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020			_a1576078264 (hard cover : alk. paper)
020			_a1576078272 (ebook)
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082	0	0	_a337.03 _bVAI/G
245	0	0	_aGlobalization: encyclopedia of trade, labor, and politics/ _cAshish K. Vaidya, editor.
260			_aSanta Barbara, Calif. : _bABC-CLIO, _cc2006.
300			_a2 v. (xii, 968 p.) : _bill., map ; _c26 cm.
500			_aOther format: Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Description based on title page of print version.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505			_aPart one: Trade and Investment Issues -- Antidumping and Countervailing Duties -- Balance of Payments and Capital Inflows -- Currency Crisis and Contagion -- Dollarization -- Economic Integration -- Economic Sanctions -- Emerging Markets and Transition Economies -- Exchange Rate Movements -- Fiscal Policy -- Foreign Direct Investment and Cross-border Transactions -- Global Economic Growth -- Industrial Location and Competitiveness -- Inequality -- International Financial Markets -- International Indebtedness -- International Joint Ventures -- International Migration -- International Productivity -- Labor Markets and Wage Effects -- Money and Monetary Policy -- Monopolies and Antitrust Legislation -- National Government Policies -- National Tax Rules, and Sovereignty -- Nontariff Barriers -- Protectionism -- Strategic Alliances -- Subsidies -- Tariffs -- Technical Barriers to Trade -- Technology and Technical Change -- Transportation and Communication -- Part Two: Major Busines and Economic Sectors -- Agriculture -- Chemicals -- Computer Hardware and Electronics -- Computer Software -- Energy and Utilities -- Financial Services -- Food and Beverages -- Media and Entertainment -- Pharmaceuticals -- Textiles and Apparel -- Transport: Airlines, Railroads, and Shipping -- Transport: Equipment Manufacturing -- Part Three: International Blocs and Organizations -- Andean Community -- Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) -- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) -- Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement (ANZCERTA) -- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) -- The Central American Common Market (CACM) -- Common Market of the South (Mercosur) -- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) -- Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) -- Council of Arab Economic Unity (CAEU) -- East African Community (EAC) -- Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) -- The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS)/Communaute Economique des Etats d'Afrique Centrale (CEEAC) -- Economic Organization of West African States (ECOWAS) -- European Economic Area (EEA) -- European Union -- Franc Zone -- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) -- Group of 8 (G8) -- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) -- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) -- International Labour Organization (ILO) -- International Monetary Fund (IMF) -- Latin American Free Trade Association (LAFTA) -- League of Arab States (LAS) -- North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) -- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) -- Southern African Development Community (SADC) -- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) -- World Health Organization (WHO) -- World Trade Organization (WTO) -- Part Four: Other Issues -- Conflict, Cooperation, and Security -- Copyrights and Intellectual Property -- Corruption and the Underground Economy -- Culture and Globalization -- Environmental Impacts of Globalization -- Food Safety -- Foreign Aid -- Gender and Globalization -- Global Climate Change -- Human Rights and Globalization -- Labor Rights and Standards -- Natural Resources -- Political Systems and Governance -- Population Growth -- Public Health -- Social Policy -- Sustainable Development -- Urbanization -- U.S. Trade Laws.
650		0	_aGlobalization _xEconomic aspects
650		0	_aGlobalization _xPolitical aspects _926864
700	1		_aVaidya, Ashish K., ed. _926865
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