International Trade

China boasts a long history of foreign trade. As early as the pre-Qin period, residents of the country began to ship silk and other merchandise on ...

An unprecedented trade war broke out between the worlds two largest economies in 2018 and escalated subsequently. It is the first major economic co...

A comprehensive study of the New Christian elite of Jewish originprominent traders, merchants, bankers and men of lettersbetween the fifteenth and ...

'Punchy, pithy and short.'  POLLY TOYNBEE, GUARDIAN COLUMNIST 'In an ideal world every citizen would read this essential book, and think hard.'  P...

The surprising story of how Cold War foes found common cause in transforming Chinas economy into a source of cheap labor, creating the economic int...

This examination of French trade with Asia analyzes France's attempt to establish a mercantile empire in the East by breaking into the lucrative ma...

The astonishing story of the Sassoons, one of the nineteenth century's preeminent commercial families and 'the Rothschilds of the East'The Sassoons...

The 2022 International Trade Statistics Yearbook, Volume II - Trade by Product contains detailed tables showing international trade for 257 individ...

This book adds a whole new dimension to the editors previous work on the social, economic, and environmental effects of global trade. For the first...

From the 2008 global financial crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, to Brexit and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the past two decades have been a tur...

A country is export commodity-dependent (from now on 'commodity dependent') when its exports are heavily concentrated on primary commodities. The s...

The eTrade Readiness Assessment of Mongolia is the thirty-third such assessment conducted by UNCTAD. The Assessment examines the current challenges...

The English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in history. Between Monopoly and Free Trade locates the sour...

International trade agreements have often been criticized for limited attention to the rights of workers. The North American Agreement on Labor Coo...

An Economist Biggest Book of the YearHow commerce determines whether America preserves the peace or goes to warWhen the Cold War ended, many believ...