigant: Japanese Trade Policy 185 Defending Market Access for Japanese Exports 187 Delegation in Japanese Trade Policy 195 Statistical Analysis of Japanese Forum Choice 210 Active Adjudication Targeting U.S. Steel Protection 225 Other Solutions for China 233 Conclusion 241 Chapter 6: Conflict Management: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adjudication 244 Solving Hard Cases 246 Analysis of Progress to Remove Barrier 248 Analysis of Trade Dispute Duration 253 Conclusion 256 Chapter 7: Level Playing Field? Adjudication by Developing Countries 258 Peru Challenges European Food Labeling 262 Vietnam and the Catfish Dispute 267 Conclusion 279 Chapter 8: Conclusion 281 The Political Role of Adjudication 281 Conflict and Cooperation 293 Toward a Broader Theory of Legalization 297 Bibliography 301 Index 319
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Princeton University Press The Box
Book SynopsisIn April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston. From that modest beginning, container shipping developed into a huge industry that made the boom in global trade possible. The Box tells the dramatic story of the container's creation, the decade of struggle before it was widely adopted, and the sweTrade ReviewWinner of the 2007 Anderson Medal, Society for Nautical Research Winner of the 2007 Bronze Medal in Finance/Investment/Economics, Independent Publisher Book Awards Shortlisted for the 2006 Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Honorable Mention for the 2006 John Lyman Book Award, Science and Technology category, North American Society for Ocean History One of Financial Times (FT.com) Best Business Books of 2013 (chosen by guest critic Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft) "One of the most significant, yet least noticed, economic developments of the last few decades [was] the transformation of international shipping... The idea of containerization was simple: to move trailer-size loads of goods seamlessly among trucks, trains and ships, without breaking bulk... Along the way, even the most foresighted people made mistakes and lost millions... [A] classic tale of trial and error, and of creative destruction."--Virginia Postrel, The New York Times [See full review http://bit.do/Box-NYT-Postrel] "Marc Levinson's concern is business history on a grand scale. He tells a moral tale. There are villains ... and there is one larger than life hero: Malcom McLean... Levinson has produced a fascinating exposition of the romance of the steel container. I'll never look at a truck in the same way again."--Howard Davies, The Times (UK) "Like much of today's international cargo, Marc Levinson's The Box arrives 'just in time.'... It is a tribute to the box itself that far-off places matter so much to us now: It has eased trade, sped up delivery, lowered prices and widened the offering of goods everywhere. Not bad for something so simple and self-contained."--Tim W. Ferguson, The Wall Street Journal "[A] smart, engaging book... Mr. Levinson makes a persuasive case that the container has been woefully underappreciated... [T]he story he tells is that of a classic disruptive technology: the world worked in one fashion before the container came onto the scene, and in a completely different fashion after it took hold."--Joe Nocera, The New York Times [See full review http://bit.do/Box-NYT-Nocera] "By artfully weaving together the nuts and bolts of what happened at which port with the grand sweep of economic history, Levinson has produced a marvelous read for anyone who cares about how the interconnected world economy came to be."--Neil Irwin, Washington Post "Mr Levinson... makes a strong case that it was McLean's thinking that led to modern-day containerisation. It altered the economics of shipping and with that the flow of world trade. Without the container, there would be no globalization."--The Economist [See full review http://bit.do/Box-Economist] "A fascinating new book... [I]t shows vividly how resistance to technological change caused shipping movements to migrate away from the Hudson river to other East Coast ports."--Management Today [See full review http://bit.do/Box-MT] "Marc Levinson's The Box ... illustrates clearly how great risks are taken by entrepreneurs when entrenched interests and government regulators conspire against them. Even after these opponents are dispatched, technological and economic uncertainty plague the entrepreneur just as much as the vaunted 'first-mover advantage' blesses him, perhaps more. The story of the shipping container is the story of the opponents of innovation."--Chris Berg, Institute of Public Affairs Review "International trade ... owes its exponential growth to something utterly ordinary and overlooked, says author Marc Levinson: the metal shipping container... The Box makes a strong argument... Levinson ... spins yarns of the men who fought to retain the old On the Waterfront ways and of those who made the box ubiquitous."--Michael Arndt, BusinessWeek [See full review http://bit.do/Box-BW-Arndt] "[An] enlightening new history... [The shipping container] was the real-world equivalent of the Internet revolution."--Justin Fox, Fortune [See full review http://bit.do/Box-Fortune-Fox] "Marc Levinson's The Box is ... broad-ranging and ... readable. It describes not just the amazing course of the container-ship phenomenon but the turmoil of human affairs in its wake."--Bob Simmons, The Seattle Times [See full review http://bit.do/Box-ST-Simmons] "Author and economist Marc Levinson recounts the little-known story of how the humble shipping container has revolutionized world commerce. He tells his tale using just the right blend of hard economic data and human interest... Mr. Levinson's elegant weave of transportation economics, innovation, and geography is economic history at its accessible best."