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In order for the ideal of international trade to become reality, customs procedures dating back centuries must be eliminated and replaced with modernized practices designed to foster cooperation and efficiency in world trade.

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Destined to become a leading case study of export-led development in Indonesia, this book grew out of a World Bank/Indonesian Economic Society Symposium held in Jakarta.

There was, however, a parallel story as well, of crony capitalism and weak governance, that led to the financial and political crisis of 1997-98.

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Offers the first study of how one of the US governmental agencies charged with implementing the US laws governing unfair trade - the Department of Commerce - has actually discharged its statutory mission. In particular, the book focuses on the antidumping and countervailing duty statutes.

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Although the political and military aspects of great-power diplomacy in Eastern Europe during the interwar period have been studied extensively, the economic aspects have been relatively neglected. Drawing on documentary material that has only recently been made available, David Kaiser redresses the balance in his discussion of the expansion of Ger

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The multilateral trading system stands at a crossroads. Despite its widely acknowledged contribution to global prosperity over the past half century, the movement toward further liberalization has increasingly been challenged.

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As the prime force behind trade throughout the Western Hemisphere, the United States is emerging with two trade projects--the newly-signed North American Free Trade Agreement and the projected New American Community.

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These essays highlight the implications of China's economic transition since 1978 for Sino-American business and trade. Each chapter assesses the implications of China's economic and trade reforms from a different perspective.

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Presents an account of the politics of opening agricultural markets that explains how the institutional context of international negotiations alters the balance of interests at the domestic level to favor trade liberalization despite opposition from powerful farm groups.

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Medical information sciences are emerging as a vital field of study and practice. The volume brings together scholars and practitioners from disciplines concerned with the acquisition, analysis, accessibility, and application of information in medical practice and health care.

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With the negotiation of the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), the policies affecting access to, and conditions of competition in, service markets are today firmly rooted in the multilateral trading system.

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Offers insights into the fundamental policy issues involved in agricultural biotechnology. This book explains the global regulatory polarization and trade conflict in this area. It then evaluates cooperative and unilateral policy tools for coping with trade tensions.

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Part I examines the legal issues of commodity trade, investigating the debate over whether international trade agreements create hard law or soft law. Part II discusses the political economy of contemporary global trade issues, including the rise of intraindustry trade and discrimination in international trade.

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Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey Williamson present a coherent picture of trade, migration, and international capital flows in the Atlantic economy in the century prior to 1914the first great globalization boom, which anticipated the experience of the last fifty years.

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The globalization of markets, and the prospect of a Single European Market by the end of 1992 in particular, have heightened European attention to the export challenge and has spawned an intriguing array of export assistance services designed to help even the smallest business become a global competitor.

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The first authoritative account of the fashioning of the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the USA reveals how the Australian government has deliberately and surreptitiously sacrificed Australia's interests in the deluded pursuit of a special relationship' with the superpower.

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Will technological improvement and growth in the rest of the world cause a decline in American living standards Can government policy in Japan and Western Europe limit the availability of high- wage jobs in America Does expanding trade with Mexico and other developing countries with large numbers of inexpensive workers imply a continuing decline in wages for low-skilled American workers

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China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been hailed as the biggest coming-out party in the history of capitalism. Its membership eventually will contribute to higher standards of living for its citizens and increased growth for its economy.

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Covers the issues of co-operation or competition between governments to obtain sustained supply of commodities at remunerative prices to producers and acceptable to consumers. It provides a scientific analysis of the positions of producers of oil and other commodities as well as their consumers.

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Barter or countertrade is the oldest form of trade--dating back to man's earliest history. The heart of the book focuses upon such technical aspects of countertrade as financing, law, operations and strategy, and proposes the development of a marketable security for countertrade credits.

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A concise, yet complete study of the theory of international trade and foreign lending. The author discusses two of the major models used to discuss trade: the Theory of Comparative Advantage, and the Heckscher-Ohlin model. free trade arguments and applies the basic trade model to international lending.

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Provides a different approach to an old debate in political economy - that over whether class conflict or group competition is more prevalent in politics. This book outlines the conditions under which one type of political conflict is more likely than the other. It is useful to those interested in understanding developments in trade policy.

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