Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Commercial Policy

In this volume the perceptive reader will find many clues to the future of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, East-West economic relations and the impact of governments in this area. The authors are aware of the mistakes of the past, the limitations of centralized planning, the dangers and the futility of confrontation; and the global significance of the new roles that governments must play in the transitional period of political and economic reform in the East.

During the past two decades, virtually all developing countries shifted from state-led to market-oriented neoliberal economic policies. This book analyzes fresh evidence from Southern Mexico about the effects of this global wave of policy reforms. The evidence challenges the widely held view that these reforms have set countries on a convergent path toward unregulated markets. The analysis shows that free-market reforms, rather than unleashing market forces, trigger the construction of different types of new regulatory institutions with contrasting consequences for economic efficiency and...

This is the fourteenth volume in an annual series in which leading economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.

• Examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level
• Analyses trade policy in areas such as Malaysia, Trinidad and Tobago as well as revealing the national security concerns that have become a dominant influence on US trade policy since 2001
• Includes a special focus on the Doha Round where...

The book enhances current economic understanding of the firm as an institution and an organization, looking beyond the narrow boundaries of neoclassical economics to an interdisciplinary approach based on accounting and law as well as economics itself. It represents the first synthesis of the authors' research work on the subject and provides the groundwork for the development of a comprehensive framework centred on the firm as an entity.

The volume starts with a synthesis and a critique of the current state of the different economic theories of the firm and further develops...

Effective corporate governance, or the set of controls and incentives that drive top management, originates both outside and inside the firm and assures investors who hope to commit their capital. Essential when buying stocks in one's own country, effective corporate governance is even more important abroad, where information can be less reliable and investor influence (or protection) more limited.

In this collection of articles from the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, more than thirty leading scholars and practitioners discuss the possibilities and limitations of global...

Economists have long argued that dynamic effects of policy changes are much more important in the real world than static effects, but this is not reflected in the majority of applied trade studies. This book departs from mainstream trade modeling and examines the dynamic aspects of international trade and investment policy by explicitly specifying dynamic mechanisms in a wide range of modeling approaches. With contributions from leading economists Dynamic Issues In Commercial Policy Analysis will become a standard reference in international trade and policy research.

Technical standards play an important role in business as well as everyday life. They provide opportunities for market growth and competition. They enable interoperability. They make customers happier. They bring order out of chaos. Existing technical standards are being updated constantly, and new ones are being produced in increasingly greater numbers.

But do you know what it takes to create an "effective" standard?

The 'Ten Commandments for Effective Standards, ' written by computer chip industry veteran Karen Bartleson and illustrated by corporate cartoonist Rick Jamison, will not...

This completely revised and updated version of John Williamson's successful textbook, The Open Economy, is divided into six parts. It offers a broad perspective and clarity of exposition that made it a very suitable textbook for undergraduate students of international economics.

This is the seventeenth volume in an annual series in which leading economists provide a concise and accessible evaluation of major developments in trade and trade policy.

• Examines key issues pertinent to the multinational trading system, as well as regional trade arrangements and policy developments at the national level
• Provides up-to-date assessments of the World Trade Organization's current Trade Policy Reviews
• A vital resource for researchers, analysts and policy-advisors interested in trade policy and other open economy issues

• Analyses...

This report provides insight into a hot topic in today s global environment political risk. It examines investors perceptions and risk-mitigation strategies as they make decisions and plan for the future. The report confirms a continued increase in the use of political risk insurance as a risk-mitigation tool and reaffirms the industry s health and resilience. It also provides an in-depth look at breach of contract risk and its causes. The report s original research and survey offer significant new data and analysis to allow an informed assessment of current developments and underlying trends...

This book provides students with an understanding of the international business environment from a European perspective, but also within the broader context of how Europe and European business fit into the global economy. The text discusses changes taking place in the global economy and considers the challenges Europe is facing as the EU its businesses seek to maintain their position in an increasingly competitive world.

The Commercial Manager is the complete handbook for practitioners across all sectors of commerce and industry and covers every aspect of this multi-faceted role.

Commercial management covers a large range of different and crucial functions including contract negotiation, procurement, financial management, risk management, project management--and yet until now the subject has rarely if ever been treated as a single discipline. This book fills that important gap.

Written by authors with wide practical experience, The Commercial Manager offers expert, accessible and...

Delves into the trade disputes between China and the EU and identifies the causes for trade disputes. This book examines how the disputes shape the China-EU trade relations, and offers a macro overview on how the issues can be resolved or at least how they should be managed.

Provides a detailed description about State-owned Enterprises (SOEs) in China with respect to both efficiency and distribution. This book is a good reference for those researchers on the subject with a large number of data and information about SOEs. It is also suitable for ordinary people and students of social sciences to learn about SOEs.

LARGE PRINT EDITION More at LargePrintLiberty.com. "Free Trade, it is argued], is the first great benefit which just economic reasoning has conferred on this country. The task before this and the next generation must be the clear establishment of the truth that a largely increased production of wealth and its equitable distribution among all classes of the population can be attained only by developing the facility and the multiplicity of exchange-in other words, by Free Exchange; and, further, that this rule is applicable to all forms of value, whether they be labour or credits or material...

This Book has been prepared by the World Bank, based on an extensive consultation-based diagnostic exercise initiated at the request from the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat. The EAC - in its ongoing efforts to deepen the economic linkages within its fast-growing region and strengthen the competitiveness of its Partner States - launched a review of the conduciveness of the existing legal, regulatory, institutional and financial framework in place within the region to foster increased public-private partnership investments in regional infrastructure. The World Bank team, in close...

The world is getting richer, but fragile countries and territories are not. By 2015, most of the poor will live in these economies, most of which have been or still are affected by civil conflicts. Trading Away from Conflict finds evidence of an important factor affecting conflict: trade, and in particular, trade policy. On the one hand, trade brings resources and creates jobs, and in turn, those add to stability. On the other hand, trade itself is also volatile and can increase the value of predating exportable commodities. This book tries to help policy makers in fragile countries to use...

Examining the extent to which trade adversely affects domestic workers, Making Sense of Anti-Trade Sentiment documents statistical relationships between exports and imports and domestic employment/wages.