scholarly journals Trade Competition and Environmental Regulations: Domestic Political Constraints and Issue Visibility

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Cao ◽  
Aseem Prakash
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
Political Constraints ◽  
Domestic Political Constraints ◽  
Trade Competition

Greece to seek end of austerity, not euro membership

2015 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Euro Area ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Debt Relief ◽  
Credible Commitments ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Political Constraints ◽  
Greek Government ◽  
Domestic Political Constraints ◽  
The Eu

Significance Greece's government and voters have delivered a punishing blow to euro-area policies. However, the underlying dilemmas remain unchanged: whether creditors will countenance debt relief, whether the Greek government can produce credible commitments on reform, and whether euro-area leaders can manage their domestic political constraints and divisions. Impacts Without European assistance, Greece faces a period of economic hardship as funds dry up to pay public-sector salaries and pensions. Without ECB liquidity injections to keep the banks operational, they will require recapitalisation. A bail-in of depositors is possible. Otherwise, a raft of bankruptcies is expected among businesses unable to acquire operational financing. The referendum result will encourage anti-austerity eurosceptics elsewhere in the EU.

Assessing Britain’s Role in Afghanistan

Asian Survey ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 420-445 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shashank Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Military Intelligence ◽  
Political Constraints ◽  
Domestic Political Constraints

This article assesses Britain's contemporary relationship with Afghanistan, its goals and interests there, and its possible post-2014 role. It is argued that Britain might continue to play a limited but non-negligible military, intelligence, fiscal, and diplomatic role, even as British policymakers are increasingly bound by fiscal and domestic political constraints.

China's Export Restrictions and the Limits of WTO Law

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 673-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARK WU
Keyword(s):  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Political Constraints ◽  
Legal Reforms ◽  
Emerging Industries ◽  
Wto Dispute Settlement ◽  
Export Restrictions ◽  
Domestic Political Constraints ◽  
Administrative Actions

AbstractIn recent years, China has enacted export restrictions on a range of minerals and other raw materials. They include export quotas, export duties, export licenses, and other administrative actions. Although such export restrictions have already been found to be inconsistent with China's WTO obligations, the practice persists. This article advances an explanation for why this is the case. It argues that the problem lies with the lack of retrospective remedies in WTO dispute settlement. Consequently, China is able to breach its WTO obligations temporarily with minimal consequence. Although such restrictions may have negative consequences for upstream extraction firms, China is able to implement the restrictions because several upstream firms are state-owned enterprises. As a result, China is able to utilize export restrictions on minerals and other raw materials effectively to foster the development of strategic emerging industries downstream. Given existing negotiating standoffs and domestic political constraints, this article suggests that it is unlikely that any potential WTO legal reforms will be enacted any time soon to address this problem.

‘Great Power Style’ in China’s Economic Diplomacy: Filling the Shoes of a Benign Hegemon?

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 63-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
International Institutions ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Trade Finance ◽  
Political Constraints ◽  
Economic Diplomacy ◽  
Domestic Political Constraints

AbstractChina’s ascendance attracts concern, even though Beijing claims to be a responsible great power and tries to demonstrate its ‘great power style’ in economic diplomacy. This article therefore discusses the following questions: to what extent does the current notion and practice of Chinese ‘great power style’ in economic diplomacy comply with, or differ from, the criteria of benign hegemony; and what are the major constraining factors? Conceptually, China’s ‘great power style’ is rooted in ancient Chinese political philosophy and institution, but it highly resembles the Western notion of benign hegemony. Empirically, China has started to provide more public goods in trade, finance and aid, and it seeks voting powers at international institutions. However, it is still far from being a benign hegemon because of its level of development, domestic political constraints, and tension between political and economic interests.

Analisis SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) Melalui Inkuiri Terbimbing Pada Materi Kegiatan Ekonomi Mahasiswa Pendidikan Guru Sekolah Dasar

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 141
Author(s):  
Iis Yeni Sugiarti
Keyword(s):  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
External Analysis ◽  
High Level ◽  
Center Area ◽  
Trade Competition

Abstrak. Desa Trusmi merupakan sentra batik sekaligus kuliner di Kabupaten Cirebon. Banyaknya pemegang usaha di bidang produksi batik mengakibatkan persaingan dagang diwilayah tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats)  di salah satu usaha batik milik H. Edi Baredi atau sering dikenal dengan EB Batik Tradisional melalui inkuri terbimbing. Analisis meliputi profil usaha, aspek produksi, aspek tenaga kerja, aspek pemasaran dan aspek keuangan. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskripstif analisis. Berdasarkan analisis internal dan eksternal analisis SWOT, strategi yang  dilakukan oleh EB Batik Tradisional yaitu menghindari kehilangan penjualan dan profit yang disebabkan banyaknya persaingan dagang di kawasan sentra batik Trusmi dengan munculnya inovasi baru. Penguatan karakter pada produksi batiknya dapat mengatasi pesaingan dagang dan menambah daya tarik pembeli. Kata Kunci: SWOT, Inkuiri Terbimbing, dan Kegiatan Ekonomi Abstract. Trusmi village is a center of batik as well as culinary in Cirebon Regency. A large number of business holders in the field of batik production has resulted in trade competition in the region. This study aims to analyze SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats) in one of the batik business owned by H. Edi Baredi or often known as EB Traditional Batik through guided injury. The analysis includes the business profile, production aspects, labor aspects, marketing aspects, and financial aspects. This type of research uses a qualitative approach with descriptive analysis method. Based on internal and external analysis of the SWOT analysis, the strategy carried out by EB Traditional Batik is to avoid losing sales and profits due to the high level of trade competition in the Trusmi batik center area with the emergence of innovations. Strengthening the character of batik production can overcome trade competition and increase the attractiveness of buyers. Keywords: SWOT, Guided Inquiry, and Economic Activities

Impacts of Environmental Regulation on Sustainable Economic Growth

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 749-773
Author(s):  
Jonathan Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Environmental Regulation ◽  
Technical Change ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Environmental Regulations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Porter Hypothesis ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Environment Agency ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth

There is considerable concern and debate about the economic impacts of environmental regulations. Jonathan Fisher, former Economics Manager at the Environment Agency in England and Wales, reviews the available evidence on this subject. Section 2 presents estimates of the costs and benefits of environmental regulations. Section 3 examines the impacts of environmental regulations on economic growth, innovation and technical change as well as impacts on competitiveness and any movement of businesses to less pollution havens. He questions call for greater certainty regarding future environmental regulations, whereas in fact there should be calls for less uncertainty. This section then suggests how this could be achieved. This section then finishes with an overview of the available evidence. This includes an examination of the Porter Hypothesis that environmental regulations can trigger greater innovation that may partially or more than fully offset the compliance costs. Section 4 then sets out principles for how better environmental regulation can improve its impacts on sustainable economic growth and illustrates how the European Union (EU) Water Framework Directive is a good example of the application of these principles in practice. Section 5 reviews current and recent political perspectives regarding developments in environmental regulations across the EU and shows how the United Kingdom (UK) has successfully positively managed to influence such developments so that EU environmental regulations now incorporate many of these principles to improve their impacts on economic growth. Section 5.1 then examines the implications of Brexit for UK environmental regulations. Finally, Section 6 sets out some best practice principles to improve the impacts of environmental regulation on sustainable economic growth, innovation and technical change.

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