Presents a comprehensive view of advanced developments in the theory of international trade agreements and political economy. This book introduces terms of trade effects and strategic behavior to the theory of international trade agreements.
"The book examines trade agreements in the context of the current world economic crisis and the uncompleted World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of trade negotiations. With economies shrinking and protectionism on the rise, many fear a protracted global recession. This rais…
Trade agreements at the crossroads
"The book examines trade agreements in the context of the current world economic crisis and the uncompleted World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round of trade negotiations. With economies shrinking and protectionism on the rise, many fear a protracted global recession. This rais…
Global Production is the first book to provide a fully comprehensive overview of the complicated issues facing multinational companies and their global sourcing strategies. Few international trade transactions today are based on the exchange of finished goods; rather, the majori…
Using an integrated approach, this authoritative resource provides a fully comprehensive overview of the complicated issues facing multinational companies and their global sourcing strategies. --
All treaties, from human rights to international trade, include formal exceptions that allow governments to legally break the rules that they have committed to, in order to deal with unexpected events. Such institutional "flexibility" is necessary, yet it raises a tricky theoret…