This book seeks to answer the questions: how do the rules of international treaties on trade and investment apply to the new laws and policies relating to energy-related trade, and do the rules of the multilateral system contribute to or detract from sustainable development? An emerging set of new problems in the law of international trade is how to reconcile the rules of the multilateral trading system with shortages of certain natural resources and the necessity to develop renewable energy resources.
The chapters in this book provide a comprehensive analysis of the international...
This book seeks to answer the questions: how do the rules of international treaties on trade and investment apply to the new laws and policies rela...
The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the global financial crisis, together with growing inequality and rising environmental problems, point to the need for a new growth model. The purpose of this book is to describe the challenges facing Asian economies in the post-global financial crisis environment and to identify structural issues and policies that can help guide Asian policymakers to expand the growth potential of domestic and regional demand in coming years, and thereby create a...
The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the glo...
Theories of oligopoly and auctions have a direct link with the theory of market quality. Surprisingly, however, this link has not been adequately analysed in the literature. This book fills that gap and focusses on the interconnections between theories of oligopoly, auctions, and market quality. It brings together the relevant theoretical results in the literature on these topics under a unified framework and argues that insights from the theories of oligopoly and auctions can help us understand and analyse problems related to market quality. While the book is mainly theoretical in nature,...
Theories of oligopoly and auctions have a direct link with the theory of market quality. Surprisingly, however, this link has not been adequately a...
The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the global financial crisis, together with growing inequality and rising environmental problems, point to the need for a new growth model.
The Asian model of export-led growth served it well in the post-war period, but prolonged sluggish growth of the developed economies following the glo...
The TPP was negotiated among 12 economically diverse countries, including some most highly developed and rich countries (i.e., the United States, Japan, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore), some newly industrialized countries (i.e., Mexico and Malaysia), and some less-developed countries (i.e., Peru, Chile, and Vietnam).
The TPP was negotiated among 12 economically diverse countries, including some most highly developed and rich countries (i.e., the United States, Jap...
This book tells a story of Taiwan's transformation from an authoritarian regime to a democratic system where human rights are protected as required by international human rights treaties.
This book tells a story of Taiwan's transformation from an authoritarian regime to a democratic system where human rights are protected as required by...
This book compares legally allowed dismissal conditions in employment contracts in Taiwan and Japan and then examines the possibility of introducing the Taiwan-style severance payment system into Japanese employment contracts. A significant difference exists between employment regulations of Japan and Taiwan.
This book compares legally allowed dismissal conditions in employment contracts in Taiwan and Japan and then examines the possibility of introducing t...
