Nation-states in continental markets: the political geography of free trade
Economic impact ; Economic theory ; Free trade ; Geopolitics ; International trade ; Nation-state ; Political geography
History of the free-trade idea and what it means in economic and political terms. Case study of the consequences of the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement on Canada shows that it is not a compretely benign idea. - (DWG)
Observations on state trading in the Russian economy
Economic policy ; Enterprise ; Export ; Importation ; Market regulation ; Regulation ; Russia ; State control ; Trade
The AA. present an overview of state trading activities in Russia in light of that country's prospective accession to the World Trade Organization. They cover the origins of Russian state trading, developments after the collapse of the USSR, state
involvement in barter trade, and its control of the organizational structure and remaining monopolies. A discussion of implications embraces issues relating to the inefficiencies of state trading and Russia's designation as a nonmarket economy by the United
The AA. argue that classical economic analysis of trading blocs is inconclusive, and regionalism cannot be understood in economic terms alone. They focus on an examination of the relationship that exists between trading bloc formation and more
From hornbills to oil? Patterns of indigenous and European trade in colonial Borneo
Asia ; Colonization ; Export ; Historical geography ; Land development ; Nineteenth Century ; Production system ; Regional economy ; Resource management ; Trade
As the economies of the region were drawn into the world economy, the structure and geography of trading patterns was altered. The A. examines those changes through an evaluation and analysis of trading statistics for the states of north-west Borneo
Abruzzi ; Italy ; Marketing channel ; Retail trade ; Service ; Shopping centre ; Trade ; Wholesale trade
Trade in Abruzzo is biased by the social and economic differences existing all over the territory, by a widespread type of settlement and by the population aging. The food retail is excessively atomized. It is necessary to start a trade policy which
The cosmopolitanization of trade regions : global trends and implications, 1965-1990
Economic flow ; Economies of scale ; Free trade ; International economy ; International trade ; Internationalization ; Liberalisation ; Regionalization ; Spatial structure
The paper examines global regionalization tendencies by tracing trade interactions from 1965 to 1990 and finds a trend toward a less spatially fragmented world economy. Five dominant trade regions may be identified in 1990 as compared to eight
to trade a larger share of their GDP with the rest of the world.
Asia ; Economic behaviour ; Economic flow ; Economic integration ; Europe ; Export ; Gravity model ; International trade ; Pacific Region ; Regionalization ; Spatial structure
The A. seeks to contextualise spatially the traditional gravity model used widely to examine patterns of international trade. He shows that since global trade is increasingly organised around regions, variations in regionalisation or geographical
bias affect the levels of bilateral trade. When such biases are not taken into account, then estimation of the gravity model fails to discriminate between the relative spatial structures of trading regimes. This argument is examined in the context
Competition ; Honshu ; Japan ; Market area ; Retail trade
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the changes in the retail central place system as the result of competition of trade areas in the case of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. - (KA)
Competitiveness ; Economic impact ; Export ; Foreign investment ; International trade ; Investment ; Model ; Regional economy ; United States of America
A frequently noted but little studied issue within the debate over FDI is the impact of FDI on U.S. foreign trade, and particularly on the foreign trade of U.S. regions. This study assesses the effects of FDI on the manufacturing export performance
Investigation of trade in medicinal and aromatic products (MAP) from the rural areas of Gorkha District in central Nepal to the wholesale markets in India over two-year period. Authors found 36 products, almost all of which were exported unprocessed