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With the end of the Cold War, the search for a new international and economic order has begun. In this comprehensive account, Sylvia Ostry provides a critical analysis of an international trade system in the throes of rapid and far-reaching change.
"Sylvia Ostry knows this subject as few others do, both as a scholar of international trade issues and a major player in the ongoing negotiations that have created the rules of the trade game. The Post-Cold...
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International trade is now almost universally regarded as an important stimulus to growth and economic development, but while many aspects of international trade are regulated by international agreement, most nations retain some important specific trade policies for manufactured goods. In this work, the second volume of Greenwood's Handbook of Comparative Economic Policies, Dominick Salvatore presents an overview of national trade policies in the...
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Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) The 1990s began with fears of a "great sucking sound" of jobs lost due to the North American Free Trade Agreement and ended with opponents of the World Trade Organization taking to the streets in the "Battle of Seattle." Why has global trade become so controversial? Does free trade deserve its bad reputation? In Free Trade under Fire, Douglas Irwin sweeps aside the misconceptions that litter the debate...
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"The emergence of globalization was neither accidental nor inevitable. To make the "free flow" of commodities, capital, and money possible, governments first had to introduce a new political infrastructure. In Remaking U.S. Trade Policy, Nitsan Chorev focuses on trade liberalization in the United States from the 19305 to the present as she explores the political origins of today's global economy."--Jacket.
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"In The Rules of the Global Game Kenneth W. Dam provides, in clear and practical language, a comprehensive examination to help non-economists make sense of the forces that shape U.S. international economic policies. Elucidating both the internal structures and external ramifications of global economics, this book can be read with pleasure and profit by layperson and economist alike, as it takes readers beyond the headlines to understand the policies...
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"The book describes Russia's march towards WTO membership, presents the experience gained by former socialist countries in the GATT and gives an analysis of the recent accessions to the WTO. The author warns against 'accession fundamentalism' by WTO members, which may result in Russia's political and economic isolation. The study identifies the weak points in the accession process and makes some recommendations."--Jacket.
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"Analyzing the experience of Mexico under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the authors draw lessons for other countries considering free trade agreements with the United States. This book will be of interest to scholars and policymakers interested in international trade and development."--Jacket.
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Absorbing and incisive, Land of Desire tells the story of a fundamental transformation in the culture and economy of America - the rise of mass-market consumerism and the attendant shift to a society "preoccupied with consumption, with comfort and bodily well-being, with luxury, spending, and acquisition, with more goods this year than last, more next year than this." Tracing the rise of American mass-market culture from its beginnings in the 1890s,...
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Despite the passage of NAFTA and other recent free trade victories in the United States, former U.S. trade official Alfred Eckes warns that these developments have a dark side. Opening America's Market offers a bold critique of U.S. trade policies, concentrating on the evolution of those policies over the last sixty years and placing them within a broad historical perspective. While many believe the United States rose to world leadership on the strength...
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"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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