United States Trade Relations with the Newly Industrializing Countries in the Pacific Basin


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With the resurgence of ‘new Protectionism’, international trade and trade relations are once again prime topics for study. This book, first published in 1997, examines in detail the different ways to answer the questions: What are the causes of trade relations? And specifically, what factors determine a flow of commodities from one country to another?
















The United States in the World Economy


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The United States in the World Economy offers the results of a conference organized by the National Bureau of Economics in 1987. The volume includes background papers prepared by nine academic economists, personal statements by individuals prominent in government and business, and summaries of the discussion that followed the presentations. Among the topics considered are foreign competition in Latin America and the Asian Pacific Rim, Third World debts, innovations in international financial markets, changing patterns of international investment, international capital flows, and international competition in goods, services, and agriculture. Prepared for a sophisticated but non-technical audience, these papers present complicated economic issues clearly, indicating the many ways in which the American economy influences and is influenced by economic events and conditions around the world.




Pacific Basin Developing Countries


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Discusses eight economies located in the Pacific Basin--Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.




U.S. Trade and Investment Policy


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From American master Ward Just, returning to his trademark territory of "Forgetfulness "and "The Weather in Berlin," an evocative portrait of diplomacy and desire set against the backdrop of America's first lost war




Japan And The Pacific Quadrille


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This book is based on the papers presented at the 1983 Tokyo conference on East Asian politics. It provides an analytic context for understanding Northeast Asian politics and deals with Japanese foreign policy, with focus on the political challenges Japan faced and its changing international role.




Changing Pacific Forests


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A dozen papers from a symposium in Honolulu, May-June 1991, explore forestry practices, trade, and policies in countries around the Pacific rim. Many address historical topics such as forest products trade in pre-industrial Japan and China; others, current issues in New Zealand, Hawaii, Malaysia, and other places. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR