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The impact of Japan’s rivalry with China on its willingness to pursue free trade agreements

Chum, Sonya - In: Journal of East Asian economic integration 18 (2014) 3, pp. 215-251

This study explores the main causes that have led Japan to conclude an FTA with ASEAN. This paper appraises Japan‐ASEAN … relations and shows that closer relations between Japan and ASEAN have provided momentum for the launch of Japan's FTAs with … ASEAN. Consequently, this paper explores the origins and progress of Japan‐ASEAN FTA, as well as the strategies and …

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The Growing Weight of the Emerging Economies in the World Economy and Governance : The Case of the BRICs

Orgaz, Luis; Molina, Luis; Carrasco, Carmen - 2011

This paper examines the growing relevance of emerging and developing economies for the global economy, paying special attention to the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China). The paper also reviews the participation of these countries in some key multilateral institutions for global governance,...

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The Signing of the North Atlantic Treaty : A Case for Multilateralism

Dogan, Nejat - 2012

This article demonstrates the adoption of a multilateral mindset by great powers in the aftermath of the Second World War. It argues that after 1945 the United States, Britain, France, and Canada started to cooperate on security issues based on the basic principles of multilateralism. They came...

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Global Insecurity, Transparency and Sustainable Development : African Challenges

Nwaobi, Godwin Chukwudum - 2013

Notably, the 20th century was dominated by the legacy of devastating global wars, colonial struggles, and ideological conflicts as well as effort s to establish international systems that would foster global peace and prosperity. Yet, insecurity and corruption not only remain, they have become...

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India and the United States : How Individuals and Corporations Have Driven Indo-U.S. Relations

Aiyar, Swaminathan - 2014

Foreign policy discussions tend to focus on government policies and diplomatic initiatives. But relations between India and the United States have been driven substantially by corporations and individuals, with the two nations’ governments trailing behind and catching up only now. During the...

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Putting the Reign Back in Sovereign : Advice for the Second Obama Administration

Christians, Allison - 2013

In its first term, the Obama administration enacted two pieces of legislation, each designed to protect an increasingly vulnerable income tax base, and each of which had the potential to set a new and unprecedented course for no less than the regulation of the global economy by the nation-state....

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Foreign Aid Dynamics in Democratic Transitions

Reinsberg, Bernhard - 2012

This study analyzes the dynamic impact of democratization on receipt of foreign aid. Since the 1990s, this relationship has been increasingly important, given the end of the Cold War and the related turn to good governance, increased pressure from donor publics for political conditionality, and...

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Human Rights at the Borders of Tax Sovereignty

Christians, Allison - 2017

Tax scholarship typically presumes the state’s power to tax and therefore rarely concerns itself with analyzing which relationships between a government and a potential taxpayer normatively justify taxation, and which do not. This paper presents the case for undertaking such an analysis as a...

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Five Maritime Security Developments That Will Resonate For A Generation

Wilson, Brian - 2016

In the past decade, collaborative efforts around the world have led to five key, and intersecting, developments that have changed the way governments respond to maritime security challenges: expanded laws; interagency, or whole-of-government coordination within a country; cooperation among...

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Millet, Rice, and Isolation : Origins and Persistence of the World's Most Enduring Mega-State

Kung, James Kai-sing; Özak, Ömer; Putterman, Louis G.; … - 2022

We propose and test empirically a theory describing the endogenous formation and persistence of mega-states, using China as an example. We suggest that the relative timing of the emergence of agricultural societies, and their distance from each other, set off a race between their autochthonous...

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