This is the seventeenth volume in an annual series in which leading economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.Examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy...

The World Bank's 'World Trade Indicators' (WTI) database on the CD-ROM in this volume provides more than 300 performance indicators measuring at-the-border and behind-the-border country trade policy, institutions, and outcomes from 1995 to 2007. The database allows each country to be ranked by...

Cover -- US-China trade war and the WTO dispute settlement mechanism -- Paradigm shift -- the emergence of arbitral forum shopping in CPEC investment disputes -- One Belt One Road: will it increase the gravity between China and Eurasia.

Today's Mexico is strongly determined to become a full player in the globalizing international economy. It has increased its manufacturing output in areas such asautomobiles and electronics, and both corporate and government sectors would like to take greater strides toward being a full global...

Since the 1990s, Japan's economic diplomacy has undergone fundamental changes. The reconfiguration of regional and global power encouraged the Japanese government, in coordination and cooperation with the private sector, to reassess its economic diplomacy policy. Economic Diplomacy: Japan and...

This book aims at assessing the potential impacts of China's macro economic, trade, exchange rate and reserve management policies for industrial structure and performance. It uses data analysis and econometric methods applied to recent Chinese data. It has a special focus on the performance of...

Key Features:Written by an author who is a co-developer of the Michigan Model of World Production and TradeIncludes a brief introduction to each chapter, with a review question component useful for instructors at the end of the chapterProvides references to current developments and more recent...