A Financial Times and Economist Best Book of the Year exploring world trade from Mesopotamia in 3,000 BC to modern globalization.
 
How did trade evolve to the point where we don’t think twice about biting into an apple from the other side of the world?
 
In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein, bestselling author of The Birth of Plenty, traces the story of global commerce...

"Our global economy faces unprecedented challenges in the next few months. But whether we sink or swim depends on how prepared we are - and what we do now to thwart the coming collapse"--

Progressive governments in poor countries fear that if they undertake measures to enhance real wages and working conditions, rising labor costs would cause wealthier countries to import from and invest elsewhere. Yet if the world trading system were designed to facilitate or even reward measures to promote labor standards, poor countries could undertake them without fear.
In this book, Christian Barry and Sanjay G. Reddy propose ways in which

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In the three centuries after the explorer Vasco de Gama first landed in India in 1492, meetings, trade and exchanges of all kinds flourished between the peoples of Europe and Asia. These encounters and the hybrid cultures that developed have left an extraordinary legacy of exquisite works of art and compelling human stories. Produced alongside the V&A's landmark 2004 exhibition, Encounters explores both the western fascination for the exotic materials...

"COVID-19 is speeding up history, but how? What is the shape of the world to come? Lenin once said, 'There are decades when nothing happens and weeks when decades happen.' This is one of those times when history has sped up. CNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria helps readers to understand the nature of a post-pandemic world: the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to unfold. Written in the form...

"This title explains why people in one country trade goods and services with people in other countries. Accessible, real-world examples help readers understand how needs are met through the exchange of goods and services around the world. Concepts include trade, importing, and exporting."--

"If you're on the internet, you're global-HubSpot executive Nataly Kelly offers an innovative data-driven model for profitably expanding the international presence you already have. Companies looking to expand used to think about "entering international markets," but today you're global from the moment you create a website. Nataly Kelly, VP of Localization at Hubspot (which operates in more than 120 countries) says now the goal should be market intensification-building...

Examines the negotiations of the World Trade Organization, discusses dysfunction within the organization, and theorizes how it will be affected by a global recession.

Derecho marítimo y comercio internacional. Capítulos sobre puertos, transporte y comercio marítimo reúne noventa y ocho breves escritos basados principalmente en unas notas que, en forma de entrevistas, fueron publicadas en el portal Mundo Marítimo entre mediados del 2017 y comienzos del 2022. Son reflexiones y análisis acerca de temas actuales vinculados con el transporte marítimo, el arbitraje, las actividades portuarias, los seguros marítimos,...

Esta obra contiene información relevante acerca los antecedentes de los contratos de franquicia internacional, la naturaleza jurídica de este tipo de acuerdos, sus aspectos económicos y comerciales y los principales conflictos contractuales que pueden derivarse de la implementación del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Colombia y Estados Unidos. Además, se presentan propuestas de resolución de controversias en este campo del comercio internacional...