--David K. Hurst, Strategy + Business [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-Strategy-Hurst] "The Box is ... an engrossing read... The book is well-written, with detailed notes and an index. I found it absorbing and informative from the first page."--Graham Williams, Sydney Morning Herald "This well-researched and highly readable book about the ubiquitous containers that carry so much of the world's freight will no doubt surprise most readers with its description of the immensity of the impact this simple rectangular steel box has had on global and regional economics, employment, labor relations, and the environment... The Box makes for an excellent primer on innovation, risk taking, and strategic thinking. It's also a thoroughly good read."--Craig B. Grossgart, Taiwan Business Topics "The ubiquitous shipping container ... as Mark Levinson's multilayered study shows ... has transformed the global economy."--The Australian "Here's another item we see every day that had a revolutionary effect. The shipping container didn't just rearrange the shipping industry, or make winners of some ports (Seattle and Tacoma among them). It changed the dynamics and economics of where goods are made and shipped to."--Bill Virgin, Seattle Post-Intelligencer "Excellent."--J Bradford DeLong, The Edge Financial Daily "An engrossing read... The book is well written, with detailed notes and an index. I found it absorbing and informative from the first page."--Sydney Morning Herald "A fascinating history of the shipping container."--Richard N. Cooper, Foreign Affairs [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-FE-Cooper] "For sheer originality ... [this book] by Marc Levinson, is hard to beat. The Box explains how the modern era of globalization was made possible, not by politicians agreeing to cut trade tariffs and quotas, but by the humble shipping container."--David Smith, The Sunday Times (London) "Ingenious analysis of the phenomenon of containerism."--Stefan Stern, Financial Times [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-FT-Stern] "This is a smoothly written history of the ocean shipping container... Marc Levinson turns it into a fascinating economic history of the last 50 years that helps us to understand globalization and industrial growth in North America."--Harvey Schachter, Globe and Mail "This is an ingenious analysis of containerization--a process that, Levinson argues, in fact made globalization possible."--Business Voice "Using a blend of hard economic data and financial projections, combined with human interest, Levinson manages to provide insights into a revolution that changed transport forever and transformed world trade."--Leon Gettler, The Age [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-Age-Gettler] "There is much to like about Marc Levinson's recent book, The Box... Levinson uses rich detail, a combination of archival and anecdotal data to build his story, and is constantly moving across levels of observation... And the story of the box is a very good read."--Administrative Science Quarterly "A lively and entertaining history of the shipping container... The Box does a fine job of demonstrating how exciting the container industry is, and how much economists stand to lose by ignoring it."--William Sjostrom, EH.Net [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-EH-Sjostrom] "The Box is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in understanding the emergence of our contemporary 'globalized' world economy."--Pierre Desrochers, Independent Review [See full review http://bit.do/TheBox-IndReview-Desrochers] "[T]he insights the book provides make it a worthwhile read for anyone interested in how international trade in goods has evolved over the last 50 years."--Meredith A. Crowley, World Trade Review "The Box reveals the subject to be interesting and powerful, shedding light on all kinds of issues, from the role of trade unions to the Vietnam War."--NUMAST Telegraph "A perfect illustration of how an idiosyncratic entrepreneur brings something new into the world, and a wonderful example of how business history can be made to sing."--David Warsh, Economic Principals BlogTable of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments to the Second Edition xvii Chapter 1 The World the Box Made 1 Chapter 2 Gridlock on the Docks 21 Chapter 3 The Trucker 47 Chapter 4 The System 72 Chapter 5 The Battle for New York's Port 102 Chapter 6 Union Disunion 135 Chapter 7 Setting the Standard 170 Chapter 8 Takeoff 202 Chapter 9 Vietnam 230 Chapter 10 Ports in a Storm 254 Chapter 11 Boom and Bust 285 Chapter 12 The Bigness Complex 310 Chapter 13 The Shippers' Revenge 329 Chapter 14 Just in Time 355 Chapter 15 Adding Value 375 Notes 391 Bibliography 465 Index 491
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Princeton University Press The Evolution of the International Economic Order
Book SynopsisDo rich industrial nations underestimate the threat to their economic stability posed by demands for a new international economic order? Are the developing countries wrong to assume that their economic advancement depends on a transfer of wealth from the richer nations? Sir W. Arthur Lewis's provocative analysis of the present economic order and itTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. v*PREFACE, pg. vii*1. INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*2. THE DIVISION OF THE WORLD, pg. 4*3. THE FACTORAL TERMS OF TRADE, pg. 14*4. CUMULATIVE FORCES, pg. 21*5. COMMODITY POLICY, pg. 26*6. THE RISE OF MANUFACTURING, pg. 31*7. FINANCIAL DEPENDENCE, pg. 38*8. INTERNATIONAL FLUCTUATIONS, pg. 47*9. THE VOLUME OF DEBT, pg. 58*10. THE ENGINE OF GROWTH, pg. 67*11. POSTSCRIPT, pg. 76*INDEX, pg. 79
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Princeton University Press Price and Quantity Trends in the Foreign Trade of
Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*National Bureau of Economic Research 1963, pg. v*Relation of The Directors to The Work and Publications of The National Bureau of Economic Research, pg. vi*Contents, pg. vii*Tables, pg. ix*Appendix Tables, pg. x*Charts, pg. xvi*Acknowledgments, pg. xviii*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter 1. Trends in Prices and Terms of Trade, pg. 8*Chapter 2. Trends in Values and Quantities, pg. 36*Chapter 3. NBER Indexes: Methods of Construction and Comparisons Among Them, pg. 79*Chapter 4. Characteristics of Basic Foreign Trade Data, pg. 91*Chapter 5. Sampling Characteristics and Accuracy of Index Numbers, pg. 110*Chapter 6. Comparison of NBER Indexes with Others, pg. 128*Appendix A. Indexes and Values for Total Exports and Imports and Major Classes, 1879-1960, pg. 141*Appendix B. Indexes and Values for Intermediate Classes, 1879 - 1923, pg. 226*Appendix C. Indexes and Values for Minor Classes, 1879 - 1923, and Description of Composition and Sources of Data, pg. 248*Appendix D Construction of Quarterly Interpolating Series for U.S. Department of Commerce Annual Import Price Indexes, pg. 365*Appendix E. Data on Variability, Sampling Error, and Coverage, pg. 378*Appendix F. Adjustments for Changes in the U.S. Customs Area, pg. 402*Appendix G. Source Notes and Underlying Data for Charts and Tables, pg. 413*Appendix H. Indexes of Terms of Trade and Other Price Ratios, pg. 442*Author Index, pg. 477
£153.60
Kegan Paul Opec The Rise and Fall of an Exclusive Club
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1986. This book looks at the World Oil industry before OPEC, the emergence of international oil companies, pricing, and the development of OPEC, the Organisation and Petroleum-Exporting Countries.Table of ContentsPart 1 The Introduction; Chapter 1 World Oil Industry before OPEC; Part 2 The Organisation and Petroleum-Exporting Countries; Chapter 2 The Birth of the Organisation; Chapter 3 Membership and Members of OPEC; Part 3 The First Decade 1960 – 1970; Chapter 4 The Objectives of the First Decade; Chapter 5 Increasing the Price of Oil; Chapter 6 Increasing the Income from Oil; Chapter 7 OPEC – Participation During the First Decade; Part 4 The Second Decade 1970–1980; Chapter 8 OPEC The Second Decade. The Years of Change 1970–1973; Chapter 9 The Years of OPEC Power 1974–1980; Part 5 Beyond the Second Decade; Chapter 10 The Decline of OPEC Power; Chapter 11 Summary and Conclusion;
£137.75
Penguin Books Australia The Silver Way China Spanish America and the
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Unmade in China
Book SynopsisIf you look carefully at how things are actually made in China - from shirts to toys, apple juice to oil rigs - you see a reality that contradicts every widely-held notion about the world's so-called economic powerhouse. From the inside looking out, China is not a manufacturing juggernaut. It's a Lilliputian. Nor is it a killer of American jobs.Trade Review“Unmade in China opens up the black box of China’s domestic and political economy and provides a compelling and detailed analysis of how and why China will be unable to surpass the United States. It is essential reading for policy-makers, government officials and businesses, not only in the US and the West, but also across the globe.”International Affairs "China's economic future will determine the world's future. This important book makes new factually grounded arguments about the challenges China faces. Its arguments deserve attention from anyone with a stake in our economic future."Lawrence H. Summers, former Treasury Secretary and President Emeritus, Harvard University "Challenging conventional wisdom of China's economic supremacy, Haft deftly and entertainingly uncovers how systemic risk in China's economy actually creates millions of jobs in the United States. Unmade in China is a must-read for global policy makers, business leaders, and anyone who wants to understand the US−China trade relationship."Richard Gephardt, former Majority Leader of the US House of Representatives "A clear-eyed analysis of China's fragile economy and its impact on the USA."Admiral James Stavridis, USN (Ret) Supreme Allied Commander at NATO 2009−2013 and Dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University "A systematic, mind-changing, and remarkable read which debunks the myths about China's economic supremacy and provides an optimistic rallying cry for US companies. Outstanding!"Clinton O. Longenecker, Stranahan Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organizational Excellence, University of Toledo "Jeremy Haft's "Unmade in China" explains why the idea of Declining America vs Rising China is simplistic at best and downright deceptive at worst. He cuts through the emotional responses to China's "rise" to detail why that country's unregulated manufacturing poses important risks—and big opportunities—for Americans. This is a must read for anyone who dares to look to the trees inside China's expanding forest."Ian Bremmer - President of Eurasia Group "A fresh perspective on great risks posed by rampant non-compliance in product quality, process control, management protocols and governance in China dependent global supply chains, which also throws light on the opportunities for US-made products and services in China. An insightful book for anyone interested in doing business in China."Jayashankar M. Swaminathan, GlaxoSmithKline Distinguished Professor of Global Operations and Associate Dean of UNC-Tsinghua EMBA Program and Director of the Global Business Center, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill "Finally, a clearheaded book that cuts through the China hype. With refreshing clarity Jeremy Haft challenges the hackneyed narratives about China's economic might to deliver an eye-opening and corrective analysis on what we thought we knew about everything 'Made in China.'"Jamian Ronca Spadavecchia, president of Oxbow Advisory, a global risk consultancy"This book is fluent in style and full of informative case studies, making it suitable for the general public as well as researchers and policymakers who are interested in a fair reading of China's economy and its increasing impact on global society."Political Studies ReviewTable of ContentsChapter One: Three Myths Chapter Two: Jobs and Jeopardy Chapter Three: The Bad Earth Chapter Four: Risky Business Chapter Five: Chain of Fools Chapter Six: When Regs are Dregs Chapter Seven: What to Do
