How do French companies use trade agreements to export internationally?
Dissertation - 21 pages - International economy
Since 1950, trade has exploded. On trend, trade is growing much faster than GDP. An ever-increasing share of the world's production is therefore destined for international trade. In general, the growth rate of international trade flows in goods and services is higher than the growth rate of...
The Real Consequences of the Commercial Confrontation between China and the United States on Europe
Summary - 5 pages - Economy general
This document provides an in-depth analysis of the commercial confrontation between China and the United States and its impact on Europe. It discusses the escalation of tariffs, the reorientation of global trade flows, and the potential consequences for European economies. The document...
Is free trade preferable to protectionism?
Essay - 2 pages - International economy
In 2018, the United States increased its tariffs by almost $300 billion on imports, thus causing trade wars with China and Europe. This tariff barrier put in place by the former President of the United States, Donald Trump, is an offensive protectionist measure, that is to say a...
Case Study Exam in International Commerce
Tutorials/exercises - 7 pages - International marketing
The document includes the answers to a case study exam in international commerce. Excerpt: "The company; Monper offers a variety of chocolate products. The company moves away from industrialized and mass-produced products and produces chocolate with 100% artisan process that protects the...
Understanding Economic Opening and the Grain Law
Tutorials/exercises - 1 pages - Economy general
This document provides an in-depth analysis of the concept of economic opening, its measurement, and its impact on international trade. It also explores the grain law and its effects on the British economic system. Written for a law course, this document is a must-read for anyone interested in...
Phrases (Peace - Defense - Disarmament) and... bases - Viktor Govorkov (1952) - Relations between the United States and the USSR in the early 1950s
Artwork commentary - 2 pages - Modern history
On March 12, 1947, the President of the United States, Harry S. Truman, announced his concern about the "Communist threat" before Congress. He thus establishes the American doctrine: "I believe that the United States should support free peoples who resist attempts at enslavement [...]. I believe...
EU Court Ruling on National Provision Contrary to Union Law
Law case - 2 pages - European law
The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the applicability of national provisions contrary to Union law, specifically when the Union law provision lacks direct effect.
How could international law support a transition to renewable sources of energy?
Essay - 4 pages - International law
Climate change is an international issue. Indeed, no matter how much greenhouse gases emissions decrease in Europe, if the world does not act collectively climate change and its consequences will continue. But climate change is not only an international topic, it intersects with many...
Is the fragmentation of International Law a pathological phenomenon or the sign of a healthy pluralism?
Essay - 4 pages - International law
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Articles of Agreement of 1944 emphasizes that the World Bank must disregard political factors and solely base its decisions and operation on economic grounds. Highlighting that the consent-based nature of the international legal system...
International Institutions and Globalization
Course material - 2 pages - International economy
The role of international institutions such as the IMF and GATT in regulating globalization and trade, and their impact on economic stability and poverty reduction.
Trade and finance - USA-China trade war
Essay - 6 pages - International economy
2018 was the year a bilateral economic conflict between the world's two biggest economies, the United States and China, began. The president of the United States, Donald Trump, made the first step by imposing trade barriers on its rival such as tariffs. This was in order to respond to...
The World Trade Organization (WTO)
Essay - 8 pages - International economy
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a multilateral trading system; in other words, it is shaped by multilateral agreements between member states based on four principles. The first principle is transparency on trade exchanges and WTO decisions. Members have a transparency obligation such as...
International economics: The World Trade Organization - publié le 16/01/2009
Thesis - 9 pages - Economy general
Pascal Lamy, General Director of the WTO recently said that “negotiations towards a conclusion to the Doha Trade Round are 70% complete”. Indeed, the WTO trade talks have not been efficient over the last few years. Lowering agricultural and industrial tariffs, reducing subsidies...
How the World Trade Organization (WTO) manages international business law?
Essay - 21 pages - Foreign markets
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a commercial organization that plans to liberalize trade worldwide. This organization was started on 1st January, 1995, just after the Marrakech Agreement. It replaced the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The GATT was signed in 1947 and...
International economics: The World Trade Organization
Essay - 10 pages - International economy
Pascal Lamy, General Director of the WTO recently said that “negotiations towards a conclusion to the Doha Trade Round are 70% complete”. Indeed, the WTO trade talks have not been efficient over the last few years. Lowering agricultural and industrial tariffs, reducing subsidies...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) - published: 29/09/2010
Essay - 8 pages - Economy general
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a multilateral trading system; in other words, it is shaped by multilateral agreements between member states based on four principles. The first principle is transparency on trade exchanges and WTO decisions. Members have a transparency obligation such as...
