Die vier Visegrádstaaten Polen, Tschechische Republik, Ungarn und Slowakei werden als Handelspartner für Sachsen immer interessanter. In dem Beitrag werden die Außenhandelsverflechtungen Sachsens mit den Visegrádstaaten analysiert. Anhand eines Vergleichs mit dem Bundesgebiet werden die...

Under the international economic order which prevailed between the end of mercantilism and decolonisation (referred to in this essay as liberal imperialism) the costs of transacting, transporting and trading commodities, both within and across national and imperial frontiers declined sharply.1...

Trade in intermediate goods as one possible link between rising trade and foreign direct investment is examined. To explain growing intermediate goods trade, three hypotheses are brought forward: outsourcing, global sourcing and the increasing importance of MNE networks. These hypotheses are...

Poverty, Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss in Guatemala. This paper explores the causes of deforestation and biodiversity loss in Guatemala and is organized into 4 parts. First, an overview about deforestation in Guatemala from 1950-2000 is provided, and the relationship between deforestation...