Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Typology and Characteristics of NTBs -- 3. Methods of Measurement of Nontariff Barriers -- 4. Overview and Assessment of Economy-Wide Estimates of NTBs in Selected OECD Countries -- 5. Guideline Principles and Recommended...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Maps, Tables, and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction and Synopsis -- I. Institutions -- 1. Evolution of China's FDI Regulatory Framework -- 2. International Perspectives -- II. Investments -- 3. Principal Modes of FDI in China -- 4. Trends...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Tables, Figures, and Boxes -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Introduction / Bernard Hoekman and Jamel Zarrouk -- Part One: Where Does the Region Stand? -- 1. Beyond the Year 2000: Implications of the Middle East's Recent Trade Performance / Alexander J. Yeats and...

Intro -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Authors and Conference Participants -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- State Trading in the Twenty-First Century: An Overview / Petros C. Mavroidis and Thomas Cottier -- Part II: The Relevant Legal Framework -- 1. Article XVII GATT: An...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Contributors -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Introduction / Bjarne S. Jensen and Kar-yiu Wong -- 2. Endogenous Growth and International Trade: A Survey / Ngo Van Long and Kar-yiu Wong -- Part II. Dynamics of Basic Trade Models -- 3. General...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and List of Tables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Trade Structure, Threat Effectiveness, and "Democratic Trade Peace -- 3. The Empirical Record -- 4. American Threats and U.S.-China Negotiations over Most-Favored-Nation Status and Market Access -- 5. U.S.-Japan...

Key Features:Integrates concepts in development economics, political economy and factors and the experience of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regionProvides up-to-date data and analysis on key issues such as unemployment, water scarcity, private sector development and oil...

Key Features:Indonesian Trade Minister Mari Pangestu is a co-editor and contributorAn up-to-date volume, relevant to today's trade policy questions, that will be of interest to policy makersComplements material from textbooks on trade policy used at upper undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Key Features:Written by an author who is a co-developer of the Michigan Model of World Production and TradeIncludes a brief introduction to each chapter, with a review question component useful for instructors at the end of the chapterProvides references to current developments and more recent...

Key Features:Includes contributions by experienced practitioners and academics from Japan, Korea and AustraliaProvides a wide coverage of regional FTAsFeatures strong empirical content and high-level methodologies for FTA analysis.