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'. . . provides a good overview of the issues in economic geography
both in terms of theory and applications. This is a good book for
starters, who want to find a direction within economic geography,
and are looking for a book that provides a brief, but interesting,
outlook of the main topics investigated in economic geography.' -
Vitor Braga, Economic Geography Research Group This well-researched
book provides a concise contribution to a large-scale debate on
economic globalization. Martin Sokol introduces key theoretical
approaches that help us to understand how economies work, why they
suffer recessions and crises, and why economic inequalities at
various levels are growing in the context of globalization. He
introduces key economic geography concepts and theories,
demonstrating their application to our contemporary globalizing
world. The role that economic geography may play in informing
policy making is highlighted, and debates surrounding the recent
global financial and economic crisis are expounded. This highly
accessible book will prove an essential reference tool for
academics, students and researchers focusing on geography,
economics, planning and regional development, development studies,
international politics and international business. Policy makers
and practitioners in local, regional and national authorities,
international bodies and non-governmental organizations will also
find this book to be an invaluable resource. Contents: Introduction
1. Economic Globalisation, Inequality and Instability 2. What is
Economic Geography About? 3. Key Approaches in Economic Geography
4. Neo-classical Approach, Location Theory and Beyond 5.
Marxist-inspired Approaches and Uneven Development 6. Alternative
Approaches and New Economic Geography 7. Economic Geographies of
the Contemporary World 8. Economic Geography and Policy Challenges
Appendix: Useful Journals and Internet Sources Bibliography Index
As the COVID-19 pandemic comes to a close, inflation has revealed
itself to be a major problem for all countries of the developed
world. The problem has been exacerbated in developing nations,
which had problems even before the pandemic. Energy prices have
increased, and with the increase in transportation costs, it has
been more difficult for many retailers to stock shelves as they did
before the pandemic. It is understood by many that the rising
prices and supply chain disruptions will likely not be temporary
and must be managed by future executives. Managing Inflation and
Supply Chain Disruptions in the Global Economy uncovers the many
ways businesses can manage this new phenomenon. It discusses global
crises and their effects on the global economy in terms of
inflation and supply chain. Covering topics such as inflationist
impact, crisis leadership, and deglobalization, this premier
reference source is an essential resource for economists, supply
chain specialists, government officials, consultants, business
leaders and executives, logistics professionals, IT managers,
students and educators of higher education, researchers, and
academicians.
Owing to a strong cultural and historical bond, India and Southeast
Asia have progressed rapidly. Though there are political and
ideological differences between these two entities, it may not
hamper the strong bond as there are many common shared values among
these nations. The history of these nations identifies that the
cooperation between them in terms of trade and commerce is not
upheld per the given potential of these nations. In the past, the
Indian economy was linked with Southeast Asian countries under the
""Look East"" policy, which has been re-energized again under the
present government. Now, the ""Look East"" policy is practically
more vibrant than ever before with the motto ""Act East."" This
policy facilitates these countries in emphasizing the importance of
better regional connectivity for tourism as well as robust trade
and commerce. It leads to a phenomenal growth in terms of imports
and exports for these countries. Evaluating Trade and Economic
Relations Between India and Southeast Asia sheds light on the trade
and economic linkages between India and Southeast Asia and their
impact on the nations in the past, present, and for the future. The
chapters study whether the win-win strategy works for the
strengthening of these countries in terms of both trade relations
and political integrity, as well as in facing common enemies across
international boundaries. Some of the topics covered include food
security, tourism opportunities, trade blocs, trade relations, and
economic relations between countries. This book is a valuable
reference tool for economists, government officials, policymakers,
trade analysts, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and
students interested in the policies and relations between India and
Southeast Asia that affect trade and the economy.
After the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, societies, economies,
countries, and regions face unprecedented challenges in mainly the
health, social, economic dimensions simultaneously. Countries need
to recover pre-pandemic economic growth quickly, boost productivity
and job creation, invest in smart healthcare systems and services,
and work towards a climate-neutral and circular economy. On the one
hand, companies and economies need to use the opportunities of the
transition to a greener economy. The demand for greener products
and services can boost the creation of new jobs. On the other hand,
circular economy, with its potential impact on the life cycle of
products, can contribute to the creation of sustainable growth and
jobs. This book explores new and emerging frameworks, tools,
strategies to support companies and economies towards the green and
digital transformation in Asia, with special focus on ASEAN. It
will analyze the role of disruptive technologies, cutting-edge
green technologies and in these emerging practices in Asia and how
they can boost the creation of new business opportunities, more
jobs and economic growth for the recovery of Asian economies in
post-covid-19 scenarios. The book aims is an international platform
to bring together academics, scholars, researchers, decision
makers, policy makers, and practitioners to share new theories,
research findings, and case studies, to enhance understanding and
collaboration in green growth, digital economy, environmental
impact, green public procurement, sustainable performance, the
transition to a more circular economy, and more in Asia, with a
special focus on ASEAN.
