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The quality of life experienced by people in the past is one of the most important areas of historical enquiry, and the standard of living of populations is one of the leading measures of the economic performance of nations. Yet how accurate is the information on which these judgments are based?...
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Brief Introduction -- 1 China’s Dream and Roadmap -- China’s Dream: Common prosperity and a harmonious world -- China …: A society with common wealth -- Common prosperity for China and the world -- Co-existence and prosperity between man and … nature -- China’s roadmap -- Logic of China’s development -- Theme and structure of the book -- 2 A world of Common …
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1. Introduction and Summary -- 2. How Trade Can Boost Food Security -- 3. The Long History of Food Globalization -- 4. The Evolution of Food Trade Patterns since 1960 -- 5. Market-Distorting Policies: Long-Run Trends and Short-Run Insulation -- 6. Estimating Trade, Welfare, and Poverty Effects...
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This book provides an economic perspective on the effects of food safety standards on international trade. Focusing on food safety regulation at an international level and private food safety standards, the authors use contemporary methodologies to analyze supply chain structures and...
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Development is a major contribution to the debate on the great and delicate issues facing the world economy in the years to come … USAID and Deputy Secretary of the World Bank, USA This enlightening book offers a comprehensive historical analysis of the … 50 years of professional experience in the World Bank, the WTO and bilateral aid agencies, Michalopoulos brings an …
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This book presents a clear and concise solution to understanding and alleviating today’s global economic challenges in the context of Keynes’ school of thought. Davidson explains the importance of the market economy, and unveils how and why global financial crises occur when the liquidity of...
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Preface -- Chapter 1: What Makes for an Effective Free Trade Agreement? Examination of Theory and Evidence -- Chapter 2: The Mode of Economic Cooperation in the “One Belt and One Road” Construction -- Chapter 3: Simulation on Trade Effects of CJK FTA and the Prospects of Negotiation --...
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Looking at all sides of the globalization debate, this book analyzes how international economic policy is made and how it has become so controversial. The author offers a solution to the debate between free trade/unregulated markets and the push for greater government involvement that is...
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Food security is of vital importance to all nations, but particularly so in developing countries. Governments worldwide are seeking to liberalize agricultural trade, and to change their role from one of controlling trade and prices. Instead these governments seek new roles in encouraging market...
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The "development credibility" of the current trade regime in general, and the WTO in particular, is at stake. The Doha Round aims to reverse the brewing scepticism by providing a reliable engine of trade-led growth and development. The essays in this volume identify the key challenges in this...
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