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Global Apparel Value Chain in the Post‐MFA Era: Exploring Bangladesh's Competitive Edge

open access: yesAsian-Pacific Economic Literature, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study revisits Bangladesh's competitive edge by examining patterns of global apparel trade during the post‐Multi‐Fibre Arrangement (MFA) era using a large bilateral panel of 27 leading apparel exporters trading with 163 destinations with coverage of 90% of the world apparel exports.
Abul Bashar Mohammed Fakhruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

The Suez crisis as a case study of Norwegian foreign policy and its impact on Norwegian-British relations

open access: yes, 2003
International history of the Suez crisis in the summer and autumn of 1956 has tended to focus on the great powers. What has rarely been researched, are the avenues of the impact of the Suez crisis on some smaller Western countries. This thesis will use the Suez crisis as a case study in examining Norway s approach toward an important international ...
openaire   +1 more source

ODA FOR CHINA: SEED MONEY AND A WINDOW FOR CONTACTS [PDF]

open access: yes
The Chinese economy has been growing with an average of 10 per cent during the last 25 years. Walking in downtown Shanghai or Beijing, you can find some spots that are so luxurious that they are unrivalled in the world.
Liping, He, Söderberg, Marie
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Environmental Legitimation in A Global Context: Emerging Market Multinational Enterprises Versus Developed Market Multinational Enterprises

open access: yesBusiness Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to study the differences and similarities between emerging market multinationals (EMNEs) and developed market multinationals (DMNEs) in their levels of adoption of environmental management policies and environmental disclosure practices when they increase their international diversification.
Nuria Esther Hurtado‐Torres   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Norwegian Banks in the Nordic Consortia: A Case of International Strategic Alliances in Banking [PDF]

open access: yes
Despite the scholarly interest in joint ventures and strategic alliances, the consortium bank movement represents an under-researched phase in post-war banking history.
Adrian E. Tschoegl   +1 more
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Placing Children in Residential Care: A Scoping Review of Decision‐Making and Matching Criteria

open access: yesChild &Family Social Work, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Placement decisions in residential care (RC) represent one of the most challenging aspects of child protection services. While often framed as a last‐resort solution, RC aims to serve children whose needs are not met through family‐based interventions and is used differently across countries.
Chiara Monti
wiley   +1 more source

The Politics of Passage: Studying Checkpoints and Claim Making in Conflict‐affected Settings

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Roadblocks, or checkpoints, are obligatory passage points that are erected by entities claiming authority over a given crossing. They are often the most common everyday interface between civilians and armed actors in conflict‐affected contexts, but are overlooked in studies on either trade or authority amidst conflict.
Peer Schouten   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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