The world is on the verge of the most sweeping economic changes since the Industrial Revolution. National economies are transforming from government-controlled market systems into an open international marketplace under no one's control. The consequences will be both exhilarating and terrifying. Market Unbound is the first compelling blueprint for adapting to this new global market. According …
In Shanghai forum 2018, the forum recruited 27 top students as a journalist for honored guests at the forum. Their specialist knowledge, commitment and self-assurance were all employed in taking down these words of wisdom. This book of records from the interviews is a crystallization of that gathering of words of wisdom and exchange of viewpoints with our distinguished guests.
The first half of the book addresses the international context. Chapters in this part consider the impact of September 11 on the UN's concern for the rights and security of states relative to those of individuals, as well as the changing attitudes of various Western powers toward multilateral vs. unilateral approaches to international problems. The second half of the book focuses more closel…
This book argues that most multinational companies lack an adequate global strategy. The material provides a systematic framework for evaluating which elements of strategy to globalize and by how much, and a practical guide on how to implement a globalization strategy in order to achieve a successful, total global strategy. * spells out the interaction between industry globalization drivers an…
Globalization, like many great geopolitical ideologies before it, is now dead. Despite the almost-religious certainty with which it was originally conceived, a growing vagueness now surrounds the original promise of the global ideal that the fading power of nation states would be replaced by global markets that economics, not politics or arms, would determine the course of human events and that…
Recent events have reignited the debate over the future of the international monetary system. This book, part of the Integrating National Economic series, examines international monetary options of the twenty-first century. Barry Eichengreen argues that it will not be possible for governments to prevent exchange rates from exceeding prespecified limits. Changes in technology, market structure, …
The book assesses whether a negotiation to create a comprehensive agreement on investment should be included in a multilateral negotiating round at the World Trade Organization in the near future. Graham indicates that, while many developing nations would accepts such rules, it might be premature to press for a comprehensive agreement at this time. Rather, a limited investment agenda might be b…
How do trade agreements interact with agreements on human rights or the environment? In case of conflict, which agreement should prevail? Must trade disputes be examined only from he angle of trade rules or should account be taken also of non-trade values? Pauwelyn considers these questions here, providing a framework for how the different rules of international law interact, and procedural gui…
This book contains: 1. The goal: Mutual benefit 2. The practice: Openness and sharing or benefit 3. The way: Cooperation and innovation 4. The call: Inclusiveness and interconnectivity
Tallinn Manual 2.0 expands on the highly influential first edition by extending its coverage of the international law governing cyber operations to peacetime legal regimes. The product of a three-year follow-on project by a new group of twenty renowned international law experts, it addresses such topics as sovereignty, state responsibility, human rights, and the law of air, space, and the sea. …