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Family Life in China
Book SynopsisThe family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems.Trade Review“We are fortunate to have Jankowiak and Moore’s new book, which fills a large gap in the literature and carries the description of changing family dynamics up to the present. It is an ideal text for both undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with family, kinship, or more generally with society and social change in China.” - Myron Cohen, Columbia University “We used to see 'the Chinese family' as a fairly uniform institution shaped by Confucian values. Not any more! Chinese families have had to adapt to a bewildering array of social changes. How they have altered as a result is the focus of this wide-ranging and fascinating volume.” - Martin K. Whyte, Emeritus Department of Sociology, Harvard University"Beyond the excellent description of changing family relationships over the past 120 years, Jankowiak and Moore parsimoniously summarize the significance of an analytic shift from a focus on lineage and corporate family interests to one that privileges affective emotion and individual desires among family members. Both the general reader and undergraduate student will benefit greatly from these distinctions as they conceptualize change over time. [...] It would work well as a required reading in a course on changing families across the world or one on modern Chinese society" - Deborah Davis, The China Journal "Family Life in China provides a broad historical and ethnographic overview on changes in family life. As such it is a particularly useful introduction for students in sociology, ethnology or sinology and for all those interested in everyday life in China." New Books AsiaTable of Contents1. The Chinese Family - Enduring Ideals and Changing Realities2. Kinship, Friends and the Multigenerational Family3. Chinese Families: Ethnic Variations4. Courtship and Marriage: Twentieth-Century Transformations5. The Preference for the Affection-Based Marriage6. Parenting Philosophy and Practice 7. Parents, Adolescents, and Emerging AdultsConclusion: Intergenerational Exceptions and Uncertainties
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Family Life in China
Book SynopsisThe family has long been viewed as both a microcosm of the state and a barometer of social change in China. It is no surprise, therefore, that the dramatic changes experienced by Chinese society over the past century have produced a wide array of new family systems.Trade Review“We are fortunate to have Jankowiak and Moore’s new book, which fills a large gap in the literature and carries the description of changing family dynamics up to the present. It is an ideal text for both undergraduate and graduate courses dealing with family, kinship, or more generally with society and social change in China.” Myron Cohen, Columbia University “We used to see 'the Chinese family' as a fairly uniform institution shaped by Confucian values. Not any more! Chinese families have had to adapt to a bewildering array of social changes. How they have altered as a result is the focus of this wide-ranging and fascinating volume.” Martin K. Whyte, Emeritus Department of Sociology, Harvard University"Beyond the excellent description of changing family relationships over the past 120 years, Jankowiak and Moore parsimoniously summarize the significance of an analytic shift from a focus on lineage and corporate family interests to one that privileges affective emotion and individual desires among family members. Both the general reader and undergraduate student will benefit greatly from these distinctions as they conceptualize change over time. [...] It would work well as a required reading in a course on changing families across the world or one on modern Chinese society" - Deborah Davis, The China Journal"Family Life in China provides a broad historical and ethnographic overview on changes in family life. As such it is a particularly useful introduction for students in sociology, ethnology or sinology and for all those interested in everyday life in China." New Books AsiaTable of Contents1 The Chinese Family - Enduring Ideals and Changing Realities2 Kinship, Friends and the Multigenerational Family3 Chinese Families: Ethnic Variations4 Courtship and Marriage: Twentieth-Century Transformations5 The Preference for the Affection-Based Marriage6 Parenting Philosophy and Practice 7 Parents, Adolescents, and Emerging AdultsConclusion: Intergenerational Exceptions and Uncertainties
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Kogan Page Ltd The Handbook of International Trade and Finance
Book SynopsisAnders Grath has over 25 years' experience in international trade and finance within major European financial institutions, as head of both international departments and corporate units. He is the author of a series of similar titles on individual country markets.Table of Contents Chapter - 01: Trade risks and risk assessment; Chapter - 02: Methods of payment; Chapter - 03: Bonds, guarantees and standby letters of credit; Chapter - 04: Currency risk management; Chapter - 05: Export credit insurance; Chapter - 06: Trade finance; Chapter - 07: Structured trade finance; Chapter - 08: Terms of payment; Chapter - 09: The export quotation
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Free Trade Area of the Common Market for
