Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Theory of Trade Agreements and Economic Integration, Size of Economics, Trade Costs and Economic Welfare -- 3 An Empirical Analysis of the Size Characteristics of Economies -- 4 An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Trade Costs on Trade Flows and Welfare:...

An unacknowledged key feature of East Asian FTA diplomacy is the region's active cross-regional preferential trading relations. In sharp contrast to the Americas and Europe, where cross-regional initiatives gained strength after the consolidation of regional trade integration, East Asian...

Vorgaben für eine grenzüberschreitende Unternehmensbesteuerung -- Internationale Steuerplanung grenzüberschreitender Konzerne -- Der Einfluss der Rechtsprechung des EuGH auf die Möglichkeiten internationaler Steuerplanung -- Die Wohnsitzbesteuerung als umfassender Lösungsvorschlag --...

Kurze Einführung in das Zollrecht -- Einfuhr von Waren aus dem Drittland -- Ausfuhr von Waren in das Drittland -- Die Lagerung von Drittlandswaren -- Die Be- und Verarbeitung von Gemeinschaftswaren im Drittland -- Die Be- und Verarbeitung von Nichtgemeinschaftswaren in der EU -- Das...

One of the major challenges for European governments is to solve the dilemma of increasing the security and reducing fraud in international trade, while at the same time reducing the administrative burden for commercial as well as public administration organisations. To address these conflicting...

This book assesses the changes that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) could produce by boosting the competitiveness of firms in India and Korea. It evaluates the CEPA in terms of its effects on the environment and natural resources of the importing and exporting countries...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of both national and regional trade facilitation capacities, issues, challenges and lessons, with a special interest in sustainably advancing West Africa’s regional trade facilitation agenda. It examines the contributions of trade facilitation...

This book discusses the economic and geopolitical effects of globalization from historical and institutional perspectives. While it has had unintended consequences, such as displacing developed countries' dominance of production markets, the overall benefits of globalization far outweigh the...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of South-South regional trade issues, with a particular focus on sustainably fostering Africa’s regional trade agenda. It examines the extent to which South-South regional trade agreements (RTAs) have contributed toward enhancing regional integration...