Contains papers from a June 1994 workshop, examining the possible effects of eco-labeling on export competitiveness and market access of firms in developing countries and countries in transition in the context of international cooperation and sustainable development. Papers offer results of conceptual and analytical work and describe existing or planned eco-labeling programs. Topics include eco-labeling schemes in Poland, tropical timber certification, eco-labeling and GATT, and the trade barrier issue. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Eco-Labelling and International Trade

United Nations: Conference on Trade and Development

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

This text offers a synthesis of current thinking on transnational corporations. It collects together key thinkers in international business, summarizing the theoretical developments in topics such as strategy, economic development, financial management, organization, government policy, industrialization, human resources, innovation and technology. This text should be of use to students of international business.

Transnational Corporations and World Development

Business & Money

Economics

Chapman & Hall

Handbook of International Trade and Development Statistics/Manuel De Statistiques..., 1988. Sales No E/F.88.Ii.D.11 (UNCTAD HANDBOOK OF STATISTICS/MANUEL DE STATISTIQUES DE LA CNUCED)

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World Investment Report 1994: Transnational Corporations, Employment and the Workplace

United Nations

An annual comprehensive analysis and policy discussion of international investment issues, this year focusing on the interaction between the economic performance of countries and the activities that transnational corporations undertake to enhance their competitiveness. The main issues raised are how the operations of transnationals and their linkages with domestic firms affects a country's overall economic performance by facilitating its participation in international production, and the role of transnationals in influencing the access of particular countries to global resources and markets and in encouraging the restructuring of the domestic economy. The topics will be central to debates at the UN Conference on Trade and Development in South Africa in April-May 1996. Limited to non- industrialized and post-socialist countries. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

World Investment Report 1995: Transnational Corporations and Competitiveness/With Overview

The Intergovernmental Group of 24 on International Monetary Affairs (G-24) was established in 1971 to increase the negotiating strength of the developing countries on the reform of the international monetary system. Technical support and analysis relating to the issues arising for discussion is provided in the form of analytical papers prepared by experts on the issues in question. The Group of 24 continues to be provided with challenging analyses which are reissued periodically in compendia. This is the eighth volume to be published.

International Monetary and Financial Issues for the 1990s: Research Papers for the Group of Twenty-Four (International Monetary & Financial Issues for the 1990s)

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

These publications present an extended collection of analytical papers which offer a frank discussion on a spectrum of such related issues as: world development, the GATT Uruguay Round, the global macroeconomic picture of economies in transition, the prospects of financial flows & financial openness in developing countries, the cost-effectiveness of negotiations, the role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in structural adjustment in small & poor countries & the World Bank.

International Monetary and Financial Issues for the 1990s: Research Papers for the Group of Twenty-Four

Fostering Technological Dynamism: Evolution of Thought on Technological Development Processes and Competitiveness - A Review of the Literature

Reviews recent socio-economic developments in the least developed countries (LDCs) & the progress in the implementation of support measures. The discussion deals with such issues as: socio-economic developments & policy reforms, agricultural performance, the manufacturing sector, transport & communications infrastructure & services, national actions & international support measures. Apart from the analysis of the LDCs recent performance, it also reviews growth prospects for future years.

The Least Developed Countries: Report

Review of Maritime Transport: Report by the UNCTAD Secretariat (Review of maritime transport 1986)

Industries

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