Information on "Trade"
October 1993
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Oct 1993
America's Trade: Markets Count More Than Deficits
Author: Bernard K Gordon
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper focuses on US trade deficits with Japan and other Asian countries. More on «America's Trade: Markets Count More Than Deficits »
June 1993
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Jun 1993
Dear President Clinton: Voices from Asia and the Pacific
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper, written on the eve of former-President Clinton’s 1993 trip to Tokyo, puts forward assessments and expectations of 14 leading Asian and Pacific journalists regarding America’s new leadership. More on «Dear President Clinton: Voices from Asia and the Pacific »
May 1993
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May 1993
The Origins of COCOM
Author: John H Henshaw
Publisher: Henry L Stimson Center
This report explores US success in controlling the export of military technologies through its Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM). More on «The Origins of COCOM»
April 1993
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Apr 1993
The Challenges of Vietnam's Reconstruction
Author: A Terry Rambo, Nguyen Mann Hung, Neil L Jamieson
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper focuses on the position of the US concerning development in Vietnam as well as the challenges the country faces, namely feeding of the rapidly growing population, maintaining high literacy rates (despite shortages of land and money), the e... More on «The Challenges of Vietnam's Reconstruction »
February 1993
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Feb 1993
South Korea's New President Faces Hard Times at Home and New International Demands
Author: Wonmo Dong, Charles E Morrison
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This paper focuses on economic and political development in South Korea as well as handicaps the change to democracy has brought, such as social disruption, demands for higher wages and overspending. More on «South Korea's New President Faces Hard Times at Home and New International Demands»
October 1992
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1 Oct 1992
Structural Adjustment, Global Integration and Social Democracy
Author: Dharam Ghai
Publisher: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
This paper focuses on the adjustment process, defined as an increased reliance on market forces and a reduced role of the state in economic management. More on «Structural Adjustment, Global Integration and Social Democracy»
March 1991
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26 Mar 1991
Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
This treaty, signed on 26 March 1991, established a Common Market (MERCOSUR) between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay to allow free movement of goods, people, and currency. More on «Mercosur Free Trade Agreement»
January 1990
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1990
South African Minerals
Author: Hans Gustafsson, Bertil Odén, Andreas Tegen
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This study examines the veracity of the thesis of western dependency on South African minerals. More on «South African Minerals» -
1990
The United States and Vietnam 1787-1941
Author: Robert H Miller
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
The author presents the early history of US-Vietnam relations, from 1787 (when President Jefferson expressed interest to trade rice) until Japan's occupation of French Indochina in 1941. More on «The United States and Vietnam 1787-1941»
January 1988
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1988
Sanctions Dilemmas
Author: Kenneth Hermele, Bertil Odén
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This paper presents some of the arguments for and against economic sanctions against South Africa, and discusses why at times this debate is confused. More on «Sanctions Dilemmas»
