International Trade: The Basics

Trade impacts on the lives of all global citizens, influencing which commodities are consumed and how and where they are produced, and affecting work, the environment and our social existence. It is associated with growth and development, and with deindustrialization and dependency. International Trade: The Basics offers an accessible and engaging introduction to contemporary debates on international trade, inviting readers to explore the connections between national political economies within a globally integrated world.

Author: Jessie Poon,David L. Rigby
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/08/2017
Pages: 198
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781138824393

About the Author

Jessie Poon is Professor of Geography at the University of Buffalo-SUNY, USA. Her research interests are in the trade and investment activities of multinational firms. She has published over eighty articles and is editor of Environment and Planning A.

David L. Rigby is Professor of Geography at UCLA, USA with research interests in international trade, evolutionary economic geography, technological change and regional economic growth.