international economic relations

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The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy

an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade
2015
An economist used the tee-shirt industry as an example to examine the politics, economics, ethics, and history of modern business and globalization.

Critical perspectives on free trade and globalization

Technology and travel have connected the world like never before, making it easier than ever to trade goods and culture across borders. But with the ease of trade has come questions about how best to use this increased connection, and how all parties can benefit while protecting the world's most vulnerable workers. This book will introduce students to the debate surrounding free trade and globalization to help them understand the nature of international commerce, cultural exchanges brought on through trade, and how the international economy is evolving.

Connectography

mapping the future of global civilization
2016
"... visionary strategist Parag Khanna travels from Ukraine to Iran, Mongolia to North Korea, Pakistan to Nigeria, and across the Arctic Circle and the South China Sea to explain the rapid and unprecedented changes affecting every part of the planet"--Jacket flap.

Globalization

Discusses how globalization has facilitated greater interaction between people throughout the world and the concerns about exploitation of people and resources from less economically stable countries, and the destruction of cultural traditions.

Critical perspectives on free trade and globalization

Examines the nature of free trade and how increasing globalization is affecting how nations and corporations can trade goods and culture across borders quicker and in greater quantities than ever before. Discusses the current debate about how globalization can be best used to benefit all parties, while also protecting the world's workers.
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Money and trade in our world

Discusses how we use money to access goods and services and the trade that makes them available.

Global economic issues

2004
Examines economic trends since the end of World War II, discussing the first wave of globalization, and looking at issues associated with globalization in the early twenty-first century.

A beginner's guide to the world economy

eighty-one basic economic concepts that will change the way you see the world
2001
Provides answers to eighty-one questions about the world economy, covering macroeconomics, globalization, virtual money, inflation, free trade, venture capital, E-commerce, NAFTA, and many other topics.

Arctic thaw

climate change and the global race for energy resources
As climate change transforms this "icebound frontier into a land of opportunity," the Arctic has become "the scene of an ever-growing power struggle.".

The world that trade created

society, culture, and the world economy, 1400 to the present
2013
In a series of brief, readable vignettes, the authors bring to life international trade and its actors--merchants and bankers, pirates and privateers, sailors and slaves, traders and tree tappers. In the process they make clear that the seemingly modern concept of economic globalization has deep historical roots. This third edition includes new selections of African cocoa, silver and gold in Brazil and Mexico, the Rothschilds, the rise of Panama as a financial center, the transition from coal to oil, fair trade laws, and the expansion of offshore manufacturing since World War II.

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