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The Asian Mediterranean : port cities and trading networks in China, Japan and South Asia, 13th-21st century
Gipouloux, François - 2011
pt. 1. Two models of expansion without borders : the European Mediterraneans -- pt. 2. Early outlines of an Asian Mediterranean : the predominance of tributary trade -- pt. 3. The overlapping of Western and Asian trading networks -- pt. 4. The arena of re-globalisation : the second birth of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851424
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Transformations in global governance : implications for multinationals and other stakeholders
Vachani, Sushil (contributor) - 2006
The world of multinational enterprises is changing dramatically. Their complex and dynamic international context presents them with special challenges--threatening their survival on one hand, and presenting them with unprecedented opportunities on the other. In this volume, international experts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850810
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The economic North-South divide : six decades of unequal development
Raffer, Kunibert - 2004 - Pbk. ed
The Economic North-South Divide explores the structural roots of the debt crisis and considers the impact of debt management on North-South economic relations, exposing certain double standards that tilt global markets further against the South. Encouraged by recent successful opposition to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852069
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The open economy and the environment : development, trade and resources in Asia
Coxhead, Ian - 2003
The Open Economy and the Environment asks what globalization means for environmental quality and the use of natural resources in developing economies. The authors develop theoretical models that trace the effects of trade and trade liberalization on sectoral resource allocation, factor returns,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851028
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Poverty strategies in Asia : a growth plus approach
Khan, Haider (contributor); Weiss, John (contributor) - 2006
It is widely recognized that while high and sustained economic growth is critical for poverty reduction, there are other policy interventions that may also be significant in a "growth plus" approach to poverty reduction. This volume brings together a series of case studies on the poverty impact...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851056
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Climate and trade policy : bottom-up approaches towards global agreement
Carraro, Carlo (ed.); Egenhofer, Christian (ed.) - 2007
Bottom-up approaches towards a global climate agreement : an overview -- Carlo Carraro, Christian Egenhofer and Noriko Fujiwara -- Regional and subglobal climate blocs : a cost-benefit analysis of bottom-up climate regimes / Barbara Buchner and Carlo Carraro -- Do regional integration approaches...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420021
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China, Japan and regional leadership in East Asia
Dent, Christopher M. (contributor) - 2008
particular reference to China and Japan assuming 'regional leader actor' roles. Key issues discussed by the list of distinguished … contributors include: the extent to which there is an East Asian region to lead, China-Japan relations, different aspects of Japan … region, how China and Japan have explored paths of regional leadership through certain regional and multilateral …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851578
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Investing in the United States : is the US ready for FDI from China?
Sauvant, Karl P. (contributor) - 2009
Kantor -- 7. Is the US ready for FDI from China? : lessons from Japan's experience in the 1980s / Curtis J. Milhaupt …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011852080
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Japan's economic recovery : commercial policy, monetary policy, and corporate governance
Stern, Robert Mitchell (ed.) - 2003
The contributors to this book, from the US and Japan, explore the main issues involved in the international trade …, foreign direct investment, and macro/financial relations of the United States and Japan and provide guidance to policymakers … for measures to help overcome Japan's economic stagnation since the early 1990s. The book is divided into three parts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014474170
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Connecting Asia : infrastructure for integrating south and southeast Asia
Plummer, Michael G. (contributor);  … - 2016
This book analyses how closer regional connectivity and economic integration between South Asia and Southeast Asia can benefit both regions. With a focus on the role played by infrastructure and public policies in facilitating this process, it provides a detailed and up-to-date discussion of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419846