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...

Intro -- U.S. POLITICAL PROGRAMS: FUNCTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS -- U.S. POLITICAL PROGRAMS: FUNCTIONS AND ASSESSMENTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- SENATE CONSIDERATION OF PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS: COMMITTEE AND FLOOR PROCEDURE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- RECEIPT AND REFERRAL -- COMMITTEE PROCEDURES...

Intro -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- THE RATIONALE FOR U.S. POLICY AND INITIATIVES* -- TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS -- Congressional Actions -- SUMMARY OF TRADE DATA -- CHINA'S TRADE BALANCE AND...

Intro -- GLOBALIZATION THRUST: DRIVING NATIONS COMPETITIVE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- UNDERSTANDING GLOBALIZATION -- THE DEBATE - FOR AND AGAINST GLOBALIZATION -- DETERMINANTS OF GLOBAL TRADE -- GLOBAL TRADE DYNAMICS -- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION -- OUTGROWTH OF NEW MARKETS -- DEFINING CONCEPTS OF...

Every hour of every day Americans see, smell, taste, or hear goods and services traded between the United States and other nations. Trade issues are front-page news but most Americans know little about the potential impact of global economic interdependence on their jobs, standard of living, and...

Auslöser meiner Überlegungen ist die akute Flüchtlingskrise. Es spricht manches dafür, dass sich diese Krise nicht einfach mit einigen administrativen Maßnahmen der Zuwanderungsbeschränkung in kurzer Frist in Luft auflösen wird. Vermutlich ist sie Symptom für eine neue Welle der...