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Product Description: This book analyses the causal factors behind the deceleration in the export growth rate in Asian countries that began in 1996. It analyzes the impact of the crisis, proposing a pragmatic, WTO-consistent policy stance for the Asian economies to return to their former export growth trajectory...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In this text, the editors analyze the diverse situations that police forces operate under and the challenges that they face in different kinds of democracies. This cross-cultural comparison of various systems highlights the universal observation that police are a anomaly in a democracy and explores how various influences-for example, large-scale social violence, a zeal for crime fighting, and vulnerability to temptation-often find police incapable of behaving in a democratic manner...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Beginning with a detailed discussion of the World Trade Organisation and the Uruguay Round and its achievements, this book delves into the causal factors behind the failure to launch the new round of multilateral trade negotiations in Seattle in December 1999. Dilip K. Das tries to determine the precise point reached by the global trading system and map out a way forward, exploring the likely items to be included in the agenda for the new round of multilateral trade negotiations and provides contours for a post-Seattle global trading system.This book provides an excellent overview of the contemporary global trading system and will be very useful to advanced students and professional economists. It will also greatly benefit policy makers and active participants in trade and global diplomacy.

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International Finance is one of the most important areas of interest in economics and business. With the liberalization of international capital over the last half-century, financial capital has flowed in and out of countries at amazing rates. This collection examines issues such as: * financial globalization* multilateral financial institutions* capital flows to emerging economies* exchange rate regimes.The topical contributions are well written and understandable for those interested in international finance, while the comprehensive nature of the book along with its pedagogical features such as exam style questions andareas for further research make the book ideal for students on an International Finance course. The lessons that can be learned from the distinguished authors are equally useful for businessmen and policy-makers.

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