1. Why and How to Study Trade Union Cooperation in Europe? -- 2. Patterns of transnational trade union cooperation in Europe -- 3. The European Trade Union Movement and the Issue of Statutory Minimum Wages -- 4. Revision of the EU Posting of Workers Directive, Social Dumping and Trade Unions’...

The book provides insights into the development of special economic zones, which are an important factor in the political and economic reforms in China. It discusses a number of topics, including the history and the modernization of special economic zones in China, the contributions of special...

Introduction: Trade Relations, Business Opportunities and Policy Instruments for Fostering Africa's Trade -- Africa and the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: State of Play, Implementation Challenges and Policy Recommendations in the Digital Era -- Trade Facilitation and SPS from an African...

Understanding the Recent Sino-U.S. Trade Conflict -- The Status of China’s Market Economy and Structural Reforms: The Issues behind the U.S.-China Trade War -- The Day After Tomorrow: Evaluating the Burden of Trump’s Trade War -- The Potential Impact of China–US BIT on China’s...

Preface -- Part I Size -- Chapter 1: Mega-states vs. Compact Powers: Risks in the Emerging International System -- Chapter 2: Effects of the Size of a Country on its Economic Performance -- Part II Political Regimes and Social Structure -- Chapter 3: Analyzing Dependence and Conflict in a...

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Sustaining South Asia’s Regional Integration Process -- Chapter 3. Bay of Bengal Integration: The New Agenda -- Chapter 4. Three Decades of SAARC and the Unfinished Agenda of Regional Integration -- Chapter 5. Harnessing the Potential of Regional Value...

1 Introduction: Overview -- 2 Japan's Industrial Structure: Forced to Change (1973–1982) -- 3 The global responsibilities of an economic superpower (1981–1992) -- 4 Long-Term Depression and Economic Structural Reform (1991–2000) -- 5 Conclusion: The Emergence of a Twenty-First-Century...

The end of the EURO -- The effects of alternative currencies to national economies: the European experience -- The role of FDI in increasing employment for South-Eastern Europe countries -- Trends in the Balkans and Eurasia under globalization – geostrategic analysis -- The impact of...

This is the first English book on the economic relations between China and Latin America written by Chinese scholars. The authors are all from the Institute of Latin American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - China’s premier think tank. By combining empirical techniques and...