Zeitgeist: Gegenwart – Fundamente – Strukturen – Wendepunkte -- Zwang: Durst – Hunger – Stillstand – Krankheit – Mangel – Arbeitslosigkeit – Verkehrskontrolle -- Zukunft: Verantwortung – Freiheit – Regionalraum – Südwind.

Chapter 1: The Dollar as a Global Currency -- Chapter 2: The Origins of the Global Currency Power of the US Dollar -- Chapter 3: The Growth in the Role of the Dollar as a Global Currency Power -- Chapter 4: The Benefits of the Dollar System to the United States and the Rest of the World --...

1 Framework of the SREB Initiative -- 2 Connectivity Construction -- 3 Trade and Investment Facilitation -- 4 Industrial Cooperation and Upgrading -- 5 Construction and Upgrading of Urbanization in Western China -- 6 Regionalization and Internationalization of Currency -- 7 Guarantee Mechanism...

1. Historical context: First Globalization, British Empire, effects on the colonies, Industrial revolution in Britain, Deindustrialization in Bengal, slave trade -- 2. New Globalization starts with the abolition of the Soviet Union in 1991. WTO in 1995, impacts on Yugoslavia, Brazil, India....

Vorwort -- 1. Trojanische Verhältnisse?- 2. Seidenstraße - Chance oder Risiko für Europa?- 3. Wer das 21. Jahrhundert verstehen will, muss China verstehen -- 4. China Forum Tübingen – Ein Modellprojekt zur China-Kompetenz -- 5. Wirklichkeit und Illusion -- 6. The Geographical...

Chapter 1. Data and theory: tortoise and hare or leap-frogging? -- Chapter 2. Theoretical advances on interregional migration models -- Chapter 3. Determinants and Consequences of International Migration -- Chapter 4. State of the art and future challenges of interregional migration empirical...

Von Abwehrzoll über Freihandelszone bis zu TTIP: Begriffe zum Thema Außenhandel zeichnen sich durch unzählige Fachtermini und Abkürzungen aus. Das vorliegende Nachschlagewerk eignet sich für den ersten schnellen Überblick. In 440 übersichtlichen Schlüsselbegriffen werden unter anderem...

Focusing on global value chains and their importance to trade, this edited collection explores the strategic role of logistics and supply chain infrastructure in the development of Africa. Skilled authors present critical analysis of the current state of logistics in Africa, and suggest...

In this book, the authors investigate the rise in outward direct investment (ODI) from four emerging economies, Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC). Over the last two decades, these countries have transformed from recipients of foreign direct investment (FDI) into important international...

This book explores emerging trends in internationalization, analyzing the processes and steps that firms take when entering new markets. This timely contribution highlights the need for a deeper understanding of today’s internationalization process, critiquing existing literature and instead...