Book SynopsisIn the last ten years, while GATT and (later) WTO were actively advocating the doctrine of free trade, the world witnessed unprecedented formation of regional trading blocs. Focusing on the prospects and challenges of the free trade area of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the question of regional trade integration, the book also combines in-depth theoretical and empirical analysis with leading edge discussion of institutional and policy issues from a variety of African economies. This text makes a timely contribution not only to our understanding of the prospects and challenges of regional trading arrangements in Africa but also to the paradigm of regional trade integration in developing countries. Systematically structured, with thematically linked chapters and rigorous referencing, it is an essential guide for an international audience of academics, researchers, students and practitioners in International Trade, International Economics, Development FTrade Review'...some interesting and well informed chapters...' The Round TableTable of ContentsContents: Introductory overview, Victor Murinde; The COMESA free trade area: concept, challenges and opportunities, Charles L. Chanthunya; An historical background to the formation of COMESA, Siteke G. Mwale; The institutional framework of COMESA, Stephen Karangizi and Mwansa J. Musonda; Foreign direct investment, regional integration and economic growth: some lessons for Africa, Anthony Bende-Nabende; Export promotion and economic growth: evidence on African economies, Charles L. Chanthunya and Victor Murinde; The implications of WTO and GATS for the banking sector in Africa, Victor Murinde and Cillian Ryan; Globalization, economic restructuring, supply and policy responses in developing countries, Fadhil A. Mahdi; The COMESA vision and strategy for integrating trade and development regionally into the 21st century, Erastus J.O. Mwencha; References; Index.
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University of British Columbia Press Grey Zones in International Economic Law and
Book SynopsisGrey Zones in International Economic Law and Global Governance examines contested zones of global governance to understand state policy and market behaviour in the current era.Table of ContentsForeword / Pitman B. PotterIntroduction: Grey Zones of International Economic Law and Global Governance / Daniel Drache and Lesley A. JacobsPart 1: Hot Button Issues in Global Governance1 A Crafty Madness Kept Aloof: Anti-Dumping as Faulted Global Governance / Tomer Broude2 The Anti-Dumping Wars: An Analysis of Unfair Trading Suits, 1995–2011 / Daniel Drache and Yin Jiyuan3 Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms in International Economic Law / Lesley A. Jacobs4 The WTO and the Future of Subsidies and Food Security / Carlos M. CorreaPart 2: Global Trade and Local Adaptation5 Is Anti-Dumping a Smart Policy for Global South Countries? / Welber Barral6 Grey Zones in the European Union: Between Flexibility and Uniformity of the State Aid Rules / Ljiljana BiukovicPart 3: Labour and Food Rights in the Global Policy Arena7 A New Grey Zone in Global Trade Governance? Recent Developments on Food Security at the WTO / Matias E. Margulis8 Labour Relations and Trade Policy in China: Opportunities for Coordinated Compliance / Pitman B. Potter9 What Constitutes Legitimate Policy Space for Food Security? / Katie SykesPart 4: The Greening of International Economic Law10 Renewable Energy and WTO Law: More Policy Space or Enhanced International Disciplines? / Thomas Cottier11 Green Energy Programs and the WTO Subsidies Agreement: Is There Enough Policy Space? / Debra P. StegerConclusion: Living in a Dangerous Age: Trade Policy Options for Canada / Daniel Drache and Lesley A. JacobsIndex
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Johns Hopkins University Press Portuguese Trade in Asia under the Habsburgs 15801640
Book SynopsisHe argues that, contrary to previous scholarly opinion, nearly half of the Portuguese-Asian trade was controlled by New Christians-descendants of Iberian Jews forcibly converted to Christianity in the 1490s.Trade ReviewIn a superbly researched work, rich in provocative and revisionist interpretations, whose sources, ideas, and references will be mined by many scholars, Boyajian adopts a comparative approach to study Portuguese commercial links to Asia, reassess crown involvement in trade vis a vis private participation, place the Cape trade within the context of global trade, and throw new light on Portuguese merchant families. Canadian Journal of History Concentrates on the flourishing Portuguese private trade with Asia during the period of Spanish rule... A new turn in the historiography of European expansion. English Historical Review Portuguese Trade in Asia under the Habsburgs illuminates complex trade and social networks within an emerging global system. It is essential reading for those concerned with the interplay of state goals and private enterprise, as well as the influence of the Inquisition on global trade in the early modern era. -- Joan Meznar Renaissance Quarterly 2008Table of ContentsList of TablesPrefaceA Note on Spelling, Usage, and CurrencyIntroduction: Portugal's Asian Enterprise to 1580Chapter 1. The "Prudent" King as Merchant-King, 1580-1598Chapter 2. The Private Trade of the Carreira da Índia, 1580-1598Chapter 3. A Complex Relationship: Carreira and Casado Trade, 1580-1598Chapter 4. The Royal Monopoly and the Advent of European Competition on the Cape Route, 1599-1619Chapter 5. Private and Company TradeChapter 6. The Zenith of the Carreira Trade, 1599-1619Chapter 7. The Struggle for Asian Trade, 1599-1619Chapter 8. Trade, Inquisition, and Economic Growth and Stagnation in PortugalChapter 9. War and Experimentation with the Cape Monopoly, 1620-1640Chapter 10. Crisis of the Carreira da Índia, 1620-1640Chapter 11. Private Trade in Asia: New Pressures, New Alternatives, 1620-1640Conclusion: Portugal's Asian Enterprise in 1640AppendixAbbreviationsNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
