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De Gruyter Open Regions in International Trade
Book SynopsisThe book provides a comprehensive approach to the assessment of the nature of exporting activity, combining well-established theoretical reasoning with empirical evidence, and also signalling important economic policy recommendations. It is suitable for a wide range of recipients, ranging from scholars and students, to policy-makers or local/regional authorities engaged in the process of designing/implementing regional policies. Regional authorities show more interest in export potential because globalisation makes the regional economies more open and vulnerable to external economic shocks. The international trade channel has become an important factor influencing the region’s economic performance, including dynamics and volatility of economic growth as well as labour market performance. Due to economic transition and the accession to the EU, Poland’s regions have become more open than ever. For regions of both Poland and Spain (an EU country similar to Poland in terms of size and the number of administrative units), being part of the EU’s internal market with a free circulation of goods and capital – exerts competitive pressure, which can be regarded a stress test showing the regional adaptive capacity and competitiveness. Apart from the in-depth review of the regional export activity of Poland and Spain, the book also provides similar insights for Canada and Australia, in terms of their regional export performance and trade policy. About authors: Stanisław Umiński (PhD), professor at the University of Gdansk, Department of International Economics and Economic Development. Co-founder and vice-president of the Institute of Development. BI consultant, ABSL, Poland. Participant and head of research projects on FDI, foreign trade and regional development, carried on for instance for European Commission, National Bank of Poland, Ministry of Regional Development, National Science Centre. Author and co-author of publications in the fields of FDI, competitiveness, the foreign trade of regions and special economic zones. Jarosław M. Nazarczuk (PhD), assistant professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn. Participant of research projects concerning: operation of special economic zones, regional export activity, the role of institutions in firms’ location decisions, economic development of selected regions, evaluation of regional operational programmes, high-tech clusters, regional marketing, financed from National Science Centre or carried for regional marshals’ offices and other public entities. Author and co-author of publications on SEZs, regional export performance, FDI, smart specialisation, location determinants, public aid effectiveness.
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Oxford University Press Inc ExchangeTraded Funds and the New Dynamics of Investing
Book SynopsisIn Exchange-Traded Funds and the New Dynamics of Investing, Ananth Madhavan examines the quiet transformation of asset management through the rise of passive or index investing. A closely-related phenomenon is the rise of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). An ETF is an investment vehicle that trades intraday and seeks to replicate the performance of a specific index. ETFs have grown substantially in size, diversity, and market significance in recent years. These trends have generated considerable interest, especially from retail and institutional investors and increasingly from academics, regulators and the press. ETFs have the power to be a disruptive innovation to today''s asset management industry because many traditional active managers and hedge funds deliver a significant fraction of their active returns via static exposures to factors like value. Indeed, for the first time ever, assets in global ETFs exceeded $3 trillion in 2015, passing the amount in hedge funds.Trade Review"Exchange-Traded Funds and the New Dynamics of Investing is an essential reference and a thought-provoking commentary for professional investors in all asset classes. Readers will be able to incorporate what they learn from reading the book into immediate practice, either through modeling and backtesting or through actual active investing using passive instruments." -- Financial Analysts Journal "Ananth Madhavan delivers a clear, accessible, and authoritative exposition of modern investment theory and the role of exchange-traded funds. His treatment integrates the perspectives of investors, investment managers, ETF producers, ETF arbitrageurs and regulators in a unified framework. The analysis draws on well-founded principles of financial economics, but also the real world experience and insights of a seasoned practitioner. Investment professionals, academics, and regulators will find here a thorough reference and guide to the active use of passive strategies and the exchange-traded fund universe." -- Joel Hasbrouck, Kenneth G. Langone Professor of Business Administration and Professor of Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University "ETFs are the fastest growing segment of the mutual fund industry. Madhavan's comprehensive and accessible book delivers a structured framework for understanding the ETF market, with a perfect balance of academic rigor and practical value. This book is an essential guide to one of the most important investment vehicles in today's markets, and will be a valuable resource to academics, individual investors, and the most sophisticated institutional investors." -- Donald B. Keim, John B. Neff Professor of Finance, and Director, Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research, The Wharton School, University of PennsylvaniaTable of Contents1. The Current Landscape 2. Structure and Mechanics 3. Price Dynamics and Arbitrage 4. Valuation 5. Performance and Benchmark Tracking 6. Liquidity and Transaction Costs 7. Uses of ETFs 8. Fixed Income 9. Commodities 10. Foreign Currency 11. Investing in Volatility 12. Alternatives and Multi-Asset Strategies 13. Active Strategies 14. Smart Beta and Factor Investing 15. Flows 16. Leveraged and Inverse Products 17. Systemic Risk 18. Public Policy Issues 19. Future Opportunities
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Oxford University Press The Silk Road in World History