The past twenty years have seen two waves of research on currency
unions, prompted by the early experience of the European Economic
and Monetary Union and by the existential crisis experienced by the
euro area as a strand of the global financial crisis. The authors
explore crucial themes and topics such as optimal currency area
theory, the central banks and new views on policy choices,
providing a comprehensive and influential review of currency
unions.
Globalization: A Multi-Dimensional System provides a comprehensive
understanding of the complex process of globalization and how it
impacts nations, organizations and individuals who operate in its
environment. C. Gopinath addresses why some nations welcome its
benefits whilst others seek protection from it and provides an
insightful look into arguments for and against globalization.
Highlighting important updated content on the topic, this new
edition: Takes a comprehensive multidisciplinary view of
globalization within five domains: economy, politics, social,
business and physical Discusses underlying theories and provides a
framework for step-by-step analyses of global issues from a systems
perspective Enhanced chapters provide notes and definitions to help
reinforce key items and include several examples of contemporary
events and issues as illustrations Instructors' website includes
PowerPoint slides, test bank and guidelines for case discussion and
projects. This all-encompassing fourth edition will be an excellent
resource for sociology, business and management students. The book
will also provide an illustrative reference to practitioners in
international economics, international relations and cross-cultural
management.
The crises emanating from the Global Financial Crisis and the
COVID-19 Pandemic have underscored, the emergency role of the State
and its smooth, seamless reactivation, for situations when private
activity and markets are disrupted. In many countries, SOEs have
been a crucial part in delivering on that effort as agents of the
State. While SOEs are increasingly sought to play a role during
emergency situations, evidence suggests that they misallocate
capital and mismanage resources. This is indicative of the
conflicts of interests in owning and regulating enterprises as well
as between the commercial and non-commercial objectives of SOEs,
crony capitalism, the private agenda of public officials, internal
management of SOEs, the significant role played by state owned
banks and financial institutions and the conflicts that arise in
the State's primary role vs. its ownership of enterprises. The
studies of eight countries from different regions undertaken for
this book, provide answers to these key policy questions related to
state capitalism. Generalizing from the results of multi-country
studies to arrive at universally applicable predictions,
prescriptions, and policy recommendations, is inherently difficult.
Individual countries are quite different in their socio-economic,
historical, political, and institutional circumstances. So are
their experiences, as the eight country studies highlight, even as
the book attempts to extrude, from available research, the
principal common characteristics of, and practices followed by,
successful SOEs independently of country context. Among other
conditions, the two most important conclusions that can be drawn
from the country studies are that competition and regulation rather
than ownership per se is key to efficiency.
Cross border business transactions have become increasingly
important due to new norms of doing business. Cross border business
has led to the emergence of multiply business opportunities and
challenges to various stakeholders. Such global reality cannot
simply be ignored, thus business entities that operate across
national borders need to fully employ global strategies in order to
compete and survive in the dynamic global environment. In fact,
businesses need to have a wider world view when conducting business
across border. The future growth of global businesses depends on
many crucial aspects such as the managing and recruiting global
workforces, developing effective international marketing
strategies, coordinating global supply chains and operations,
introducing innovative sales tactics, utilizing information
technology, and many others. This book captures the multi-faceted
outlook on international business phenomena particularly when cross
border businesses were severely affected due to the recent
limitations on business operations, dwindling demands, and
bankruptcy caused by the worldwide pandemic. This book brings the
perspectives of the communities, consumers, employees, businesses,
producers and many other stakeholders regardless of their home
country. The investigation will include insights from both
developed and developing countries. From here on, there are new
economic, socio-cultural, health-related, well-being and many more
challenges which have emerged when operating under the new norms.
This book provides comprehensive broad coverage with depth within
the areas mentioned.
International trade is a key dimension of the world economy, it is
a critical factor in raising living standards, increasing
employment, and providing a larger variety of goods to consumers
around the world. Despite the strong focus that international trade
research has received in theoretical terms, the empirical aspects
of trade are less clear and justify further research. In this
context, it is essential for studies to focus on shedding light on
the most important methods used to evaluate the multiple dimensions
of trade within this international context. Trade has a myriad of
direct and indirect effects, therefore touching several fields of
research, including economics, management, finance, international
relations, political science, and sociology, which makes it
essential to explore. The Handbook of Research on the Empirical
Aspects of Strategic Trade Negotiations and Management provides a
systematic overview of the latest trends in the empirical analysis
of trade from international perspectives. It provides a survey on
the methods used to evaluate a specific topic in international
trade, enhance knowledge about the multiple facets of international
trade around the world, and grant in-depth surveys of previous
empirical findings on specific topics in international trade.
Important topics covered within this book include trade
diversification, regional centrality, ethical pricing,
globalization, cultural impacts, and open economies. This book is a
valuable reference tool for government officials, policy makers,
managers, executives, economists, practitioners, stakeholders,
researchers, academicians, and students.
Over the past few decades, alliance and networks have been
generally examined individually. This Handbook sheds new light on
this research by combining the two topics and focuses on
highlighting their similarities. The expert contributors discuss
topics surrounding the state-of-the-art in alliance and network
research such as organizing opportunities in international
entrepreneurship; transaction costs in alliances and joint
ventures; diaspora networks; and national culture and international
alliances. They go on to look at conceptual developments relating
to born globals; subsidiary performance; internationalisation; and
knowledge transfer and organisational learning. Finally, they
present empirical evidence of international alliances and networks.
