relationship between multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the changing patterns of global trade, investment and production, and its …, such benefits may be achieved at the expense of social downgrading. Finally, the ineffectiveness of private standards to … impacts on economic and social development in developing countries.  …

history could play in the development and review of accounting standards and, in particular, how history might contribute to …

of gains from trade encourages countries to modify their standards to facilitate trade with other countries having … similar standards. Whether or not a country engages in trade depends on the magnitude and nature of the gains from trade … gains from trade are sufficient, countries will compromise or harmonize standards to achieve these gains. In the case of …

countries for the period 1970-2010. Findings The findings indicate that countries that are more open to trade and having higher … find, trade sanctions may not have a significant effect on child labour. Further study concludes that income of the bottom … contributes in the literature by comparing the effect of export and trade and by exploring the effect of an alternate measure of …

institutional realities of emerging economy settings must be taken into account. The recognition of such alternative standards and …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to integrate two main strands of the aid-development nexus in assessing whether … institutional thresholds matter in the effectiveness of foreign-aid on institutional development in 53 African countries over the … relationship between institutional dynamics and development assistance differs throughout the distributions of institutional …

inequality adjusted human development matter in the impact of aid on development. In substance its object is to assess if … threshold development conditions are necessary for the effectiveness of foreign aid in Africa. Design/methodology/approach – The … panel quantile regression technique enables us to investigate if the relationship between development dynamics and …

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the interdependencies between trade and environment policies, as they … industry lobbying on both trade and the environment policies at the political equilibrium is the focus of the paper. Design … in view of the free trade agreements. Or, a sequential game is modeled where environment policy is set to maximize social …