Book SynopsisThe Silk Road was the current name for a complex of ancient trade routes linking East Asia with Central Asia, South Asia, and the Mediterranean world. This network of exchange emerged along the borders between agricultural China and the steppe nomads during the Han Dynasty (206BCE-220CE), in consequence of the inter-dependence and the conflicts of these two distinctive societies. In their quest for horses, fragrances, and spices, gems, glassware, and other exotics from the lands to their west, the Han Empire extended its dominion over the oases around the Takla Makan Desert and sent silk all the way to the Mediterranean, either through the land routes leading to the caravan city of Palmyra in Syria desert, or by way of northwest India, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea, landing at Alexandria. The Silk Road survived the turmoil of the demise of the Han and Roman Empires, reached its golden age during the early middle age, when the Byzantine Empire and the Tang Empire became centers of silk culture and established the models for high culture of the Eurasian world. The coming of Islam extended silk culture to an even larger area and paved the way for an expanded market for textiles and other commodities. By the 11th century, however, the Silk Road was in decline because of intense competition from the sea routes of the Indian Ocean. Using demand and supply as the framework for analyzing the formation and development of the Silk Road, the book examines the dynamics of the interactions of the nomadic pastoralists with sedentary agriculturalists, and the spread of new ideas, religions, and values into the world of commerce, thus illustrating the cultural forces underlying material transactions. This effort at tracing the interconnections of the diverse participants in the transcontinental Silk Road exchange will demonstrate that the world had been linked through economic and ideological forces long before the modern era.Trade ReviewA welcome addition to the New Oxford World History series...Any general reader interested in silk or textiles will enjoy this book, but so too will one who is captivated by any other aspect of the Silk Road, for it provides a quick but fascinating historical narrative. As a textbook for a world history class, its appeal lies not only in the romance of the Silk Road but also in its use of material culture to write world history by connecting economic and political activities with the religious values of various traditions. * Journal of Asian Studies *A carefully constructed narrative and analysis...This is an excellent text that will be useful for orientating students and introducing them to the sources and interpretive problems of ancient and medieval Central Asian history. * World History Bulletin *Table of ContentsChapter 1: China looks west ; Chapter 2: Rome looks east ; Chapter 3: The Kushan Empire and the Silk Road ; Chapter 4: The golden age: The Byzantine Empire (310-1453 CE) and Tang China (618-906 CE) ; Chapter 5: The coming of Islam ; Chapter 6: Religions, languages, and artistic styles of the Silk Road
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Cambridge University Press Governments NonState Actors and Trade PolicyMaking Negotiating Preferentially or Multilaterally
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iUniverse QUEST FOR THE PERFECT STRAWBERRY A Case Study of the California Strawberry Commission and the Strawberry Industry A Descriptive Model for Marketing Order Evaluation
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iUniverse Quest for the Perfect Strawberry A Case Study of the California Strawberry Commission and the Strawberry Industry A Descriptive Model for Marketing Order Evaluation
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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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Ohio University Press The Fair Trade Scandal
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Brookings Institution Press Restructuring the Chinese Economy Economic Distortions and the Next Decade of Chinese Growth Chinas Economic Restructuring
Book SynopsisThe days of rapid economic growth in China are over. Mounting debt and rising internal distortions mean that rebalancing is inevitable. Beijing has no choice but to take significant steps to restructure its economy. The only question is how to proceed. Michael Pettis debunks the lingering bullish expectations for China's economic rise and details Beijing's options. Beijing must increase household income and reduce its reliance on investment to avoid a fall.
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MP-WBK World Bank Group Publ Purchasing Power Parities and the Size of World Results from the 2017 International Comparison Program
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John Wiley & Sons A New Dawn for Global Value Chain Participation
Book SynopsisProvides the basis for a strategic approach to rethinking, diversifying, and reorienting the Philippines participation in global value chains. The book provides policy recommendations, including strengthening foreign direct investment attractiveness and motivating operators to develop domestic skills.
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Xlibris How to Import from China
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HarperCollins Publishers Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee
Book SynopsisThe extraordinary tale of the wildfire spread of a drink which is embedded in our history and our daily cultural life – and which provides a compelling allegory for corporate greed, mercantile ruthlessness and global expansion. Arguably the most valuable legally traded commodity in the world after oil, coffee's dark five-hundred year history links alchemy and anthropology, poetry and politics, and science and slavery. Revolutions have been hatched in coffee houses, secret socities and commercial alliances formed, and politics and art endlessly debated. With over a hundred million people looking to it for their livelihood, the coffee industry is now the world's largest employer and the financial lifeblood of many third-world countries (or the blood with which they feed the global capitalist vampire, depending on your point of view). But with world prices at a historic low, the future looks uncertain. In this thought-provoking exposé, Antony Wild, coffee trader and historian, explores coffee's dismal colonial past and its perilous corporate present, revealing the shocking exploitation at the heart of the industry. To many people, coffee has become largely just another commodity. Black Gold restores our faith in the mystery of this unique beverage.Trade Review'an aromatic blend of colonial history and globalisation criticism' Ecologist 'an impressive mix of historical overview and contemporary analysis' Time Out 'Perfect ammo for destroying your Starbucks-guzzling workmates' Arena ‘an elegantly written, witty book, so wide in scope, so rich in detail, so thought-provoking in the subtle way that it develops its central thesis, that it is a challenge to do justice to it’ Joanna Blythman ‘This adrenalised swipe through the story of the mightiest of elixirs is written by a genius with all the economic facts and figures at his fingertips’ Good Book Guide ‘full of fascinating anecdotal detail about our favourite stimulant’ Geographical
