Trade & Tariffs

Demands for a fairer system of trade to address the growing immiseration and poverty of large numbers of people, particularly in the developing world, found a new channel for expression trhough the Fair Trade movement, picking up momentum from about the...

As the first exporter of cultural goods and services, the United States has long held that such products should be treated like any other merchandise and be liberalized. On the other hand, for countries such as France and Canada who are concerned about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881323610Author Jeffrey SchottFormat PaperbackPage Count 472Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881323283Author Robert A. PastorFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881320848Author Thomas BayardFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute for...

While large, multinational corporations have supported the removal of tariffs, behind the scenes these firms have fought for protection in the form of product regulations, including testing, labeling, and registration requirements. Unlike tariffs, these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881324365Author Meera FicklingFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881322248Author Funabashi YoichiFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881321067Author Laura D`andrea TysonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson...

This is a story about governance in Mexico after the labor and environmental accords-called "side agreements"-that accompanied the NAFTA treaty went into effect. These side agreements required member states to uphold and enforce their labor and...

Free Trade and the Environment examines the impact economic integration has on the environment, using Mexico, which transformed itself from one of the most closed economies to one of the world's most open, as a case study. As new nations join the Free...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881323665Author Gary Clyde HufbauerFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881323115Author Inbom ChoiFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881322545Author Wendy DobsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881322026Author Jeffrey A. FrankelFormat PaperbackPage Count 388Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson...

As the economies of China, India, and other Asian nations continue to grow, these countries are seeking greater control over the rules that govern international trade. Setting the rules carries with it the power to establish advantage, so it's no...

ASEAN countries play a crucial role in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that was initiated in 2013. A number of priority BRI projects have since been implemented. The implementation of BRI brings new opportunities and challenges to countries in the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881323023Author Robert ScollayFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson Institute...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881322569Author Timothy Edward JoslingFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint The Peterson Institute for International EconomicsPublisher The Peterson...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780881322491Author Edward GrahamFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Institute for International Economics,U.S.Publisher The Peterson Institute for...

The negotiation of international trade agreements has become the issue of the moment. With Brexit, a change in administration in the United States, a fragile economic recovery in the Eurozone and China facing a slowdown in its growth, nothing is more...

The implications of Brexit for Northern Ireland are profound, given its history and geographical position as a land border with the European Union. Four decades of sectarian violence have been replaced by a period of sustained peace, economic growth and...

In the debates about the UK’s future relationship with the European Union, all sorts of possible alternatives have been bandied about, from “Singapore on the Thames” to “Canada Plus”, from “Switzerland” to “Ukraine”, from “Norway” to “Australia”. But...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773634883Author Gavin FridellFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Fernwood PublishingPublisher Fernwood PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

In 1993, environmental objections to NAFTA resulted in the establishment of the North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), the first international organization created to address issues related to trade and the environment. The CEC is...

The Brexit debate in the UK focuses almost exclusively on the UK's own position within the European Union and largely ignores the reaction and opinion of the other 27 member states. The UK's negotiations will, however, involve each and every member...

By making available the almost unlimited energy stored in prehistoric plant matter, coal enabled the industrial age - and it still does. Coal today generates more electricity worldwide than any other energy source, helping to drive economic growth in...

This book analyzes collective protests and contentious politics in Chile over a span of 13 years. Utilizing an unprecedented database developed by the Centre for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES), twenty social scientists provide a systematic...

This book explores the nature of challenges facing agriculture, emphasizing the need to rethink how markets are organized in food production. Describing markets as institutions, Anthony Pahnke investigates the meaning and nature of the dynamic overlap of...

This book meticulously examines how centers of illicit trade pose myriad threats to global security and sustainable development. The exponential growth of illicit trade, resulting in annual losses amounting to trillions of dollars for the global economy,...