American (LA) countries and the four largest economies in the world (namely the US, the Euro area, Japan and China) over the …

century, silk reeling emerged as the main export industry. The silk reeling industry depended heavily on credit for working … capital but comprised many small firms that could not borrow directly from larger banks. Instead, silk merchants in Yokohama …, the main export hub for silk, provided silk reelers with trade loans. Many regional banks in Japan were founded as local …

democracy. We also find that individuals who have a positive attitude towards China are more likely to value democracy. In …

In this paper we focus on the rapidly deepening bilateral India-China economic relationship. Each is deeply integrating … into the global economy through trade and FDI inflows, China is seen as primarily manufacturing-lead growth with India as … China, and the two have to be considered a joint global presence. India and China are thus viewed in the literature in …

We document key features of the deepening economic relationship between Brazil and China. This is evident from sharply … international fora. Data presented show bilateral trade between Brazil and China surging after 2001 and China is now Brazil … rates suggest that China will become the dominant trade partner for Brazil surprisingly soon. -- economic relationship …