international economic relations

"... 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

This book discusses all aspects of world trade, introducing economic concepts in general and discussing the development of international trade, including key trade organizations, and related issues such as labor standards and environmental protection.

1. Global Paradox -- 2. Powering the Paradox: The Telecommunications Revolution -- 3. Travel: Globalization of the World's Largest Industry -- 4. New Rules: A Universal Code of Conduct for the 21st Century -- 5. The Dragon Century: The Chinese Commonwealth - Gaining Power from its Parts -- 6. Asia and latin America: New Areas of Opportunity.

Uses brief case studies connected to seven central topics to discuss the history and creation of the world economy.