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LSE Press How Africa trades
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LSE Press How Africa Eats
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Scribe Publications The Expendables: how the middle class got screwed
Book SynopsisWe are constantly being told that globalisation is good for the economy and good for us, but it’s actually the opposite, argues bestselling author Jeff Rubin in this provocative, timely book. In the pre-coronavirus world, governments and economists bragged that GDP was growing and unemployment was down. But even then, real wages had been stagnant for decades, union membership had collapsed, and full-time employment no longer guaranteed you could pay the bills. When we emerge from the virus, it would be nice to think that living in a country that’s getting richer means that you’re getting richer too, but that’s not the way it works anymore. Falling tariffs, low interest rates, global deregulation, and tax policies that benefit only the rich have all had the same effect: the erosion of the ‘expendable’ middle class. The result, growing global inequality, is a problem of our own making. And solving it won’t be easy if we draw on the same ideas about capital and labour, right and left, that led us to this cliff. Articulating a vision that, remarkably, dovetails with the ideas of both Naomi Klein and Donald Trump, The Expendables is an exhilaratingly fresh perspective that is at once humane and irascible, fearless and rigorous. Trade Review‘A forensic study of globalisation … rigorous.’ -- David Kernek * Irish Examiner *‘[A] snappily written work.’ -- Fiona Capp * The Age *‘Rubin … leverages his firm grasp of geopolitics and economics to offer not only a primer on macroeconomics, but also on how globalisation — that is, the process of opening up international markets — has routed the middle class and propped up the elite.’ * Winnipeg Free Press *‘The latest from the author of Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller continues his disruptive ways in this analysis of how the collapse of union membership and the near obsolescence of full-time employment is squeezing out the middle class … [Rubin] is a fiercely independent thinker.’ * NOW *Praise for Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: ‘Rubin’s argument is powerful.’ —Newsweek ‘One of the year’s best.’—Financial TimesPraise for The Big Flatline: ‘[Rubin] states unequivocally that the reason economists and politicians have failed to reverse the current recession is that they are relying on outmoded world views … Clearly written and smartly argued.’ * Kirkus Reviews *Praise for The Carbon Bubble: ‘Jeff Rubin at his finest. Thought-provoking. Meticulously researched. Intelligent without pretension. I highly, highly recommend it!’ -- Michael Hlinka * CBC Radio *
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Planet We: Wirtschaft und Weltpolitik
Book SynopsisWas nützen noch so wichtige und richtige Forderungen, wenn deren Umsetzungen fortlaufend unfassbar lähmen - selbst bei unverkennbar existenziellen Bedrohungen? Gibt es keinen Weg, wie Klima-, Bildungs-, soziale, wirtschaftliche, politische und sonstige notwendige Wenden zügig angepackt und effektiv umgesetzt werden können? Die Antwort ist so einfach wie spektakulär hoffnungsstiftend: Selbst ausgesprochen kühne Handlungskonzepte stellen selbst für die Wirtschaft absolut kein Problem dar, wenn sie eine Voraussetzung erfüllen, ein Prinzip beachten: wenn sie wettbewerbsneutral sind. Wettbewerbsneutrale Lösungen sind per se Win-win-win-Lösungen und geben uns genau deshalb effektive Handlungsfähigkeit zurück. Sie bereiten den Weg zu einer Transformation der heutigen Wett-Wirtschaft zu einer blühenden öko-sozial nachhaltigen "Planet We Economy". Dieses Buch erläutert das Prinzip der Wettbewerbsneutralität - und wendet es an auf die großen Gestaltungshebel von öko-sozialen Standards bis hin zur lokalen bis globalen Steuer-, Bildungs- und Innovationspolitik an. Der renommierte Club of Budapest, eine internationale Vereinigung, die sich der Entwicklung einer neuen Denkweise und einer neuen Ethik verschrieben hat, die zur Lösung der sozialen, politischen, wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts beitragen, hat sich entschieden, das Buch als "Report an den Club of Budapest" anzunehmen! "Das Buch verdient die Lektüre von allen, die für eine bessere Welt wirken möchten." (Prof. Dr. Dr. Ervin Laszlo, Gründer und Präsident des Club of Budapest International, im Vorwort zum Buch)Trade Review"Ein fulminant wichtiges Buch, dem wirklich viele Leserinnen und Leser zu wünschen sind. Unter Unternehmensinhabern, Führungskräften, Politikern und Konsumenten. "Planet We" hat das Potenzial, das Denken der Menschen zu verändern." (MangementJournal 25. Mai 2023)Table of ContentsVorwort 7 Wozu dieses Buch? 9 Teil 1 Wirtschaft neu denken 1 Schritte zu einer Planet We Economy 17 2 Wenn Wirtschaft zur Wett- Wirtschaft wird – Geht es noch (billiger)? 39 3 Wettbewerbsneutralität – Der Schlüssel zu einer ökosozial nachhaltigen Marktwirtschaft 57 Teil 2 Wirtschaft nachhaltig wettbewerbsneutral gestalten 4 Welthandel transparent wettbewerbsneutral – Ein globales Zertifizierungssystem 69 5 Ein Steuersystem für die wahren Konsumkosten – Wirtschaft als »Blue Economy 85 6 Das Ende des Dumpingwettbewerbs – Wettbewerbsneutrale Mindestlöhne und Mindestpreise 97 7 Das Ende des Steuer- Dumpingwettbewerbs – Ein neues Steuersystem für Unternehmen 107 8 Europa als Vorreiter – durch verbindliche öko- soziale Produktstandards 119 Teil 3 Ein besseres Wirtschaften für alle ist möglich 9 Von der Wissens- zur Kompetenzgesellschaft 133 10 We, the People … – Eine gemeinsame Identität als Weltbürger 153 11 Die Earth Life Organization« als neue UN- Einrichtung 161 12 Weltinnenpolitik durch eine handlungs- und finanzstarke UNO 171 Planet We Economy: Das Manifest 185 Ein Appell an die Vereinten Nationen 191 Danksagung 193 Literatur 195 Die Autoren 199 Statements zum Grundkonzept sowie einzelnen Vorschlägen 201 Webseite zum Buch 204
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Marge Books El contenedor: Técnicas, normas y usos de la
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Brill Private Enterprise and the China Trade: Merchants and Markets in Europe, 1700-1750
