Insurance against poverty

Poor people in developing countries are often affected by droughts, floods, illness, crop failure, job loss, and economic downturns. Informal insurance mechanisms provide some protection, but are weak in the face of major or recurring calamities. Most people cannot obtain formal insurance, and the lack ...

Theories and practices of development

The political economy of policy reform

essays in honor of J. Michael Finger

Economic policy in the European Union

Maniefiesto por otra Europa

Globalización, pobreza y desarrollo

los retos de la cooperación internacional

The global politics of unequal development

Although the phrase 'North-South divide' is not heard so much these days, the core issues which divide rich countries from poor countries in global politics are still very much with us. This path-breaking book offers a new way of thinking about these questions, grounded in ...

Informe General sobre la Actividad de la Unión Europea 2004

The next global stage

challenges and opportunities in our borderless world

Globalization is a fact. You can't stop it; it has already happened; it is here to stay. And we are moving into a new global stage. A radically new world is taking shape from the ashes of yesterday's nation-based economic world. To succeed ...

The WTO and the regulation of international trade

trade disputes between the European Union and the United States

This book provides a critical overview and assessment of the WTOs dispute settlement procedures in the context of several recent trade-related disputes between the EU and the US. Case studies provide comprehensive insights into the contemporary regulation of international trade and workings of the WTO ...

The european social model

modernisation or evolution?

This timely book explores the development of the European Social Model and questions whether the relatively high level of social protection provided, both in terms of social welfare provision and in the creation of workers# rights and employment regulation, is sustainable. Contents: Preface 1. The ...

La historia de la intervención humanitaria

el imperialismo altruista

Jealousy of trade

international competition and the Nation-State in historical perspective

This collection explores eighteenth-century theories of international market competition that continue to be relevant for the twenty-first century. "Jealousy of trade" refers to a particular conjunction between politics and the economy that emerged when success in international trade became a matter of the military and ...

La protección de las inversiones exteriores

(los acuerdos de promoción y protección recíproca de inversiones celebrados por España)

Kellogg on China

strategies for Success

As the People's Republic of China continues to implement the various economic commitments it made as part of its admission to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the environment for multinational corporations in China is changing rapidly. This book examines some of the changes WTO ...

Built for growth

expanding your business around the corner or across the globe

"A valuable primer on all aspects of retail: brand, location, people, finance, property management, expansion strategy, and long-term thinking. Rubinfeld understands the difficulty of the small guy getting started and the big guy keeping the brand fresh. Even an experienced retailer will want to stop ...

Formulación y evaluación de proyectos

Brasil y la economía social de mercado

Trading blocs

States, firms, and regions in the world economy

Global commerce is rapidly coalescing around regional trading blocs in North America, Western Europe, Pacific Asia, and elsewhere, with enormous consequences for the world trading system. Trading Blocs examines how domestic politics have driven the emergence of these trading blocs. Author Kerry Chase argues that ...

¿Adónde va China?

China se ha convertido en un inmenso taller. Con el desarrollo capitalista, por un lado, y la tradición comunista, por otro, ofrece el espectáculo de un país que recupera el camino del progreso en medio de un increíble desorden. Desde hace diez años acumula éxitos ...