International Trade (incl. trade agreements & tariffs)

An insightful analysis of the Chinese economy in the context of globalization after China’s admission to the WTO, this volume is an indispensable resource for scholars and students interested in Chinese economic studies and is supported by recent data and comprehensive quantitative analysis...

This title was first published in 2002: This compelling text is the first major application of Michael Porter's diamond framework to identify the sources of national competitive advantage in the case of Greece. Drawing on empirical evidence from five selected Greek industries, international and Gre..

An extensive and unequalled one-volume guide to international organizations...

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of current trends in the patterns of trade in Asia, assessing how they are likely to develop in the future. Informed by the latest technical economic thinking, this book is a rigorous, but accessible, examination of the influence of an emerging economic su..

A unique analysis of regional economic integration in West Africa, this book is an exploration of the institutional evolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). It uses the tools of the New Institutional Economics School (NIE) to explore the most recent ECOWAS Treaty...

This book brings together two areas of inquiry, the history of tin and its role in producing countries and the history of cartelization as a solution to the inherent difficulties of primary commodity markets...

Following on from his 1994 volume Mercantilism – The Shaping of an Economic Language, this new book from Lars Magnusson presents a more synthetic interpretation of Mercantilism not only as a theoretical system, but also as a system of political economy. This book incorporates samples of material fro..

  _x005F_x000D_ This book analyzes the factors behind the recent expansion of Fairtrade and questions whether the trust given to the scheme by "ethical" shoppers is warranted. It goes about this assessment by analyzing the claim of ethical shopping and by scrutinizing the specific contribution of th..

First published in 1978. This book provides a simple, systematic, yet rigorous treatment of the key aspects of the pure theory of international trade and distortions. The opening chapter presents the standard two-factor, two-commodity barter model of international trade and a comprehensive treatment..

First published in 1978. This book provides a simple, systematic, yet rigorous treatment of the key aspects of the pure theory of international trade and distortions. The opening chapter presents the standard two-factor, two-commodity barter model of international trade and a comprehensive treatment..

First Published in 2014. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

This study uses Alan Winters’ framework of studying trade liberalization as a major potential contributor to economic growth and development to investigate the effects of trade liberalisation on economic growth and poverty in Vietnam. With a focus on the microeconomic (household) level, it aims to p..