Preface -- Contents -- Part I The Formation of Free Trade Agreements -- 1 Expansion of Free Trade Agreements, Overlapping Free Trade Agreements, and Market Size -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Model -- 1.3 Preliminary Results -- 1.3.1 Initial Situation: No FTA -- 1.3.2 Feasibility of Bilateral...

Linking Trade and Technology Policies -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Technology and International Trade Competition-Historical Trends -- Technology and International Competition: A Historial Perspective -- WHY WORRY ABOUT HIGH TECHNOLOGY? -- External Economies within Sectors -- External...

In August 1999 a forty-six-year-old sheep farmer name José Bové was arrested for dismantling the construction site of a new McDonald's restaurant in the south of France. A few months later Bové built on his fame by smuggling huge chunks of Roquefort cheese into Seattle, where he was among the...

This important volume presents seven case studies of global value chains alongside two theoretical chapters concerning these chains. The contributors explore a wide range of issues relevant to value chains: the impact of global value chains on local upgrading strategies, the role of governance...

Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Part I FDI and Technology -- CHINA AND FDI -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Inward and Outward FDI in China -- 2.1. Inward FDI -- 3. Inward FDI and Growth Performance in China -- 4. FDI and Regional Inequality -- 5. Future Policy Change and...

Key Features:Contains personal insights and reflections on the part of Singapore's present and former trade officials, diplomats and international lawyersOffers reflections of Singaporeans who have played a role in economic diplomacy in Geneva, whether in WTO Dispute Settlements or as...

Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs would cause wealthier countries to import from and invest elsewhere. Yet if the world trading system were designed to facilitate or even reward measures...