International Economics category: 4483 books
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Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2012
The internationalization of emerging economies has brought new perspectives to international business development. Focusing on the extensive impact these emerging economies and firms have had, this volume covers the strong players, such as Brazil, Russia, India and China, as well as dynamically developing...
Equality in International Society
A Reappraisal
Language: English
Release Date: November 18, 2014
The author re-examines the concept of equality in international society, past and present. The view that equality necessarily flows from sovereignty is considered a contingent rather than a necessary contention. A new framework for equality in international society is sketched out emphasising the normative strength of the principle of equality.
International Business
New Challenges, New Forms, New Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2012
Provides an in-depth analysis of some of the most recent challenges for international businesses, such as corporate social responsibility and the phenomenon of outward foreign direct investment from China. Reflects on the new perspectives in international business by presenting the experience of successful business experts in the field.
Responding to a Resurgent Russia
Russian Policy and Responses from the European Union and the United States
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2011
In this volume, a set of issue and country experts tackle the questions surrounding the challenges of a resurgent Russia for the world order as well as for relations between the European Union and the United States. Following a brief introduction laying out the circumstances of Russia’s rise,...
China's Emergent Political Economy
Capitalism in the Dragon's Lair
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2007
This edited volume represents the first collaborative effort to explicitly view China’s rapid international ascent as associated with the same process that catapulted Great Britain, the United States, Germany, and Japan to international prominence – the emergence of a capitalist political economy....
Navigating Choppy Waters
China's Economic Decisionmaking at a Time of Transition
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2015
China faces increasing economic headwinds that call into question not only its near-term growth outlook but the longer-term sustainability of its economic success. At a time of leadership transition in Beijing, global markets and policymakers alike are casting an anxious eye on China’s economic...
Elite Recruitment and Coherence of the Inner Core of Power in Finland
Changing Patterns during the Economic Crises of 1991-2011
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2015
The book outlines the approaches of classical elite theory and democratic elitism for the study of national power structures. The book displays different research methods for elite study as well as the power conceptions included within these methods. An elite structure typology is derived from the...
by International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2011
The September 2011 edition of the World Economic Outlook assesses the prospects for the global economy, which is now in a dangerous new phase. Global activity has weakened and become more uneven, confidence has fallen sharply recently, and downside risks are growing. Against a backdrop of unresolved...
Global Power Europe - Vol. 1
Theoretical and Institutional Approaches to the EU's External Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
This two-volume project provides a multi-sectoral perspective over the EU's external projections from traditional as well as critical theoretical and institutional perspectives, and is supported by numerous case studies covering the whole extent of the EU’s external relations. The aim is to strive...
by Steve Hess, Richard Aidoo
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2015
This book investigates China’s emergence as an outside player in SSA over the last several decades and the current understanding of the impact of Beijing’s growing presence on the continent, including several case studies focused on specific SSA countries. China’s accelerating economic and political...
Intellectual Property
Trade, Competition, and Sustainable Development The World Trade Forum, Volume 3
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2010
The incorporation of intellectual property protection into the WTO international trading system has been a milestone in international economic law and has added a new dimension to trade regulation — new rights and obligations and new challenges alike. The contributors, leading scholars and practitioners...
by
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
The International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) series explores the latest developments in political economy. This twelfth volume presents a collection of eight papers, analysing the emergence and economic problems of the emerging economies during and after the international financial crisis...
Trade Policy in Asia
Higher Education and Media Services
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
Education and media services have much in common. Both provide services that embody local cultures, in which there is extensive public sector participation and significant domestic regulation. At the same time, both are dramatically affected by the information and communications technology revolution....
by International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2008
A unique international exercise in information-gathering and analysis An extraordinary confluence of global forces has kept the world economy strong in the past few years, but there are now numerous challenges to growth. The World Economic Outlook (WEO) presents the IMF's leading economists' analyses...