Examines the influence of cultural values, ecological affect and ecological knowledge on the green purchasing behavior of Chinese consumers. Using structural equation modeling to assess the significance that ecological affect and ecological knowledge have on green purchase intention and actual...

Neither of the major negotiations underway in the Asia-Pacific region, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership, includes both China and the United States. By failing to connect these economies, these agreements would leave much of the economic and...

On the 2nd October 2016, the United Kingdom's Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, that Article 50 – the formal process for leaving the European Union, would be triggered by the end of March 2017. This in effect, should facilitate...

It is undeniable that Chinese manufacturing has been the cheapest source of supply for global consumption since the past few decades. Supporters of Chinese trade argue that it has created a substantial benefit for both US and China. In the US it has created better profits, cheaper goods, and in...

In the past decade, East Asia has taken steps to increase regional integration. This paper examines the vogue for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) currently raging in China and Japan. After mapping the regional links that knit East Asia together during the 1990s and 2000s, the focus then shifts to...

China has established itself as a global economic presence in the past ten years. This article explains one important but overlooked aspect of this rise, China's newfound interest in free trade agreements (FTAs). This paper situates the FTA boom within a framework of international political...