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From a cotton picker in Azerbaijan to a Cambodian seamstress, a denim maker in Italy to a fashion designer in New York, Snyder captures the human, environmental, and political forces at work in a dizzyingly complex and often absurd world. In a disarming and humorous voice, she ponders questions of equity, sweatshops, and corporate social responsibility through narratives of individual people, making an often academic subject accessible and compelling....

"Many currencies are used outside their 'home' country for transactions either between nations or within foreign states. In this book, Benjamin J. Cohen asks what this new geography of money reveals about financial and political power."--Jacket.

"Fair Trade promises to raise living standards in developing countries through: - worldwide minimum prices for commodities - support for democratically governed cooperatives - requirement of minimum wages and safety standards for workers - training to help producers improved quality and develop business skills - encouragement of eco-friendly practices - third-party certification. In contrast to the free trade status quo, Fair Trade relies on informed...

"Building on his International Economics, Vol. 1; Professor Gandolfo has produced a completely rewritten and restructured book where both orthodox and new approaches to trade theory and policy are exhaustively dealt with. Current research topics (e. g., strategic trade policy, endogenous growth and international trade, North-South trade, economic geography models, globalization and core-periphery patterns) are also treated, and their mathematical...

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Publisher's description: Developing countries are increasingly confronted with the need to address trade policy related issues in international agreements, most prominently the World Trade Organization (WTO). New WTO negotiations on a broad range of subjects were launched in November 2001. Determining whether and how international trade agreements can support economic development is a major challenge. Stakeholders in developing countries must be informed...

"The Dictionary of International Business Terms is an invaluable reference for students and all professionals who need to keep abreast of this rapidly changing environment. Accountants, financial managers, business managers, marketing executives, attorneys, operations research managers, economists, investment portfolio managers, production managers, and others should have this book in their library for daily reference." "In addition to over 2,000...

Workers at Weirton Steel in West Virginia fear more layoffs at a plant that was once the largest industrial employer in the state and the economic engine of the town. In a 30th anniversary special, this NewsHour segment returns to Weirton to report on how foreign competition has affected American workers.