Book SynopsisThe open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National Science Foundation. This book examines the European commercial landscape of the early China trade, c.1700–1750. It looks at the foundational period of Sino-European commerce and explores a world of private enterprise beneath the surface of the official East India Company structures. Using rich private trade records, it analyses the making of pan-European markets, distribution networks and patterns of investment that together reveal a new geography of a trading system previously studied mostly at Canton. By considering the interloping activities of British-born merchants working for the smaller East India Companies, the book uncovers the commercial practices and cross-Company collaborations, both legal and illicit, that sustained the growth of the China trade: smuggling, wholesale trading, private commissions and the manipulation of Company auctions.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Introduction: Contextualising the Early China Trade in Europe 1 Commercial Polymaths: Supercargoes and Interlopers in the China Trade 2 Trading Conditions in Canton 3 Private Trade and Monopoly Structures: A Network Perspective 4 The Archives of Private Trade: How to Assess the (In)visible 5 Source Material 6 Structure of the Study 1 British Interlopers in the Canton Trade A Group Portrait 1 Charles Irvine: Canton Supercargo, Wholesale Trader, Family Patron 2 Irvine’s Wider Network 3 Ways into the China Trade 4 New Companies and old India Traders: The Demise of the Ostend and the Rise of the Swedish East India Company 4.1 Britons Abroad, Interlopers at Home: Transnational Careers in the Making 5 Flexible Citizens: Nomads of the Canton Trade 2 Forging Markets The European Re-Export Trade in Chinese Goods 1 Private Trade: Regulations and Realities 2 The Companies’ Profits from Private Trade 3 Public Sales, Private Agreements 4 The Re-Export Trade 3 Treasures in the Cabin Chinese Export Wares and the Special Commissions Trade 1 Chinese Export Wares and the Market for Private Commissions 2 Typology of Commissioners in the China Trade 3 Families and Consumers Associated with the East India Companies 4 Commanders and Supercargoes as Consumers, Suppliers and Entrepreneurs 5 Designs Made for Maritime Mobility 6 Making Room for Private Trade 4 European Geographies of Private Trade Cadiz as a Cross-Company Hub 1 Port Cities, Merchant Communities and the Study of Networks 2 The Vanguards 3 Flows of Silver from a Network Perspective 4 The Cadiz Merchant Community and the China Trade 5 Cadiz as an entrepôt 6 Company Recruitments and Passenger Traffic to China 7 Financing the Private Trade 8 Sea Loans and the Cross-Company Money Market 9 Entangled cities of the China trade: Cadiz, Antwerp and Amsterdam Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Brill A Dissimulated Trade: Northern European Timber
Book SynopsisIn A Dissimulated Trade, Germán Jiménez-Montes sheds light on the role of foreigners in the Spanish empire. Making use of the rich collection of notarial deeds available at the Archivo Histórico Provincial de Sevilla, this book examines how a group of Dutch, Flemish and German merchants came to dominate the supply of timber in Seville. With this microhistory, Germán Jiménez-Montes offers a new account on the trade between Andalusia and northern Europe at the end of the sixteenth century, focusing on a resource that was essential for Seville’s economy and Spain’s imperial aspirations.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviation of Archives and Digital Sources List of Illustrations, Figures and Tables Note on Terminology Introduction 1 War and Trade in Andalusia 1 Philip ii’s Embargoes: More than Commercial War 2 Subversion of the Market 2.1 Claiming for Compensations 2.2 The Seville-Sanlúcar Axis 3 State’s Collaboration with the Market 3.1 Royal Licence to Nicolás de Melemburque 4 Seville’s Opposition to the Embargoes 4.1 The Embargoes of 1585 and 1595 4.2 Enemies of the Monarchy? Foreigners as Well as Natives 5 Conclusion 2 Atarazanas Merchants Migration and Social Capital 1 Flemish Migration to Seville 1.1 Migration before the War 1.2 Migration During the War 2 Collaboration with Seville and Social Capital 2.1 Control and Conversion of the Reales Atarazanas 2.2 The Encabezamiento 2.3 The Nation 3 Conclusion 3 Casa y Servicio 1 Marriage Practices 1.1 Flemish Women in the Atarazanas 2 Cooperation between In-laws 2.1 Dowry Promises 3 Servicio 3.1 Domestic Workers 3.2 Workers of the Firm 4 Conclusion 4 Cooperation in Long-Distance Trade 1 Partnerships 1.1 Equity Partnerships 1.2 Silent Equity Partnerships 1.3 Commission Partnerships 1.4 Notarisation of Partnerships 2 Agency 2.1 A Financial Tool 2.2 A Global Tool 3 Conclusion 5 Timber Trade and Andalusian Exports 1 Access to Supply Markets 1.1 The Amsterdam-Seville Connection 1.2 Two Shipping Networks 2 The Andalusian Port System and the North-European Shipping Networks 3 Andalusian Salt, Other Exports and Imported Grain 3.1 Other Exports 3.2 Wheat from the Sea 4 Conclusion 6 Supply to the Carrera de Indias and to the Royal Navy 1 Regulation of the Carrera de Indias 1.1 Preparation of the American fleets 1.2 Access to American Silver 1.3 Demand of Imported Naval Provisions 2 Supply to the Royal Navy 2.1 Demand of Imported Naval Provisions 2.2 An Incipient Naval Bureaucracy in Andalusia 3 Conclusion Conclusion Annexes A List of Atarazanas Merchants B Glossary of Timber Products and Other Naval Provisions C Units D Archival References of Testaments E Archival References of Dowry Promises F Archival References of Partnership Contracts G Archival References of Finiquitos H Archival References of Slave Sales Digital Resources Bibliography Index
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Brill Global Public Goods and Sustainable Development in the Practice of International Organizations: Responding to Challenges of Today’s World
Book SynopsisThis volume examines in an innovative and applied perspective the interdependence between the role of international organizations, the existence of global public goods and the need of sustainable development. Moreover, it is set within the context of current challenges in today’s world of dramatic transition and clearly responds to the need for filling the existing research gap in this area. It also demonstrates excellent knowledge of primary resources and a very good mastery of the various concepts and policy issues. Moreover, it offers an important added value to the theory, research and recent publications of the concerned broad study field.