Technological change, the increasing internationalization of national economies and the growing importance of activities that are hard to measure, such as services and financial transactions, limit the value of the old figures that count and weigh goods as they cross frontiers. …
Assembling Export Markets explores the origins of global agrifood chains through an examination of the new frontier regions of the global fresh produce market that has emerged in the West African Republic of Ghana over the past decade"
This title assesses the impact of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) approved by the UN in 2013 and which set legally binding standards to regulate global arms exports. It explores the reasons top arms-exporting democracies have put aside past sovereignty, security and economic worries…
A great deal of public policy is harnessed to raising productivity growth. Although it is believed that the process is intimately linked to globalization, the precise links are less well known. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of links between international trade, for…
Productivity growth is vital for wealth creation. It is fashioned by a number of factors including international trade and foreign direct investment. This volume examines the nature of the links between the globalisation process and productivity growth whilst including empirical…
Examines the nature of the links between the globalization process and productivity growth, such as how exporting and productivity interact, the relevance of ownership, and potential spillovers from multinational firms to indigenous firms.
This book provides an excellent resource for understanding the forces in international trade liberalization over two centuries that have brought us to this point, where the successes, setbacks and the countervailing forces now vie for the public's mind and support: the outcome o…
