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Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2009
With the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq, the most controversial question in world politics fast became whether the United States stands within the order of international law or outside it. Does America still play by the rules it helped create? American Exceptionalism and Human Rights...
Health Technologies and International Intellectual Property Law
A Precautionary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
The global transmission of infectious diseases has fuelled the need for a more developed legal framework in international public health to provide prompt and specific guidance during a large-scale emergency. This book develops a means for States to take advantage of the flexibilities of compulsory...
Power, the State, and Sovereignty
Essays on International Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
Stephen Krasner has been one of the most influential theorists within international relations and international political economy over the past few decades. Power, the State, and Sovereignty is a collection of his key scholarly works. The book includes both a framing introduction written for this...
Wiley IFRS 2015
Interpretation and Application of International Financial Reporting Standards
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2015
The globally-sourced guide to the latest IFRS, with practical application advice
Wiley IFRS 2015 is a complete guide to the latest International Financial Reporting Standards set forth by the International Accounting Standards Board. Written by an international team of experts in global accounting...
by Erdener Kaynak, Belay Seyoum
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Learn the ins and outs of the export-import business!
Export-Import Theory, Practices, and Procedures is a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of international trade theories and techniques. International trade professionals, researchers, students, and members of chambers of commerce will benefit...
Foreign Direct Investment and Human Development
The Law and Economics of International Investment Agreements
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This book presents original research that examines the growth of international investment agreements as a means to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and considers how this affects the ability of capital-importing countries to pursue their development goals. The hope of countries signing such...
The Origins of International Investment Law
Empire, Environment and the Safeguarding of Capital
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
International investment law is a complex and dynamic field. Yet, the implications of its history are under explored. Kate Miles examines the historical evolution of international investment law, assessing its origins in the commercial and political expansionism of dominant states during the seventeenth...
Prospects in International Investment Law and Policy
World Trade Forum
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
The negotiation of a patchy but burgeoning network of international investment agreements and the increasing use to which they are put is generating a growing body of jurisprudence which, while still evolving, requires closer analytical scrutiny. Drawing on many of the most distinguished voices in...
by Michael Waibel
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2011
International law on sovereign defaults is underdeveloped because States have largely refrained from adjudicating disputes arising out of public debt. The looming new wave of sovereign defaults is likely to shift dispute resolution away from national courts to international tribunals and transform...
Evaluating Country Risks for International Investments
Tools, Techniques and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2017
This unique volume presents a trailblazing project of country risk analysis for international investments. It develops an innovative range of tools and techniques on the cutting edge of financial theories and practices for assessing and incorporating country/political risk in cross-border investment...
by Lorenzo Riccardi
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2013
The People’s Republic of China’s tax policies and international obligations are as multifaceted and dynamic as they are complex, developing closely with the nation’s rise to the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Today, after decades of reform and the entry into the World Trade Organization,...
by Geert Bekaert, Robert Hodrick
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2017
This new and fully updated edition of International Financial Management blends theory, data analysis, examples and practical case situations to equip students and business leaders with the analytical tools they need to make informed financial decisions and manage the risks that businesses face in...
by Jonatan Pinkse, Ans Kolk
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2009
Climate change has become an important topic on the business agenda with strong pressure being placed on companies to respond and contribute to finding solutions to this urgent problem. This text provides a comprehensive analysis of international business responses to global climate change and climate...
Crisis and Reform
Canada and the International Financial System
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
The financial crisis that erupted in 2008 severely affected the global economy, plunging most countries into a recession with aftershocks still being felt today. Canada was able to weather the crisis well in comparison to many euro-zone countries and the United States, but it did not escape unscathed....