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Klos PART 1: Global Public Goods, Sustainable Development and International Organizations: An Outline of the Theory 1 Global Public Goods in Light of the New Paradigm of Sustainable Development under the Challenges Facing Today’s World Katja Zajc Kejžar and Nina Ponikvar 2 The Global Governance Complex: Insights from Recent Contributions to the Definition, Measurement, and Explanation of Change Willem Molle PART 2: International Security: What Role Does It Play in Achieving SDG s? 3 The Reaction of International Organizations to Global Security Challenges Anatoliy Kruglashov 4 The Role of International Organizations in Global Migration Governance: Sustainable Development as a Strategy for Extending Global Public Goods Leiza Brumat, Diego Caballero Vélez and Marta Pachocka 5 Public Goods at Risk: The Crisis of the Rule of Law in the European Union in Light of the Violation of the Fundamental Rights of LGBT Persons Angela Maria Romito and Aleksandra Szczerba PART 3: Multilateral Trade: How Do International Organizations Use it to Foster a More Sustainable World? 6 Trade as a Tool of Sustainable Development in the Context of Regulatory Systems Created by International Organizations (WTO, OECD) Lenka Fojtíková 7 The International Trade System in the Concept of Global Public Goods: Principles of Export Credit Functioning in WTO and OECD Regulations Piotr Stolarczyk 8 The Role of EU Trade Agreements in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals Aleksandra Borowicz and Rasa Daugeliene PART 4: Financial Stability and GDP in World Bank, IMF, and EU Activities 9 The World Bank: a New Narrative for New Challenges? Ewa Latoszek and Andrzej Latoszek 10 IMF Activity Supporting International Financial Stability and Sustainable Development Magdalena Proczek 11 International Financial Stability and Sustainable Development in EU Fiscal Policy Agnieszka Klos PART 5: Green Energy, Health Care, and Intellectual Property: International Global Public Goods? 12 Green Energy as a Sustainable Development Model Leading to a Gradual Improvement of the Quality of Life Anna Wójtowicz 13 Governing Global Health by International Organizations Amid the Global Challenges of Today, and Its Impact on Sustainable Development Ewa Kosycarz 14 Intellectual Property in Light of the WTO, the WIPO, the EU, and the OECD Ewa Osuch-Rak PART 6: Digital Transformation and Smart Settlements as a New Paradigm of Strategic Sustainable Development 15 Digital Transformation Processes in Society and the Economy: The Role of the International Labour Organization and the European Union Malgorzata Dziembala and Mirela Marcu? 16 The Smart City as a Keystone between Sustainability and Public Good: Case Research on How the European Union is Supporting Smart Settlements in Poland Agnieszka Domanska and Giuseppe T. Cirella Evaluation and Conclusions Ewa Latoszek and Agnieszka Klos Index
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Global trade in fakes: a worrying threat
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Risks of illicit trade in counterfeits to small and medium-sized firms
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) The illegal wildlife trade in southeast Asia: institutional capacities in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Why do countries import fakes?: linkages and correlations with main socio-economic indicators
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Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Counterfeiting, piracy and the Swiss economy
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Pambazuka Press From the Slave Trade to Free Trade How Trade
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Freeports and Free Zones
Book SynopsisThis book explains the definition, concepts, practices and procedures of Free Zone operations; how they are created, how they operate, and their benefits to the global and national economy.Readers will be able to understand why Free Zones exist, their role in the development and maintenance of international trade, and how they contribute to national and global economic development and wellbeing, especially in developing nations. The author explains the processes in the establishment of Free Zones, and how government legislation and initiatives assist in this process. The book comprehensively but accessibly covers the topics of Freeports, Free Zones, Export Processing Zones (EPZs) and Special Economoic Zones (SEZs), as well as issues such as Customs requirements, Free Zone law and government initiatives, including the new UK Freeport initiative. It analyses the role of such Zones in global economic development and considers the challenges and issues related to Free Zone develoTable of ContentsPart 1 1. Introduction and Background 2. Free Zone History and Overview 3. Overall Definition and Purpose 4. Fiscal and Legal Status 5. Specific Zone Definitions, Location and Comparisons 6. Customs Clearance 7. Rules of Origin and Freeports 8. Business Clustering and Economic Development 9. Tax Incentives, Duty Deferral Savings and the Supply Chain 10. Financial and Service Free Zones 11. WEPZA 12. Free Zone Security and Risk 13. The Political Perspective 14. Sustainability and the Future 15. Challenges and Secrets to Success 16. The UK Perspective 17. Conclusions Part 2: Specific Global Free Zone Examples 1. North America 2. Latin America 3. Middle East and North America (MENA) 4. European Union 5. Russia 6. Asean (South-East Asia) 7. China 8. UK Freeport Initiatives Appendix 1. UK Free Zones: Proposed Guidelines Appendix 2. UK Freeport Operations Applicant Questionnaire
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John Murray Press Unlocking the Emperors Door
Book SynopsisThe compelling story of one man, one company and one country. If you are interacting with Chinese businesses, doing business in China, hoping to understand more about this incredible country, or simply wanting to see what can be achieved through passion, commitment, and integrity, this is the book for you. Unlocking the Emperor''s Door documents the life of a man who has been at the heart of Chinese innovation for decades, whose story shows how small things matter, how big risks pay off, and how business and government intertwine in China.Demonstrating the impact of vision and persistence, you will meet Li Jinyuan, the founder and Chairman of Tiens Group - known locally as Tianshi - and uncover his story of success. You will gain profound insights into the people of China, including its younger generation - and better understand the nation which is driving the World economy.Set against the stunning backdrop of modern China, this rags to riches tale
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Bloomsbury Academic EuUK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
Book SynopsisGesa Kübek is Assistant Professor in European Law, Groningen University, the Netherlands.Christian J Tams is Professor of International Law at the University of Glasgow, UK.Jörg Philipp Terhechte is Professor and Chair of Public Law and European and International Law at Leuphana Law School, Germany.