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Stanford University Press The Strategic Dynamics of Latin American Trade
Book SynopsisThe volume starts with a theoretical framework highlighting the political-economic tradeoffs entailed in different trade strategies. The following chapters focus on domestic and international constraints and the final half contains detailed, empirically grounded studies of four countries.Trade Review"The major contribution that this important book offers is a full consideration of the strategic dimensions of the trade policies pursued by Latin America's largest economies. Policy-makers, students and scholars interested in Latin American trade issues will find this book a valuable addition to their libraries and an invaluable reference tool."—International Affairs"The editors provide synthesis and some concluding remarks in the final chapter to what is an impressively conherent volume."—Latin American Research Review
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Stanford University Press Free Trade and the Environment
Book SynopsisExamines the impact economic integration has on the environment, using Mexico, as it transformed itself from one of the most closed economies to one of the world's most open, as a case study. As new nations join the Free Trade Area of the Americas or the World Trade Organization, they are considering the path taken by Mexico nearly 20 years ago.Trade Review"Gallagher's study. . . provides ammunition for both defenders and detractors of the North American Free Trade Agreement. "'—Foreign Affairs"Kevin Gallagher makes an outstanding contribution to the trade-environment debate, offering some real breakthroughs in thinking about the relationship between trade expansion and environmental protection. The lessons of Mexico and NAFTA are especially timely and will resonate in many countries throughout the Western hemisphere." -- Scott Vaughan, Director of the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment * Organization of American States *"This book provides a new and insightful analysis of the trade and environment relationship. Refuting common claims that liberalization leads to either an environmental Kuznets curve or the creation of pollution havens, Kevin Gallagher demonstrates that NAFTA brought significant environmental consequences in Mexico. His findings are particularly important as more countries move toward greater regional integration around the world." -- Konrad von Moltke, Senior Fellow * International Institute for Sustainable Development *"Gallagher moves the 'trade and environment' debate forward by bringing empirical evidence to bear on the question of whether expanded trade leads to environmental degradation or improvement. His data on changes in the Mexican environmental situation in the NAFTA context bring new clarity to a critical set of academic questions with important policy impacts." -- Daniel C. Esty, Director * Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy *Table of ContentsContents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Mexico and the "Trade and Environment" Debates [ Chapter 2: Environmental Kuznets Curve for Mexico? Chapter 3: Is Mexico a Pollution Haven? Chapter 4: A Change in Composition Chapter 5: Is Mexico a Pollution Halo? Chapter 6: Harmonizing Up? Chapter 7: Bringing the State Back in Appendix A: Regression Results from Chapter 5 Bibliography Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Free trade Environmental aspects Mexico, Air Pollution Mexico, Mexico Environmental conditions, Environmental policy Mexico
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Stanford University Press Free Trade and the Environment
Book Synopsisexamines the impact economic integration has on the environment, using Mexico, as it transformed itself from one of the most closed economies to one of the world's most open, as a case study. As new nations join the Free Trade Area of the Americas or the World Trade Organization, they are considering the path taken by Mexico nearly 20 years ago.Trade Review"Gallagher's study. . . provides ammunition for both defenders and detractors of the North American Free Trade Agreement. "'—Foreign Affairs"Kevin Gallagher makes an outstanding contribution to the trade-environment debate, offering some real breakthroughs in thinking about the relationship between trade expansion and environmental protection. The lessons of Mexico and NAFTA are especially timely and will resonate in many countries throughout the Western hemisphere." -- Scott Vaughan, Director of the Unit for Sustainable Development and Environment * Organization of American States *"This book provides a new and insightful analysis of the trade and environment relationship. Refuting common claims that liberalization leads to either an environmental Kuznets curve or the creation of pollution havens, Kevin Gallagher demonstrates that NAFTA brought significant environmental consequences in Mexico. His findings are particularly important as more countries move toward greater regional integration around the world." -- Konrad von Moltke, Senior Fellow * International Institute for Sustainable Development *"Gallagher moves the 'trade and environment' debate forward by bringing empirical evidence to bear on the question of whether expanded trade leads to environmental degradation or improvement. His data on changes in the Mexican environmental situation in the NAFTA context bring new clarity to a critical set of academic questions with important policy impacts." -- Daniel C. Esty, Director * Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy *Table of ContentsContents List of Tables List of Figures Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Mexico and the "Trade and Environment" Debates [ Chapter 2: Environmental Kuznets Curve for Mexico? Chapter 3: Is Mexico a Pollution Haven? Chapter 4: A Change in Composition Chapter 5: Is Mexico a Pollution Halo? Chapter 6: Harmonizing Up? Chapter 7: Bringing the State Back in Appendix A: Regression Results from Chapter 5 Bibliography Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Free trade Environmental aspects Mexico, Air Pollution Mexico, Mexico Environmental conditions, Environmental policy Mexico
