Essays about: "international trade relations"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 73 essays containing the words international trade relations.

  1. 21. The Environmental Kuznets Curve: Examining the relationship between income and technology-adjusted consumption-based CO2 emissions

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Marieke van Beek; [2019]
    Keywords : Environmental Kuznets Curve; CO2 emissions; Technology-adjustment; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to investigate whether countries succeed to reduce their contribution to global emissions when countries reach higher levels of income. As a result of rapid changes in international trade, a country’s emission responsibility goes beyond national borders, which should be adequately captured in their carbon footprint. READ MORE

  3. 22. The fast-growing trade between China and African Countries

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

    Author : MOHAMED ABBDIRAHMAN IBRAHIM; [2019]
    Keywords : China; Africa; China-Africa trade.;

    Abstract : According to the IMF, China is today the second world economic power with respect to nominal GDP, an increase from 6th place in the year 2000. Though its GDP surpassed that of the US in 2015 with respect to PPP. On the other side, China is the largest manufacturer and exporter of goods and the second-largest importer of goods worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 23. EU FIRST? Examining the Promotion of Sustainable Development in EU Trade Agreements with Singapore and Vietnam

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Julia Setterberg; [2018-06-21]
    Keywords : European Union; trade policy; ASEAN; Vietnam; Singapore; sustainable development; multilateralism; normative power; self-interested actor; norm promotion; trade agreements; bilateral;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims to determine why the EU is promoting sustainable development as a value in its Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), but also to examine what kind of an actor the EU is in international relations. Since the 2015 Trade for All strategy, the EU has included sustainable development as a key objective in its trade strategy and one way of doing this is by adding a Trade and Sustainable Development (TSD) chapter in its FTAs. READ MORE

  5. 24. CHANGES IN JAPAN'S STRATEGIC CULTURE – THE SEVEN SINS TO PACIFISM: Japan’s Move Away From Pacifism Explained With Strategic Culture.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Author : Saman Nazari; [2018-02-13]
    Keywords : Global studies; International relations;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to explore the changes within Japan’s Strategic Culture that have led Japan to move away from their previous pacifist mindset and become more militarily active in, for example, the South China Sea. I have first done a thematic analysis to get access to Japan’s strategic culture and then used Greathouse (2010) Strategic Culture method and theory to explore and explain the changes that have happened to Japan’s Strategic Culture. READ MORE

  6. 25. South-South Cooperation : A case study of Ethiopia’s political and economic relations with China and Turkey

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Tilda Verdonk; [2018]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; China; Turkey; South-South cooperation; Global Political Economy; Dependency Theory; International Relations.;

    Abstract : As the world system and the global political economy is under constant transformation, there is an increasing need for further research. Shifting from a North-South polarity towards a South-South-East relationship, the situation on the African continent is gaining more and more attention. READ MORE