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Die Post-Corona-Wirtschaft: Ausblicke auf die 7
Book SynopsisWelche wirtschaftlichen Trends werden die 2020er-Jahre nach der Corona-Pandemie prägen? Mit welchen Veränderungen müssen wir rechnen und was wissen wir über den kommenden Wandel? Alexander Börsch gibt mit seinem Buch einen kompakten und gut verständlichen Ausblick auf die kommenden ökonomischen Trends, auf die sich Unternehmen, Arbeitnehmer, Investoren und die Politik vorbereiten müssen. Der Wandel, der uns bevorsteht, wird von drei Kräften angetrieben. Die demographische Entwicklung führt zu einem nie dagewesenen Generationen-Mix, neue digitale Technologien wie die Künstliche Intelligenz treiben die Transformation der Wirtschaft voran, während die Politik wichtige Spielregeln neu definiert. Diese Kräfte prägen wirtschaftliche Trends in ganz unterschiedlichen Bereichen. Eine neue Phase der Globalisierung bricht an, die Dienstleistungsökonomie transformiert sich und die Erfolgsfaktoren von Standorten wandeln sich. Gleichzeitig verändern sich Arbeits- und Konsumentenmärkte, ebenso wie Unternehmen, die neue Erwartungen in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit und Transparenz erfüllen müssen. Damit werden auf persönlicher, unternehmerischer und internationaler Ebene die Karten für Wohlstand und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit neu verteilt. Ohne die Unsicherheiten zu vernachlässigen, analysiert Alexander Börsch, welche ökonomischen Trends sich gegenwärtig entfalten, woher sie ihre Dynamik beziehen und wie sich in den 2020er-Jahren voraussichtlich weiterentwickeln werden.Trade Review"Der Autor, profunder Konjunktur- und Branchenanalyst, macht 7 Makrotrends aus, die er hier auf Dienstleistungsökonomie, Globalisierung, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Standort, Arbeitsmarkt, Konsumenten und Nachhaltigkeit bezieht. ... Sehr verständlich geschrieben, so dass auch NichtÖkonomen, die sich für Zukunftstrends interessieren, mit der Lektüre gut klar kommen. (EKZ im Februar 2022) "... eine lohnende Lektüre für alle, die wissen wollen, wo es ökonomisch im nächsten Jahrzehnt langgeht. (getAbstract im Januar 2022)Table of ContentsVorwort 9 Einleitung: Auf dem Weg zur Post-Corona-Wirtschaft 13 Was ökonomische Trends für Unternehmen bedeuten 15 Von Mega-zu Makrotrends 17 Die Treiber des Wandels 19 Unsicherheiten und schwarze Schwäne versus Trends 23 Die 7 Trends der Post-Corona-Wirtschaft 25 1. Kapitel: Die neue digitale Dienstleistungsökonomie 29 Die historische Transformation Richtung Dienstleistungen 30 Dienstleistungen als Beschäftigungsmotor 32 Die analoge und digitale Produktivität von Violinquartetten 40 Die verschwimmenden Grenzen zwischen Industrie und Dienstleistungen 42 Alles als Service 44 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die Dienstleistungsökonomie 2030 47 2. Kapitel: Die nächste Phase der Globalisierung. 49 Vom Dampfschiff zur Hyperglobalisierung und zur Stagnation 50 Die Dienstleistungs-Globalisierung 56 Die künftigen Wachstumssektoren 66 Corona und die Globalisierung 68 Die Handelskonflikte der 2020er-Jahre 71 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die Globalisierung 2030 75 3. Kapitel: Die neuen Dimensionen der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und die Produktivitätsherausforderung 77 Analoge Wettbewerbsfähigkeit 79 Die neue digitale Innovationslandschaft 80 Die digital führenden Länder 83 Das Produktivitätsrätsel 87 Demographie meets Produktivität 90 Die digitale Spaltung der Unternehmenslandschaft 92 Konturen der nächsten digitalen Wirtschaft 94 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit 2030 96 4. Kapitel: Städte und der neue Standortwettbewerb 99 Cluster, Ökosysteme und das gesellige Unternehmen 100 Magnetische Städte 102 Wo digitale Multis investieren und sich ansiedeln 109 Wo liegt das deutsche Silicon Valley? 112 Neue Tech Hubs in den 2020er-Jahren 115 Das Ende der Tech Hubs durch Corona? 117 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die Tech Hubs 2030 119 5. Kapitel: Der kommende Wandel auf dem Arbeitsmarkt 121 Ein Blick zurück: die letzte digitale Revolution 122 Strukturwandel in Aktion 123 Automatisierung bringt Wohlstand – und Unruhe 126 Die demographische Zukunft des Arbeitsmarktes 129 Weniger Arbeitskräfte, mehr Inflation? 131 Y, W, Z – Der neue Generationenmix 132 Erwartungen der Generation Z: anders als gedacht 135 Gig Economy for Grannies 136 Die technologische Zukunft des Arbeitsmarktes 137 Der lange Weg von der Innovation zum Arbeitsmarkt 138 Die unvollkommene Automatisierung 141 Der menschliche Wettbewerbsvorteil 142 Automatisierung und Nachfrageänderungen im Zusammenspiel 144 Die Jobs der Zukunft 146 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die Arbeitsmärkte 2030 149 6. Kapitel: Die neuen Konsumenten 153 Disruption durch Alterung 154 Der neue Alters-Mix 155 Die globale Silver Economy 158 Generational Economics 160 Generational Business 161 Makroökonomische Verschiebungen: Das asiatische Jahrzehnt 163 China als Wirtschaftsmacht Nummer 1 164 Die neue Mittelklasse 166 Die nächste Phase der Urbanisierung 168 Die Vermehrung der Mega-Cities 170 Städte als Konsumentenmärkte 172 Corona und die Urbanisierung 173 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die Konsumentenmärkte 2030 176 7. Kapitel: Die Nachhaltigkeits-Transformation und die neuen Erwartungen an Unternehmen 179 Die neuen gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen 180 Die neuen Erwartungen von Finanzmärkten und Investoren 184 Die Entwicklung nachhaltiger Investments 185 Die neuen politischen Rahmenbedingungen 188 Nachhaltigkeit und die künftige Handelspolitik 190 Nachhaltigkeit, Produktion und die zirkuläre Wirtschaft 191 Ein neues Transparenzlevel 193 Das gläserne ESG-Unternehmen 194 Von Shareholdern zu Stakeholder-Systemen? 195 Neue Formen von Stakeholder-Systemen 197 Sicherheiten und Unsicherheiten für die nachhaltige Wirtschaft 2030 199 Implikationen: Bereit für die 2020er-Jahre 201 Das Paradox langfristiger Trends und die Verhaltensökonomie 203 Die unternehmerischen Herausforderungen der 2020er-Jahre 207 Die politischen Herausforderungen der 2020er-Jahre 213 Corona und die Produktivität 216 Die neuen Roaring 20s? 218 Anmerkungen 221 Über den Autor 233 Stichwortverzeichnis 235