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Stanford University Press Sweet Talk
Book SynopsisDeveloped nations strive to create the impression that their hearts and pockets bleed for the developing world. Yet, the global North continues to offer unfavorable trade terms to the global South. Truly fair trade would make reciprocal concessions to developing countries while allowing them to better their own positions. However, five hundred years of colonial racism and post-colonial paternalism have undermined trade negotiations. While urging developing countries to participate in trade, the North offers empty deals to partners that it regards as unequal. Using a mixed-methods approach, J. P. Singh exposes the actual position beneath the North's image of benevolence and empathy: either join in the type of trade that developed countries offer, or be cast aside as obstreperous and unwilling. Singh reveals how the global North ultimately bars developing nations from flourishing. His findings chart a path forward, showing that developing nations can garner favorable concessions by draTrade Review"Singh offers a fascinating explanation for the Global North's failure to offer reciprocal trade concessions to the developing world. Trade negotiations have been imbued with deeply paternalistic, and sometimes racist discourse masquerading as 'fairness.' This riveting analysis shows the pernicious effects that culture clashes can have on the wellbeing of billions." -- B. Peter Rosendorff * New York University *"A seminal book that brings together the political economy of international trade with critical constructivist insight concerning paternalism and racism. Truly a 'bridge-building' exercise in the best of the Cohenite tradition, and a giant leap forward for the emerging postcolonial analyses of international political economy." -- John M. Hobson * University of Sheffield, author of The Eurocentric Conception of World Politics *"In this provocative new book, J.P. Singh offers a powerful critique of the rules that govern trade, shedding light on neocolonial values that underlie our negotiations and the unequal outcomes that result. Drawing on U.S. government press releases and detailed case studies, this compelling book urges scholars and practitioners to reexamine how cultural beliefs and historical patterns shape interactions among countries." -- Christina L. Davis * Princeton University *"J.P. Singh's blockbuster offers fresh insight into international trade negotiations where those in the developing world--who do not stand up for themselves, eyes open--are sweetly taken to the cleaners. A penetrating, sobering, skillful, alerting work." -- I. William Zartman * Johns Hopkins University, co-author of The Global Power of Talk *"Singh skillfully navigates different types of empirical evidence and presents a wealth of data and analysis...This book provides a foundation for future scholarship on paternalism and injustice in IPE, as well as the patterns of sweet and not so sweet talk in the North–South trade relations these dynamics create—making it a valuable read not only for scholars interested in trade, but also in North–South relations." -- Clara Weinhardt * Cambridge Review of International Affairs *"The general conclusion [of the book] is that while the Global North talks about benevolence toward the Global South, it gives few concessions and expects a lot from the Global South. In addition to notes and references, there are two appendixes on the node classification system used and the code book and data sources. This book provides another perspective on the international trade system and negotiations. Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." -- J. E. Weaver * Choice *"Sweet Talk is a sweeping and ambitious work. It provides a valuable map and hypothesis for understanding the contours of international trade negotiations and outcomes over the past several decades. It will exert an important influence on scholarly understandings of trade and race in international relations." -- Andy Baker * Perspectives on Politics *Table of ContentsContents and Abstracts1Introduction: The Subtext of North–South Relations chapter abstractThis chapter describes the key linkages for the book: the way paternalistic strength weakens trade reciprocity and negotiation advantages strengthen it in North–South trade negotiations. It describes the main counterfactual, strategic trade theory, and then provides a deeper explanation embedded in cultural preferences that account better for outcomes in trade negotiations. 2Who Is Served by Paternalism? chapter abstractThis chapter first analyzes arguments in favor of, and against, interstate justice and paternalism—the strong helping the weak—before turning to the conditions in international negotiations that allow developing countries to obtain concessions in their favor. Paternalistic concessions are examined as departures from reciprocity to the extent that they are unilateral concessions made to the developing world, often in lieu of trade concessions that the developing world needs. Paternalistic preferences are traced back to racism. The chapter also explains the developing world's negotiation advantages. 