This book analyzes the evolution of foreign trade cooperation between Russia and China in the context of the rapidly growing global economy, especially in the Asian-Pacific region. The approach presented in the book is characterized by a comprehensive view on macroeconomic dynamics and the...

The current, unprecedented loss of global biodiversity resulting from anthropogenic interference in the world's ecosystems is affecting human well-being across the globe with increasing severity. This book examines two issues that are at the center of the public discussion on biodiversity. It...

A Prelude to the Foundation of Political Economy is a groundbreaking volume of theory and strategy on political economy and polity of the twenty-first century. Distilled in concrete terms, it elucidates the enigma of oil in view of the centrality of global social relations.

This is the first book to report the details of the current status of interfirm relationships in Japan. Based on a unique data set of firms, the authors describe the characteristics of interfirm transactions in a manner unprecedented in the literature. Special emphasis is placed on the nature of...

Introduction -- Product Innovation, Credit Constraints, and Trade Credit: Evidence from a Cross-Country Study -- Product Innovation and Trade Credit Demand and Supply: Evidence from European Countries -- Temporary Agency Work and Firm Competitiveness: Evidence from German manufacturing firms --...

Rating im genossenschaftlichen Handel - von der Kreditversicherung zur ganzheitlichen Kundenbetrachtung -- Bedeutung des Debitorenratings für das Working Capital Management -- System eines Debitorenratings -- Debitorenrating als Basis des Kreditrisikomanagements in Unternehmen -- Aufbau- und...

National economies are linked through flows of capital and goods. This book addresses those linkages, analyzes their benefits for economic development, and evaluates a country’s opportunities to reap the best possible rewards by influencing the linkages. The book focuses on the role of product...