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The University of Chicago Press Chinas Growing Role in World Trade NBER National
Book SynopsisIn less than three decades, China has grown from playing a negligible role in world trade to being one of the world's largest exporters. This book investigates the effects of China's new status. It provides a detailed analyses of the microstructure of trade, the macroeconomic implications, sector-level issues, and foreign direct investment.
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University of Chicago Press Trade and Protectionism 2 NBER National Bureau of Economic Research East Asia Seminar on Economics
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The University of Chicago Press Knowledge Regulation and National Security in
Book SynopsisThe first historical study of export control regulations as a tool for the sharing and withholding of knowledge. In this groundbreaking book, Mario Daniels and John Krige set out to show the enormous political relevance that export control regulations have had for American debates about national security, foreign policy, and trade policy since 1945. Indeed, they argue that from the 1940s to today the issue of how to control the transnational movement of information has been central to the thinking and actions of the guardians of the American national security state. The expansion of control over knowledge and know-how is apparent from the increasingly systematic inclusion of universities and research institutions into a system that in the 1950s and 1960s mainly targeted business activities. As this book vividly reveals, classification was not the onlyand not even the most importantregulatory instrument that came into being in the postwar era.Trade Review“Daniels and Krige’s attempt is remarkable because of the breadth of the research required, but also because it breaks new ground. . . . This is a necessary, useful, and foundational book for aspects of twentieth- and twenty-first-century US policy that in combination typically get short shrift. For scholars interested in Cold War foreign policy, the history of technology and institutions, sociology, or twentieth-century intellectual history, this will be a book to have.” * Technology and Culture *"This is a terrific and important book. To make sense of our current moment of post-neoliberal revirement, we need new, engaged, and detailed political histories of state institutions. Daniels and Krige show us what that might look like." * H-Diplo Roundtable XXIV-8 *"A valuable and much-needed addition to the literature on export controls. This book will easily become a main reference for anyone trying to understand the development of the US export control system and the central role that knowledge flow controls have played in that process." -- Sam Weiss Evans, Harvard University"An excellent book. It will provide an opening to a critical conversation that is needed in the United States right now on the relationship among export controls, national security, economic competitiveness, and academic freedom. This conversation will only grow in the coming decade, and this book will provide a touchstone for it." -- Michael A. Dennis, United States Naval War CollegeTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Introduction: What Are Export Controls, and Why Do They Matter? Part 1 Chapter 2. The Invention of Export Controls over Unclassified Technological Data and Know-How (1917–45) Chapter 3. The Cold War National Security State and the Export Control Regime Part 2 Chapter 4. The Recalibration of American Power, the Bucy Report, and the Reshaping of Export Controls in the 1970s Chapter 5. The Reagan Administration’s Attempts to Control Soviet Knowledge Acquisition in Academia Chapter 6. Academia Fights Back: The Corson Panel and the Fundamental Research Exclusion Part 3 Chapter 7. “Economic Security” and the Politics of Export Controls over Technology Transfers to Japan in the 1980s Chapter 8. Paradigm Shifts in Export Control Policies by Reagan, Bush, and Clinton and the Evolving US-China Relations Chapter 9. The Conflict over Technology Sharing in Clinton’s Second Term: The Cox Report and the Use of Chinese Launchers Part 4 Chapter 10. Epilogue: Export Controls, US Academia, and the Chinese-American Clash during the Trump Administration Notes Index
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The University of Chicago Press Knowledge Regulation and National Security in
