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What's wrong with protectionism?
(United Nations, 2018)
This short book responds to seven common objections to free trade corresponding to the seven sections of this review. It
successfully points out the fallacies underlying those objections by introducing theories of free ...
China's super consumers
(United Nations, 2016)
<p>This is ARTNeT Book Review No. 30, "China’s Super Consumers ", reviewed by Jiasu Deng. A half century ago, the increasing household income drove up the consumption level in the United States, contributing to social ...
The great rebalancing : trade, conflict and the perilous road ahead for the world economy
(UN.ESCAP, 2014)
<p>By Yifan (Victor) Ye A review of Michael Pettis' book "The Great Rebalancing: Trade, Conflict and the Perilous Road Ahead for the World Economy"</p>
India : a new player in Asian production network?
(United Nations, 2012)
Trade liberalisation and international co-operation : a legal analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>This is a review of " Trade Liberalisation and Inter-national Co-operation: A Legal Analysis of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement " by Tania Voon This reviews a book that provides a detailed analysis of major legal ...
International migration and development in East Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2015)
There are nearly 22 million international mi-grants from the East Asia and Pacific (EAP) region. The economic implications of this mi-gration are enormous. In 2013 migrants from the EAP remitted approximately US $112 ...
Trading stories : experiences with gender and trade
(United Nations, 2018)
The gap between men and women in social, cultural and economic equality is not inevitable. Bridging this disparity has been a goal of policymakers to reduce overall poverty and improve standard of living. The existing ...
A review of trade preference schemes for the world�s poorest countries
(United Nations, 2012)
<p>By Sam Laird The study begins with a brief history, rationale and legal basis for DFQF schemes, an overview of the preferential trade schemes in favor of LDCs by both developed and emerging countries, the key features ...
Prevention and crisis management : lessons for Asia from the 2008 crisis
(UN.ESCAP, 2013-05)
<p>By Rosefielde, Steven, Masaaki Kuboniwa, and Satoshi Mizobata The book draws the lesson from the crisis that economic booms need to be carefully monitored especially when they result from deficit spending, expansionary ...
Regional integration in South Asia : essays in honour of Dr. M. Rahmatullah
(United Nations, 2017)
This is ARTNeT Book Review No. 33, 'Regional Integration in South Asia: Essays in Honour of Dr. M Rahmatullah', Prabir De and Mustafizur Rahman (Eds.), reviewed by Rajeev Ranjan Chaturvedy.
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The rise of Asia ...