European foreign policy unit engaged in debate on Brexit

The current debates in the UK about the future of its relationship with the European Union are heating up, with pressure groups being formed to press the case for a yes or a no vote in the referendum on British membership in the EU, due in 2016 or 2017. The European Foreign Policy Unit is contributing to the debate by providing expertise on the EU’s foreign policy system, the position of the UK within that system, and the costs and benefits of cooperation on foreign policy issues within the EU

NEW BOOK: Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform

A new book Cutting the Gordian Knot of Economic Reform by Leonardo Baccini (of LSE International Relations Department) and Johannes Urpelainen (of Columbia University) is due to be published by Oxford University Press on 23 October 2014

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLES OF INSTITUTIONS

The internationally accepted definition of sustainable development is referring at the obtaining the satisfaction the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Sustainable development is a means tglobalization, crisis, development, institutions.

ASSESSMENTS AND CONTROVERSIES ON THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS – IFIS - WITHIN A GLOBALIZED MARKET

The world economy registered within the last decades a series of transformations which had as a result astounding economic growth, yet also violent crises, a maturing of the international cooperation with positive effects, yet also negative aspects as a cinternational financial institutions, multilateral development institutions, globalization, international capital flows

PHILOSOPHY AND METHODS OF EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL POLICY

It is a very generally accepted view that financial support received from the European Union generates a large growth surplus. The potential effects of the structural funds calculated in model simulations carried out by the European Commission support theEuropean Union, regional policy, evaluation methods

ABOUT THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

The economic crisis that the global economy is facing nowadays has started with the financial crisis of the U.S financial system. We are talking about an unprecedented speculative boom at global level which has overcome the previous booms created by the deconomic crisis, exchange rate, metal reserves

THE HIGH -IMPACT OF FRANCHISING ON ECONOMIC AFFAIRS IN SOME OF THE EU MEMBERS

International companies prefer the franchise as it is very difficult to manage a business from distance and create a network of locations at low costs. Once the franchise is offered, the company gets away with the concern that contracting a location, withfranchising, economic affairs, international brands, economic globalization,

IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE WORLD ECONOMY

One of the issues of maximum interes to our century is the analysis of implications of globalization on the world economy and this proves to be even more important now in the middle of financial crisis. Forecasts from the World Bank are very optimistic oglobalization, crisis, developed countries, developing countries

THE MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND THE LOW-COST MARKETS OF SOUTH-EAST ASIA

In order to be considered a low-cost market, the cost advantage of one or more factors of production offered by a state – generally, a developing one – must be exploited by the multinational firms. Therefore, we may speak about these markets only after 19multinational company, low-cost market, foreign direct investments, developing state, location advantages

PRIMARY LEVEL OF VERBAL INTERCHANGE IN BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS

The basic activities involved in any business, from simply making introductions or phone calls to small talks or presentations, due to the specific business vocabulary, though restricted, add some peculiarities and specificities to the panel of basic elembusiness environment, English language, communication, typical phrases