They combine diverse types of studies including literature reviews,
conceptual papers and empirical studies in order to provide the
reader with a comprehensive understanding of the topic. Researchers
with an interest in joint ventures and alliance and networks, along
with students and academics of international business will find
this book to be a valuable resource. Contributors: S. Andersson, U.
Andersson, A. Arslan, G.B. Awuah, P Ekman, M. Elo, C. Erixon, N.
Evers, P.N. Ghauri, M. Hilmersson, M. Hsia-Wen Ho, M. Johanson, V.
Kaartemo, J. Larimo, C. Lopez-Duarte, H. Lundberg, T. Mainela, H.
Makkonen, M. Marinov, S.T. Marinova, L.-G. Mattsson, H. Merchant,
K.E. Meyer, N. Mirc, N. Nummela, R. Olkkonen, U.F. Ott, S.
Papaioannou, E. Pernu, V. Puhakka, P.A. Ryan, S. Saarenketo, A.
Salmi, P. Servais, A. Smith, A. Thyr, L. Torkkeli, P. Very, M.M.
Vidal-Suarez, Y. Wang
Artificial intelligence (AI) describes machines/computers that
mimic cognitive functions that humans associate with other human
minds, such as learning and problem solving. As businesses have
evolved to include more automation of processes, it has become more
vital to understand AI and its various applications. Additionally,
it is important for workers in the marketing industry to understand
how to coincide with and utilize these techniques to enhance and
make their work more efficient. The Handbook of Research on Applied
AI for International Business and Marketing Applications is a
critical scholarly publication that provides comprehensive research
on artificial intelligence applications within the context of
international business. Highlighting a wide range of topics such as
diversification, risk management, and artificial intelligence, this
book is ideal for marketers, business professionals, academicians,
practitioners, researchers, and students.
The globalized world has witnessed the development of a number of
economic integration projects, including at least two Eurasian
projects: the Eurasian Union and the Belt and Road Initiative.
These initiatives blur the European Union Global Strategy adjusted
in 2016 to be an attempt to reconsider and enhance the role and
place of the European Union as the leader in the global arena.
These initiatives must be studied and considered further to
understand the numerous benefits, opportunities, and challenges
they face. Regional Economic Integration and Global Competition in
the Post-COVID-19 Era: European Union, Eurasian Economic Union, and
the Belt and Road Initiative provides insight into the reasons and
consequences of the discrepancy in the legal restrictions,
institutional policies, and mutual skepticism on the economic
integration progress. The text is also useful in defining and
promoting a regional strategy of economic integration and the
creation of mutual trust. Covering a range of topics such as
international trade, environmental risk management, and
globalization, this reference work is ideal for policymakers,
government officials, strategic decision makers, practitioners,
researchers, scholars, academicians, instructors, and students.
Global and transnational challenges figure ever more prominently on
national and international policy agendas and are increasingly
analysed as global public goods (GPGs). This timely collection,
which includes contributions by eminent scholars from a wide range
of academic disciplines, provides a comprehensive overview of the
current state of the theoretical and empirical research on this
topic, and suggestions on where scholarship could go next. With an
original introduction, this single volume will appeal to students,
researchers, policymakers and experts, whether they are interested
in a particular challenge like global climate change, cyber
security, financial stability and health or in cross-cutting issues
of public economics and finance, international relations and
international law.
`Peter van Bergeijk has written a fascinating book on the recent
trade collapse, that in size can only be compared to the (trade)
crises of the 1930s. There are at least two reasons to read the
book. The first is to get a better understanding why the world has
witnessed a dramatic decline of international trade. Peter van
Bergeijk systematically analyzes the standard explanations that are
given for this collapse, for example those put forward by the WTO,
and concludes that most are wrong or unconvincing, and provides his
own thought provoking explanation: risk and uncertainty. The second
reason to read the book is that it provides all those interested in
international trade with a clear and interesting introduction to
understand the world of international trade and learn a great deal
along the way, and not only about the recent trade collapse.' -
Steven Brakman, University of Groningen, The Netherlands On the
Brink of Deglobalization addresses the breakdown of international
trade and capital flows in 2008/09 and challenges the mainstream
narrative for the world trade collapse. Detailed chapters on
international finance, fragmentation of production, protectionism
and earlier episodes of collapsing trade reveal data that
contradicts conventional explanations and demonstrates that the
trade collapse was driven by the shock of (perceived) trade
uncertainty. Peter van Bergeijk discusses why trade barriers and
import substitution are seen as solutions during depressions while
presenting empirical evidence demonstrating the risks of such
policies. This book provides a broad, historical and statistical
analysis relevant to understanding the recent world trade collapse.
Being the first comprehensive analysis of the risks and drivers of
deglobalization, this unique and challenging book will appeal to
trade economists, trade policymakers and analysts as well as those
involved in international business.
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