nineteenth centuries. Though the Company held a monopoly on English overseas trade to Asia, the Court of Directors extended the … England experienced rapid economic development and how the relationship between Europe and Asia shifted in the eighteenth and … was a dominant force in the expansion of trade between Europe and Asia, and she sheds light on the related problems of why …

developing economy, improvements in productivity generally lead to higher agricultural prices, i.e. to better terms of trade … explain the effects of trade and investment policies on domestic output and welfare. Simulations of the model are reported …

all over Europe. Cities of Commerce intervenes in an important debate on the growth of trade in Europe before the … merchants, this book demonstrates how urban rivalry fostered the creation of open-access institutions in international trade. … continuously competed with each other by adapting commercial, legal, and financial institutions to the evolving needs of merchants …

absence, a spiral of litigation and attempts at political coercion ensued. Thirdly, the development of trust was partially …

Research on migration and development has recently changed, in two ways. First, it has grown sharply in volume …, migration and development research has broadened to consider a range of international development processes. These include human … capital investment, global diaspora networks, circular or temporary migration, and the transfer of technology and cultural …

This paper analyzes developments in the structure of trade in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) during the … transition decade, and finds that it changed less than in other transition economies. Trade openness of the CIS increased between … include slower progress in transition, geographic aspects, restrictions on trade, governance and corruption problems, weak …

Migration was the major relationship between Mexico and the US and Turkey and Western Europe for most of the past half … century. Changes in both migrant-sending and –receiving countries aimed to substitute trade for migration. Mexico and Turkey …

In 1785 the first Philadelphia trade directory was published; a reflection of the pride and confidence of the city …) merchants. By comparing the Philadelphia trading community with its British counterpart, Liverpool, it is argued that in 1785 …

discusses the development, growth, and success of the 61-year-old NBA from a business perspective. Covering the late 1940s to … operations, basketball arenas and markets, and NBA domestic and international affairs. Readers will gain an insight into when …