3GATT and the Developing World before the Uruguay Round chapter abstractThis chapter shows that postcolonial questions were not paramount in the creation of GATT. It presents an analysis of trade measures that affected the developing world from the creation of the GATT to the end of the Tokyo Round (1979). Three trade measures are examined: the system of imperial preferences, trade status for infant industry in the developing world, and the Generalized System of Preferences that resulted in special and differential treatment for the developing world. The causal variables for examining the degree of reciprocity in each of these trade measure remain the same as before: North–South trade negotiations and the degree of paternalism from the North. 4Unequal Partners in Merchandise Trade chapter abstractThis chapter attends to the dynamics of paternalism and negotiations at GATT's Uruguay Round (1986–1994) and the effects on reciprocity in merchandise trade at the three levels of evidence from mixed methods presented in this book. First, the chapter attends to the presence of "sweet talk" as rhetoric. It provides the results of a content analysis of 1,925 pages of press releases for the 1982–1993 period from the U.S. trade representative for the years of the Uruguay Round, which confirms paternalism in USTR discourse. Next, the chapter presents the overall findings on merchandise trade at the Uruguay Round with an index developed to measure paternalism from a factor analysis of three other indices. Finally, the textiles agreement from the Uruguay Round is examined as a case of North–South negotiations in manufacturing. 5An Uneven Playing Field in Agricultural Negotiations chapter abstractThis chapter analyzes the evidence against North–South trade reciprocity at all levels discussed in this book: quantitative, historical, and case studies of sugar and cotton. Former colonies fare worse in agriculture than they did in manufacturing, even after the Uruguay Round, which ostensibly opened up some markets in agriculture. The Uruguay and Doha Rounds are discussed separately. Furthermore, a microanalysis of the causal factors—paternalism and negotiation advocacy—in the sugar and cotton cases helps to examine the underlying cultural intransigence that blocks benefits for the developing world. 6Big Disparities in Services and Intellectual Property chapter abstractThis chapter explains the difference between the North–South intellectual property and services agreements. The former is heavily contested, whereas the latter offers a win-win for North–South negotiations. The North's coercion and paternalism in intellectual property is explained first. Any exceptions to TRIPS provisions have resulted from the developing world's advocacy. The services agreement has enabled many developing countries—ranging from India as an outsourcing hub to developing country island states as tourism corridors—"discover" their comparative advantage in services products. Along the way, the developing world has also been singled out in policy and media accounts in the United States and the EU for "stealing" high-tech jobs, and fairly explicit racism has been directed at countries like India targeting its outsourcing practices. 7Conclusion: The End of Sweet Talk chapter abstractThis chapter provides a summary of the lessons learned, attends to counterarguments, and conjectures on ways forward for the developing world. Contrary to the expectations from a benevolent paternalism, this book finds scant evidence of sustainable material benefits from paternalism in international trade relations. Negotiated alternatives, especially multilateral ones, provide the weak some advantage. Strategic collective action from the weak fares well, but strategic economic diversification translates best into negotiation advantages.
£84.15
Rlpg/Galleys Toward Free Trade in the Americas
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Rlpg/Galleys The New GATT
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Rowman & Littlefield Trade in the 21st Century
Book Synopsis Despite troubled trade negotiations, global tradeand trade policywill thrive in the twenty-first century, but with a bow to the past. Is the multilateral trading order of the twentieth century a historical artifact? Was the creation of the World Trade Organization in 1995 the high point of multilateral cooperation on trade? This new volume, edited by Bernard M. Hoekman and Ernesto Zedillo, assesses the relevance of the WTO in the context of the rise of China and the United States'' turn toward unilateral protectionism. The contributors adopt a historical perspective to discuss changes in global trade policy trends, adducing lessons from the past to help understand current trade tensions. Topics include responses to U.S. protectionism under the Trump administration, the policy dimensions of trade in services and the rise of the digital economy, how to strengthen the WTO to better negotiate new rules of the game and adjudicate disputes, managing China''s
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Governance for a HiggledyPiggledy Planet Crafting
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Rlpg/Galleys Gats 2000 New Directions in Services Trade
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The University of Alabama Press Trade and Privateering in Spanish Florida 17321763 Alabama Fire Ant
Book SynopsisAn examination of the illegal yet highly profitable and mutually beneficial trade between Spanish Florida and the English colonies on the eastern seaboard in the mid-18th century.Trade ReviewTo escape starvation, the governors of St. Augustine ignored official policy and allowed illicit traders from the British colonies to sell rice beef, pork, and other supplies for gold or silyer.... The author has extracted worthwhile information on privateering and smuggling, occupations that left few records. - Journal of American History.
£15.26
Ohio University Press The Fair Trade Scandal
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