"Cross border business transactions have become increasingly important due to new norms of doing business so this book captures the multi-faceted outlook on international business phenomena particularly when cross border businesses were severely affected by the worldwide pandemic."

Moving beyond abstract economic models and superficial descriptions of the market, Beyond the Developmental State analyses the economic, political and ideological interests which underpin both the state and the market

Assesses the impact of reformed trade policies on the poorest of the poor from a spectrum of poor nations across different regions. Provides guidelines regarding the likely impacts of a global trade reform, utilizing a methodology that combines information to capture effects at the macro level...

Introduction: Economic neoliberalism and international development / Michael Tribe -- How did economic neoliberalism become mainstream? / Bernard Walters -- Privatisation in developing countries : an evolving relationship between state and markets / Colin Kirkpatrick -- Neoliberalism,...