Emerging mega-integration blocs such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership are evolving outside of the World Trade Organization’s influence. Their most contested features are their investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) systems. This article...

The Government of Serbia repeatedly declares its priority of joining of the European Union (EU), advancing a silly and politically suicidal declaration that there is no plan B for Serbia. But enlargement is not part of the EU’s real agenda, in spite of its meaningless and politically empty...

Economic sanctions are back and high on the policy agenda. They are used as ‘bloodless’ policy instruments that replace ‘hard’ wars against countries that need to alter their behaviour. Sanctions come in various types and shapes. They can be introduced both by international organisations...

This article is about the potentially losing battle to save the eurozone in the long term. The eurozone, the greatest achievement of the European Union, is losing its glamour and is in danger of losing its appeal as the promise of perpetual prosperity for every participant faded away. The...

The supply chain economy provides grounds for a non-linear economic leapfrog start in development. Rather than specializing in the whole production procedure, the new model enables specialization in production segments. All process links are related and must be of an identical high standard. The...

The continuous enlargement of the European Union (EU) has been one of its greatest achievements and judging by the increasing number of EU member countries, one of its most successful policies. This primer considers the economic side of enlargement for the ‘new' EU members, and provides data...

Contents: Preface -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Theory -- 3. Supply chain economy -- 4. Market structure and location of production -- 5. Globalisation -- 6. International firms -- 7. Regional policy -- 8. Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.