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At the same time as international trade in goods and services has been liberalized and a global economy has emerged, international flows of labour and people have also substantially increased. These two flows are usually analyzed as separate phenomena but international movement of goods and services and international movement of people are closely related. This book sets out the direct and indirect links between the migration of people and the movement of goods and services in the world economy.It focuses on the APEC region, the most rapidly growing region in the world. The nature of these links, movements within regional and sub-regional organizations such as NAFTA and CER, the emerging policies of Japan and the Asians NICs (as new countries of destination), and the long-term consequences of these migration and trade flows are just some of the issues examined. ... Read more

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This presents a complex account of the challenges that Australia has faced since the Federation in relating to Asian realities. This history explains major changes in official Australian policies toward Asia as well as broader cultural challenges. This carefully researched text explains events of the past in an effort to increase understanding of Australia's present relations with Asia and to anticipate the choices in Asian policy that Australia will face in the future. Making extensive use of official government sources, this volume shows that the Australian debate over engagement with Asia is not simply a recent development. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from NZ Business, published by Profile Publishing Ltd. on May 1, 2005. The length of the article is 2437 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Waltzing with Matilda: the Gateway to Australia trade summit in March was a chance for exporters, importers and investors large and small to prepare for the "New Australasia". Mark Peart went along.(trade)(Auckland Chamber of Commerce)
Author: Mark Peart
Publication: NZ Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: Profile Publishing Ltd.
Volume: 19Issue: 4Page: 32(3)

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Trade union movements in many countries face uncertain futures. After three decades of extensive economic restructuring at both national and international levels, often accompanied by major legislative reforms, the way forward for unions is unclear. Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s, in most developed economies, union membership declined massively and union leaders and their members lost their former prominence and their place in the polity. Will trade unions be able to re-establish their past salience in the bargaining arena and in the polity? Or, given the uncertainties ofinternationalized economies and states, will the first decade of this new century see further declines in union strength and power? This book examines these and related questions by exploring the background, current roles and prospects of trade unions in six English-speaking countries. ... Read more

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This book provides a straightforward and up-to-date analysis ofthe wide range of issues surrounding the use of derivatives in commonlaw countries. It is the only work of its kind that focuses onderivatives law and regulation in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore,Malaysia and Hong Kong. Topics covered include the nature ofderivatives, key legal issues, standard market documentation,derivatives regulation, recent market developments and regulatoryreform. This work will be of significant interest to bankers, lawyers,regulators and academics wanting to gain a better understanding ofthis complex subject. ... Read more

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A look at the experience with the new economy in North America, considering technological change on economic process, the Internet, changing business organisation, new regulatory issues and there are a series of industry case-studies. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from NZ Business, published by Profile Publishing Ltd. on February 1, 2003. The length of the article is 739 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: More grist to the mill: government's plan to introduce a small business panel to advise it on relevant issues, seems a good one. (Independent Business Foundation).(2002 Business Practices and Performance Survey)
Author: Ralph Penning
Publication: NZ Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: February 1, 2003
Publisher: Profile Publishing Ltd.
Volume: 17Issue: 1Page: 45(1)

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This comprehensive survey of continuity and change in trade unions looks at five primarily English-speaking countries: the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The authors consider the recent re-examination by trade union movements of the basis of union organization and activity in the face of a harsher economic and political climate. One of the impetuses for this re-examination has been the recent history of unions in the USA. American models of renewal have inspired Australia, New Zealand and the UK, while Canada has undergone a cautious examination of the US model with an attempt to develop a distinctive approach. This book aims to provide a thorough grounding for informed discussion and debate about the position and place of trade unions in modern economies. ... Read more

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The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) in Australia are better known for the stories told about them than for any document historical significance. Renowned for their audacity and hooliganism the 'Wobblies' were particularly notorious for their active opposition to World War I. This landmark book conveys the vitality and drama of Wobbly activity, and also assesses the impact of the IWW on Australian political and labour history. Drawing from an impressive range of sources, Verity Burgmann writes with vigour and passion about Wobbly culture, and describes their doctrines, methods and organisation. The book highlights the unique nature of the IWW in Australia, and traces Wobbly influence in much post-war activity. Now, with the widespread collapse of communism and the inadequacies of labour parties, the IWW, as an alternative form of revolutionary working-class politics, merits renewed investigation. ... Read more

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Brings together 13 articles which include both classics and lesser known but important works related to the trade and production of textiles in the Pacific region, extending from the tip of Northeast Asia to the other end of South America and Australia. ... Read more

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This book is the first to comprehensively examine the development, organisation and role of tourism in the Pacific area.The first section of the book is made up of chapters commissioned from acknowledged experts in the field which systematically examine the economic, social, cultural,political, environmental and health implications of tourism on the area.The second section contains an illustrative range of country studies including Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Fiji, Vanatua, the Solomon Islands and the Cook Islands, which discuss such issues as aid, trade and travel, marketing, resort development and planning.All chapters contain both academic and commercial research making this book an important acquisition for students, researchers, planners and consultants. ... Read more

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This text contains papers which present up-to-date thinking on the effects of globalization and agri-food restructuring from a regional and peripheral perspective. While Australia and New Zealand are important components of the global agri-food system, the economic and political decisions which impact at the regional and local level are usually made elsewhere, for example in the boardroom of global companies and the political institutions of Europe and North America. At the same time though Australia and New Zealand have sought to establish some independent room for manoeuvre, albeit in different ways - Australia by targeting the consumers of SE Asia and New Zealand by sweeping deregulation and niche marketing. The success or failure of such strategies cannot be finally determined at this point, although the editor's introduction discusses some possible future scenarios. ... Read more

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Controlling market power is a crucial issue in liberalized telecommunications market where incumbents usually remain dominant forsome time after the opening of the market to competition. Controllingmarket power can be achieved through two distinct sets of rules andinstitutions: economy-wide antitrust rules and institutions, whichhave been in place in most industrialized countries for severaldecades, and infrastructure or sector-specific rules and institutionswhich have been specifically adopted to promote competition andcontrol market power in telecommunications or in particularinfrastructure sectors. In this context, the relationship between thetwo sets of rules and institutions becomes an issue of growing importance. Relying on a comparative analysis of five countries (theUnited States, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Chile and Australia),the present book seeks to shed some light on how economy-wide andinfrastructure or sector-specific components of the regulatoryframework should be designed and on what the respective roles of suchcomponents should be to maximize the efficiency of economic regulationin telecommunications. ... Read more

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In this stimulating and authoritative overview, Michael Pearson reverses the traditional angle of maritime history and looks from the sea to its shores - its impact on the land through trade, naval power, travel and scientific exploration. This vast ocean, both connecting and separating nations, has shaped many countries' cultures and ideologies through the movement of goods, people, ideas and religions across the sea.

The Indian Ocean moves from a discussion of physical elements, its shape, winds, currents and boundaries, to a history from pre-Islamic times to the modern period of European dominance. Going far beyond pure maritime history, this compelling survey is an invaluable addition to political, cultural and economic world history.

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Routledge, hear me!
This is a splendid book that I would love to use as the core text in a new course on the Indian Ocean.To paraphrase Alfred Doolittle, "I'm willing to use it, I'm wanting to use it, I'm waiting to use it."But I will not ask my students to pay $100 for it:in the absence of expensive color plates or other kinds of graphics, I have a hard time seeing why a 300-plus page book costs so much.I have been hoping for a paperback issue but see no indications that such might be forthcoming. ... Read more