This book surveys the role of Amsterdam’s Sephardic merchants in the westward expansion of sugar production and trade in the seventeenth-century Atlantic. It offers an historical-geographic perspective, linking Amsterdam as an emerging staple market to a network of merchants of the "Portuguese...

Focusing on global value chains and their importance to trade, this edited collection explores the strategic role of logistics and supply chain infrastructure in the development of Africa. Skilled authors present critical analysis of the current state of logistics in Africa, and suggest...

The language of world trade politics : introduction / Klaus Dingwerth and Clara Weinhardt -- Trade / Matthew Eagleton-Pierce -- Protectionism / Gary Winslett -- Foreign direct investment / Lukas Linsi -- Multilateralism / Matthew Bishop and Valbona Muzaka -- Democracy / Klaus Dingwerth -- Civil...