Part I: Diopian Pluridisciplinary Treatises on Globalization and Africa’s Socioeconomic and Political Development in the 21st Century -- Chapter 1: Why It Is Okay for Africans to Be Who They Are in a Globalized World that Has Become Inhumane -- Chapter 2: The Effects of the Politics of...

1. China and its New Position in the World Economy -- 2.China's Economic Growth and its Main Sources -- 3. The Growing Importance of China in Global Trade -- 4. FDI as a Driving Force of China's Expansion -- 5. The Importance of the Energy Sector in China's Growth Strategy -- Quo Vadis China

Chapter 1: Introduction. - Chapter 2. Technology and China’s Growth Trend. - Chapter 3. Spatial Effects of FDI and Growth in China -- Chapter 4. Interregional Disparity in Productivity Growth -- Chapter 5: Trade Imbalance and Protectionist Policy on Imported Intermediate Inputs -- Chapter 6...

Introduction (Paul Dobrescu) -- Part I. Envisaging Development in the Contemporary Society: Theory and Public Debates -- Why Do Some Countries Develop and Others Not? (Ian Goldin) -- Measuring the Hard-to-Measure in Development: Dimensions, Measurement Challenges, and Responses (Anne L....

Introduction to Globalization and Development - Economic and Socio-Cultural Perspectives from Emerging Markets -- An Overview: Globalization Development Within the Group of Twenty (G20) as Indicated by Globalization and Innovation Indices -- Globalization and the Informal Economy in Developing...

Based on their ability to facilitate interdependencies across the borders of national and regional markets, multinationals enterprises (MNEs) act as the key drivers of world trade and investment activities. While recent global challenges additionally highlight the need to explain and assess the...

Part I Introduction to Megatrends -- Megatrends in International Business: An Introduction to the Theme -- Megatrends and International Business -- Part II Entrepreneurship Trends -- Trends in International Entrepreneurship -- IGOs and Entrepreneurship: Understanding the Impact of Policy...

Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities...

The book examines the expansion of investment and trade between China and New Zealand, and its changing composition within the political framework, especially the 2008 Free Trade Agreement. Particular attention is paid to China's volatile agrifood market, where New Zealand dairy products play an...

Empirical Overview and Theoretical Perspectives -- Politics and Power in Emerging Market Multinationals -- Sustainability and Emerging Market Multinationals -- Changing Global Labor Conditions -- Regional Expansion Strategies to Europe -- Conclusions