Rethinking the economics of war

the intersection of need, creed, and greed

"Rethinking the Economics of War: The Intersection of Need, Creed, and Greed" questions the adequacy of explaining today's internal armed conflicts purely in terms of economic factors and reestablishes the importance of identity and grievances in creating and sustaining such wars. This collection of ...

L'euramérique

Dans notre monde où les désastres écologiques semblent être imminents, les guerres nombreuses, quelles actions envisager pour assurer un avenir de paix aux habitants de notre planète ? Comment faire comprendre qu'il est primordial de substituer à l'esprit de conquête un partenariat durable à ...

Everyday politics of the world economy

How do our everyday actions shape and transform the world economy? This volume of original essays argues that current scholarship in international political economy (IPE) is too highly focused on powerful states and large international institutions. The contributors examine specific forms of 'everyday' actions to ...

El mundo en cifras país a país

Algunas de las características más destacables de esta obra son: Un libro de consulta de fácil manejo. Perfiles de los 196 países del mundo y de 59 territorios dependientes. 144 variables económicas y sociales para cada uno de los perfiles. Datos estadísticos homogéneos, lo que ...

An East Asian model for latin American success

the new path

Latin America is at a uniquely important juncture in its history and the history of development more generally. Neoliberal market-orientated policies are being called into question, growth has been volatile and equity has stayed the same or worsened. In Latin America, there is no clear ...

El mito del desarrollo

los Estados inviables en el siglo XXI

En 1998, el autor conmovió el ambiente intelectual, sosteniendo que el desarrollo no es más que un mito que ayuda a los países subdesarrollados a sobrellevar su desgracia y a los desarrollados a aliviar su conciencia, pero que, como El Dorado, es imposible alcanzar en ...

El desafío multipolar

la política de las grandes potencias en el siglo XXI

Centrado en las transiciones de poder entre las grandes potencias, nuestro análisis se basa en las teorías realistas y neo-realistas para interpretar las consecuencias del probable declive del liderazgo hegemónico de Estados Unidos. Asimismo, la obra hace hincapié en la importancia de las normas transaccionales ...

China en África, ¿ayuda o arrasa?

perspectivas africanas sobre la irrupción del gigante asiático y sus consecuencias

entrada de China en África genera debate y confusión. ¿Es China la última de los explotadores de los ricos recursos naturales de África, que antepone sus intereses económicos a los humanitarios y ecológicos, o por el contrario es un ejemplo más de la solidaridad sur-sur ...

Forgotten continent

the battle for Latin America's soul

Latin America has often been condemned to failure. Neither poor enough to evoke Africa's moral crusade, nor as explosively booming as India and China, it has largely been overlooked by the West. Yet this vast continent, home to half a billion people, the world ...

Economía colombiana del siglo XX

un análisis cuantitativo

Eds. James Robinson, Miguel Urrutia.Este libro presenta una síntesis de los principales aspectos del desarrollo económico colombiano durante el siglo XX elaborada por un grupo de reconocidos especialistas que en muchos casos también fueron conductores de la política económica. La obra aborda temas como ...

El rompecabezas de la equidad

investigación y aportes críticos al movimiento de Comercio Justo

La investigación sobre Comercio Justo en el estado español realizada por SODePAZ trata de ampliar los escasos y parciales análisis realizados hasta el momento sobre este movimiento social. Estos estudios se enfocaron desde perspectivas cuantitativas y los aspectos cualitativos se exponían con objeto de ensalzar ...

The origin of goods

rules of origin in regional trade agreements

The dark side of preferential trade agreements, Rules of Origin (RoO) are used to determine the eligibility of goods to preferential treatment. Ostensibly meant to prevent the trans-shipment of imported products across Free Trade Agreement borders after superficial screwdriver assembly, they act in reality as ...

Theories of international trade

Before his untimely death in 2000, the brilliant young Israeli economic historian Klug conducted a thorough survey into the different theories of international trade. The results of this are now available here for the first time with an introduction from Warren Young and Michael Bordo ...

International competition policy

maintaining open markets in the global economy

The opening up of world markets, rapid growth of trade and foreign direct investment create manifold problems for competition policy. Thus, international mergers may have adverse effects on many countries, international cartels may carve up world markets and dominant firms may seek to maintain their ...

Economic justice in an unfair world

toward a level playing field

Recent years have seen a growing number of activists, scholars, and even policymakers claiming that the global economy is unfair and unjust, particularly to developing countries and the poor within them. But what would a fair or just global economy look like? "Economic Justice in ...

Estrategias de distribución comercial

diseño del canal de distribución y relación entre fabricantes y detallistas

Libro de investigación que se articula en cuatro grandes bloques temáticos ampliamente interrelacionados: el marco teórico de la distribución comercial, tipología de empresas de distribución, estrategias de marketing para empresas detallistas y estrategias de distribución comercial en la empresa fabricante. Esperamos que este libro sea ...

Nations and firms in the global economy

an introduction to international economics and business

This accessible introduction to the world economy and to the theory and practice of globalization argues that key topics in international economics cannot be understood without knowledge of international business, and vice versa. It reviews and combines insights from both literatures and applies them to ...

Banking regulation and world trade Law

GATS, EU and "prudential" institution-building

This book covers the legal aspects of international trade in financial services, with a focus on the possible conflicts between international trade liberalisation norms and banking regulation. The relevant legal foundations at the regional (European Union, EU) and multilateral level (General Agreement on Trade in ...

Fairness in the world economy

US perspectives on international trade relations

This book represents a significant scholarly contribution to the field of international political economy, with particular respect to the evolution of the multilateral trading system. The author engages effectively with the current debate concerning the conflict between the legalistic foundations of the multilateral trading system ...

Patents and the measurement of international competitiveness

new data on the use of patents by Universities, small firms and individual inventors

This highly original book represents a major advance in the use of patents to compare countries# technological competitiveness. It tabulates and analyses 280,000 United States patents from countries across the world over a ten year period. Specifically, these patents were granted to #not-for-profit# entities ...