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Global Trade

The international exchange of goods, services and capital in an increasingly interconnected world has many facets, rules and controversies. This channel brings together the latest research and information on global trade, its participants and its challenges.

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9 Book
Erik S. Reinert
Hachette Book Group UK, 2019
8 Article

Washington’s Xinjiang Fix

What happens when human rights law becomes trade law? Two years after passage of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, we’re beginning to find out.
Eliot Chen and Katrina Northrop
The Wire China, 2023
8 Article

6 Reasons Why Global Supply Chains Are Shifting

Political risk, emissions and lead times are just some of the drivers pushing companies toward onshoring, nearshoring and friendshoring decisions.
Edwin Lopez
Supply Chain Dive, 2023
9 Book
Michael E. Porter
Free Press, 1998
8 Article

Tomorrowland

Can India become the de-risking champion multinationals are looking for?
Luke Patey
The Wire China, 2023
8 Article
Nadia Rocha and Roberta Piermartini
IMF, 2023
9 Book

Seed Activism

Patent Politics and Litigation in the Global South (Food, Health, and the Environment)
Karine Peschard
MIT Press, 2022
8 Article
Robinson Meyer
The New York Times, 2023
7 Book

Trade Works

The Trade Finance Investor
Andreas Schweitzer
Leaders Press, 2022
9 Report
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld et al.
SSRN, 2022
8 Article

How Free Trade Can Fight Inflation

More Competition Means Lower Prices
Gary Hufbauer et al.
Foreign Affairs, 2022
9 Article

Six Days in Suez

The Inside Story of the Ship That Broke Global Trade
Kit Chellel et al.
Bloomberg Businessweek , 2021