Growth, trade, & systematic leadership

In Growth, Trade, and Systemic Leadership, Rafael Reuveny and William R. Thompson propose an innovative argument for the existence of world governance. Using a "lead economy" approach, they link questions about the global trade system to debates about hegemonic stability and the balance of power ...

The internationalisation of young high-tehc firms

an empirical analysis in Germany and the United Kindom

The huge economic and social impact of high-tech industries on the fortunes of nation states has been widely recognised in recent years. Therefore, government policies encouraging the creation of new technology-based firms have become a priority in virtually all advanced economies. One factor underpinning the ...

Trade politics

Trade has always been an intensely political activity. Its conduct determines the well-being of entire national communities, and expansion of trade since the Second World War has been one of the major engines of world economic growth. In this new, fully updated edition, leading experts ...

Fiscal federalism and european economic integration

The pace of economic integration amongst European Union (EU) member states has accelerated considerably during the past decade, highlighted by the process of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Many aspects of the EU's apparatus, however, have failed to evolve in order to meets these ...

Changing institutions in the European Union

a public choice perspective

This book makes a valuable, analytical contribution to recent debates on the ongoing institutional changes occurring within the European Union. It provides a comprehensive and diverse insight into a variety of areas, including in-depth studies of fiscal, monetary and voting issues, to help elucidate the ...

Europe

lives in transition

Europe: lives in transition gives a voice to people living through transition, opening a door for outsiders to seek to understand how such people have lived - an opportunity for one to speak and another to listen. The book has been deliberately written in an accessible ...

La república islámica de Irán

dinámicas sociopolíticas y relevo de las élites

Entender la situación de la República Islámica de Irán, cuando se cumplen veinticinco años de la revolución que le dio origen, obliga a profundizar en su vida sociopolítica para reconsiderar falsas evidencias y esclarecer algunas claves de explicación. El eje en torno al cual se ...

The global market

developing a strategy to manage across borders

The twin forces of ideological change and the technology revolution make globalization the single most important issue facing executives today. But many companies who have developed a presence in the global market now face the challenges inherent in creating a multinational presence with the demands ...

Haciendo negocios

análisis de las regulaciones 2004

Es el primero de una serie anual de reportes que investigan el alcance y clase de regulaciones que aumentan la actividad de los negocios y aquellas que las restringen. Se comparan nuevos indicadores cuantitativos en la regulación de los negocios y su puesta en práctica ...

Agricultura y territorio en el Mercosur

En este libro se estudia. desde una perspectiva geográfica, la agricultura del Mercado Común del Sur (MERCOSUR), bloque económico- comercial formado por Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay y Uruguay que responde a la lógica de las tendencias internacionales más recientes: la mundialización de la economía y la ...

The political economy of european integration

theory and analysis

This book provides an accessible introduction to diverse political economy perspectives on different aspects of European integration. It presents a critical appraisal of how scholars in the EU and US use theory to understand European integration.

European integration and industrial relations

multi-level governance in the making

This book comprehensively analyzes the impact of continuing European integration on industrial relations institutions and outcomes. It organizes an immensely rich body of theoretical and empirical material to sustain its core argument that the governance of industrial relations is increasingly multi-level. Cross-national influences are shown ...

Debt relief for poor countries

After a massive international campaign calling attention to the development impact of foreign debt, the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative is now underway. But will the HIPC Initiative meet its high expectations? Will debt relief substantially raise growth? How do we make sure that ...

Local players in global games

the strategic constitution of a multinational corporation

What happens when previously autonomous firms from different countries, each with their own identities, routines, and capabilities, come together inside a single multinational corporation? Can a cooperative strategy be established that advances the development of the multinational as a whole, or do mutual misunderstandings and ...

La maldita trinidad

el Fondo Monetario Internacional, el Banco Mundial y la Organización Mundial de Comercio

Se calcula que unos seis millones de niños africanos,asiáticos y latinoamericanos mueren cada año a causa de los efectos del ajuste estructural que el Fondo Monetario Internacional ha impuesto a la mayor parte de los países en desarrollo si quieren seguir recibiendo sus créditos ...

Social Europe

living standars and welfare states

Social Europe analyses the diverse dynamics of the lives of people across Europe. It is the first quantitative analysis of its kind to make a systematic comparison of life chances across the fifteen countries of the EU. This wide perspective enables the researchers to illustrate ...

El patrocinio de los proyectos de desarrollo social

inversión de futuro

Estamos asistiendo a la redefinición de las relaciones entre las empresas y las distintas entidades no lucrativas de desarrollo social. Unas y otras se deben a sus distintos públicos y buscan beneficios que no están tan enfrentados como pudiéramos creer. El patrocinio surge como una ...

Harvard business review on doing business in China

All eyes are on China. Home to a quarter of the world's population, China's rapid growth, expanding openness, and developing consumer market have made the region a hotbed of opportunity--and risk--for today's multinationals. Harvard Business Review on Doing Business in China offers ...

Multinational corporate strategy and finance