Economic partnership agreements
Essay - 38 pages - Economy general
The developing countries are negotiating preferential trade agreements with the European Union since always. This paper will explain the different treaties which have been put in place along the way between 1957 and now. Since it would be too long to describe the situation implying all the ACP...
Regionalization and Globalization: are Regional Blocs and Regional Agreements Obstacles to Globalization?
Essay - 6 pages - International economy
Countries open their borders, that means lower their tariffs and allow foreign investors to come in. As a result, a global market emerges. Nevertheless, we can clearly assert that this global market, without any border does not exist yet. On the contrary many regional blocs are being...
WTO: An introduction to the World Trade Organization
Essay - 6 pages - International law
The World Trade Organization is the most recent result of international efforts to reduce barriers to trade. It is an institution in which membership is voluntary, but it is also an organization with legal status. I will explain more about this later. In this paper I will explore the history,...
World trade organization: Understanding its implementation in India
Thesis - 14 pages - Economy general
After making this project I know many important fact about GATT & WTO's origin evaluation objectives principals functions decision making process, organizational structure which is really beneficial for me to know about the current scenario of global trade liberalization & various agreements...
Evaluate the evolution of the world trade system
Essay - 7 pages - International economy
Before the creation of a world trade system in 1947, the countries had protectionist economic policies or preferential trade agreements for the Empires as the one of Britain and France. In the 1930s, these policies clearly showed their limits with the economic depression and the World War II. As...
Evaluate the evolution of the world trade system - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 7 pages - Economy general
Before the creation of a world trade system in 1947, the countries had protectionist economic policies or preferential trade agreements for the Empires as the one of Britain and France. In the 1930s, these policies clearly showed their limits with the economic depression and the World War II. As...
How to do Business with the Czech Republic? The case of beer markets - publié le 21/01/2009
Thesis - 25 pages - Business strategy
Within the framework of the course “International Trade and Business Challenges”, our professor Miss Chau asked us to analyze and to develop a strategy to enter a specific sector of one of the BRIC countries and the 8+2 new EU members. In this context, we decided to tackle the beer...
Failures and benefits of free trade and the role of World Trade Organization (WTO) - publié le 29/09/2010
Essay - 10 pages - Economy general
The free flow of international trade gained significance after the Second World War when the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was tabled. The GATT was followed by the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995. The WTO was formed to establish rules for...
Understanding Brexit
Course material - 9 pages - European union
Since 1998, there has been no physical border between Ireland and Northern Ireland = this has been a condition for peace between the two. When Brexit happens, this border will reappear, but people from both sides of the border are against it. The EU proposed a "backstop" = if the UK leaves...
The World Trade Organization (WTO) - success and failures
Essay - 6 pages - International economy
In order to make the world trade as free as possible, the World Trade Organization (WTO) relies upon principles. Firstly, the non-discrimination principle ensures that no country benefits more from trade than another country. The WTO wants to promote equality among the members. Moreover, the...
Anti-dumping in developing countries
Essay - 22 pages - Economy general
In most countries of the world, trade policy regimes have moved from protectionism to more outward and liberal trade regimes in the last two decades: tariffs and quotas have been reduced. A work by M. Zanardi and M. Moore (2008) shows that adopting a declining applied tariffs...
How to do Business with the Czech Republic? The case of beer markets
Market study - 20 pages - International marketing
Within the framework of the course “International Trade and Business Challenges”, our professor Miss Chau asked us to analyze and to develop a strategy to enter a specific sector of one of the BRIC countries and the 8+2 new EU members. In this context, we decided to tackle the beer...
Failures and benefits of free trade and the role of World Trade Organization (WTO)
Essay - 10 pages - International economy
The free flow of international trade gained significance after the Second World War when the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) was tabled. The GATT was followed by the formation of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 1995. The WTO was formed to establish rules for...
Anti-dumping: A growing problem in international trade - publié le 15/01/2009
Essay - 13 pages - Economy general
Since the signing of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1947, free trade has been widely adopted and has enabled countries to enjoy prosperity. It was aimed to foster free trade by reducing tariffs and by settling an international mechanism to solve international...