Book SynopsisThe first historical study of export control regulations as a tool for the sharing and withholding of knowledge. In this groundbreaking book, Mario Daniels and John Krige set out to show the enormous political relevance that export control regulations have had for American debates about national security, foreign policy, and trade policy since 1945. Indeed, they argue that from the 1940s to today the issue of how to control the transnational movement of information has been central to the thinking and actions of the guardians of the American national security state. The expansion of control over knowledge and know-how is apparent from the increasingly systematic inclusion of universities and research institutions into a system that in the 1950s and 1960s mainly targeted business activities. As this book vividly reveals, classification was not the onlyand not even the most importantregulatory instrument that came into being in the postwar era.Trade Review“Daniels and Krige’s attempt is remarkable because of the breadth of the research required, but also because it breaks new ground. . . . This is a necessary, useful, and foundational book for aspects of twentieth- and twenty-first-century US policy that in combination typically get short shrift. For scholars interested in Cold War foreign policy, the history of technology and institutions, sociology, or twentieth-century intellectual history, this will be a book to have.” * Technology and Culture *"This is a terrific and important book. To make sense of our current moment of post-neoliberal revirement, we need new, engaged, and detailed political histories of state institutions. Daniels and Krige show us what that might look like." * H-Diplo Roundtable XXIV-8 *"A valuable and much-needed addition to the literature on export controls. This book will easily become a main reference for anyone trying to understand the development of the US export control system and the central role that knowledge flow controls have played in that process." -- Sam Weiss Evans, Harvard University"An excellent book. It will provide an opening to a critical conversation that is needed in the United States right now on the relationship among export controls, national security, economic competitiveness, and academic freedom. This conversation will only grow in the coming decade, and this book will provide a touchstone for it." -- Michael A. Dennis, United States Naval War CollegeTable of ContentsList of Abbreviations Chapter 1. Introduction: What Are Export Controls, and Why Do They Matter? Part 1 Chapter 2. The Invention of Export Controls over Unclassified Technological Data and Know-How (1917–45) Chapter 3. The Cold War National Security State and the Export Control Regime Part 2 Chapter 4. The Recalibration of American Power, the Bucy Report, and the Reshaping of Export Controls in the 1970s Chapter 5. The Reagan Administration’s Attempts to Control Soviet Knowledge Acquisition in Academia Chapter 6. Academia Fights Back: The Corson Panel and the Fundamental Research Exclusion Part 3 Chapter 7. “Economic Security” and the Politics of Export Controls over Technology Transfers to Japan in the 1980s Chapter 8. Paradigm Shifts in Export Control Policies by Reagan, Bush, and Clinton and the Evolving US-China Relations Chapter 9. The Conflict over Technology Sharing in Clinton’s Second Term: The Cox Report and the Use of Chinese Launchers Part 4 Chapter 10. Epilogue: Export Controls, US Academia, and the Chinese-American Clash during the Trump Administration Notes Index
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University of Washington Press Fair Trade from the Ground Up
Book SynopsisDocuments achievements at both the producer and the consumer ends of commodity chains and assesses prospects for future growthTrade Review". . . an intriguing and informational read for anyone who is involved or interested in the fair trade movement." * Contemporary Sociology *"This volume provides a rich, detailed framework for examining and discussing fair trade and the sustainability it encourages across the developed and developing worlds. Highly recommended." * Choice *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Fair Trade from the Ground Up 2. Fair Trade Coffee in Guatemala 3. How Do Producers Spend the Social Premium? 4. Selling and Buying Fair Trade 5. Fair Trade Activisim in the United States 6. A Fair Trade University 7. Growing Fair Trade Notes References Contributors Index
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Uprising Will Emerging Markets Shape or Shake
Book SynopsisEmerging markets are big news. But after the financial crisis, what does the future really hold for them? And what does this future mean for global business? George Magnus, one of the world's most respected economic analysts, is your guide through the challenges and opportunities for emerging markets and those doing business in them.Trade Review'...a useful corrective to some of the more breathless and overenthusiastic tracts on China's inevitable path to world domination.' (Management Today, Novemberm 2010). '... Magnus takes an epic sweep of the emerging economies- from China and India to Turkey and Eastern Europe.' (Wharf, November 2010). "...a considered view of the advances of China, India and other emerging economies ." (Financial Times, November 2010). ' Magnus's overarching argument is that China still lacks the organisations and institutions that accept ...the key to technological innovation.' (Reuters.com, November 2010). '...blow-by-blow account of the global scene today...his [Magnus's] crystal ball presents surprising conclusions.' (BMI Voyager, April 2011). '... worth reading'. (Survival, June 2011).Table of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1 Back to the Future? 27 Chapter 2 Who Are Those Guys? 55 Chapter 3 To Armageddon and Back 89 Chapter 4 Atomic Clouds of Footloose Funds 123 Chapter 5 After the Crisis: Catharsis or Chaos? 157 Chapter 6 Older and Wiser: Demographic and Technological Challenges 205 Chapter 7 The Climate Change Catch–22 261 Chapter 8 Who Will Inherit the Earth? 299 Notes 341 Index 353
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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 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 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.
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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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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 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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