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Sustainable Development and Free Trade
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95Examining institutions rather than themes, this critical book provides a comprehensive survey of the inter-relationship between trade-induced economic growth and the environment and its impact on the global quest for sustainable development. Focusing in particular on the interests and concerns of developing countries and the skewing of international... more...
Labor, Globalization and the State
Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 49.95This book explores the impact of neoliberal globalization on labour markets and the state in the developed and developing world. It focuses especially on the United States and the economies of Asia ? in particular, India. Liberalized trade and investment are thought by neoliberals to be the best levers for raising labour standards, provided labour... more...
The Evolution of the Trade Regime
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 29.95The Evolution of the Trade Regime offers a comprehensive political-economic history of the development of the world's multilateral trade institutions, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and its successor, the World Trade Organization (WTO). While other books confine themselves to describing contemporary GATT/WTO legal rules or analyzing... more...
Global Tensions
Taylor and Francis 2003; US$ 49.95Against the backdrop of demonstrations in Seattle, Porto Alegre and Genoa and within the context of growing resistances to free trade and the current global trends, Global Tensions takes a close look at the challenges posed by the processes of globalization at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Composed of original essays by renowned scholars,... more...
Der Exportvertrag (E-Book)
Bundesanzeiger Verlag 2009; US$ 33.75Hauptbeschreibung Unternehmen sehen sich bei Exportgeschäften einer Vielzahl von Risiken und einer komplizierten Rechtssituation gegenüber. Welche Vertragsklauseln sind dann ein Muss, welche Klauseln sind kritisch und bedürfen besonderer Sorgfalt, und wie formuliert man überhaupt richtig? Im Streitfall kann eine ungünstige Gestaltung des Exportvertrags... more...
Termites in the Trading System
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 18.99Jagdish Bhagwati, the internationally renowned economist who uniquely combines a reputation as the leading scholar of international trade with a substantial presence in public policy on the important issues of the day, shines here a critical light on Preferential Trade Agreements, revealing how the rapid spread of PTAs endangers the world trading system.... more...
Trade Preference Erosion
World Bank Publications 2009; US$ 34.99This volume introduces the gender dimension in the empirical analyses on the links between trade and poverty. Gender disparities, an important component of overall inequality, may limit the gains from trade and the potential benefits to poor people. This view is supported by the robust finding that while growth (as well as the gains from trade) is... more...
Trade Liberalisation and Regional Disparity in Pakistan
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 178.00Pakistan?s military, which has directly controlled the country?s affairs for more than half of its post-independence history and which often retained real political power even during periods of democratic rule, has played a significant role in trade liberalisation. Regional disparities have increased since the beginning of major trade liberalisation... more...
NAFTA, WTO and Global Business Strategy
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 139.00Condon explains key aspects of NAFTA and WTO rules on trade in goods and services, foreign direct investment and intellectual property protection and shows how these rules affect global business strategies. Cases are used to illustrate how these agreements work and how they affect crucial business interests. He examines the political context in which... more...









