A bi-lateral trade agreement between the EU and the South American trading bloc known as Mercosur has been under consideration since 1995, with periodic hiatuses in negotiations since their inception. During the past twelve years there have been concurrent multilateral negotiations taking place...

Purpose – To introduce the contents of this special issue on research in marketing and comment on the development of the discipline in UK universities. Design/methodology/approach – Relates each paper to a taxonomy of academic research and comments on their content. Examines major trends in...

This Discussion Paper provides a perspective on how to better reflect culture in the Living Standards Framework (LSF). It was jointly commissioned by the Treasury and Manat¯u Taonga Ministry for Culture and Heritage; and written by Lincoln University economists Professor Caroline Saunders and...