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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 61 Num. 2, Mars 2006

Die Neuen Aussenwirtschaftspolitiken Der Staaten Ostasiens Und Ihre Bedeutung Für Die Schweiz

Free trade agreements (FTA) are central as instruments of Swiss external trade politics, and high priority in the development of trade relations with countries of Eastern Asia. This article gives an overview of the current restructuring of the marketing area to Eastern Asia by intra- and trans-regional economic agreements.

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 62 Num. 2, Juin 2007

Karl H. Pilny (2006): Tanz Der Riesen: Indien Und China Prägen Die Welt

Tanz der Riesen: Indien und China praegen die Welt Campus, by Karl H Pilny, is reviewed.

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 62 Num. 2, Juin 2007

Muss Das Hohe Us-Leistungsbilanzdefizit Zu Einer Massiven Aufwertung Der Europäischen Währungen Führen? Eine Andere Sicht

The current account deficit of the United States, which about 6 1/2% of GDP, is generally regarded as unsustainable. Many observers hold the view that a sharp correction of this imbalance is imminent; this could lead to massive problems in the world economy because they believe that a drastic fall in the value of the US dollar and, consequently, a sharp appreciation of European currencies is inevitable. However, various economic adjustments in terms of global savings and investment suggest th...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 61 Num. 2, Mars 2006

Die Schweizerische Aussenhandelspolitik Im Windschatten Der Europäischen Union

In this article the thesis will be that Switzerland has hardly used the clearance for its own foreign trade policy in the past 30 years, in order to operate a substantially more liberal foreign trade policy than the European Union. Only in Switzerland are tariffs somewhat deeper than in the European Union.

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 62 Num. 1, Mars 2007

Bilaterale Freihandelsabkommen Im Asiatisch-Pazifischen Raum: Konzeptionelle Schwächen Und Folgen Für Regionale Produktionsnetzwerke

Bilateral free trade agreements are mushrooming all over the world. The current standstill in multilateral trade negotiations will contribute further to this trend. Since dialogue in the Doha-Round came to a halt in July 2006, bilateral agreements have received additional support. In this paper, the author will analyse the utility of bilateral trade agreements and the systemic disadvantages they have for weaker players. Dispute settlement is a major issue. The question here is whether bilater...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 59 Num. 3, Septembre 2004

Präferenzielle Ursprungsregeln in Freihandelszonen: Hemmnisse Für Den Internationalen Handel?

The growing number of free trade areas has resulted in an increasing importance of preferential rules of origin. Regularly, these instruments are used as protectionist devices. Rules of origin are becoming obstacles for international trade. In this paper, firstly the various types of rules of origin and their administration will be explained. The analysis of the consequences for international trade shows that rules of origin can produce trade diversion. The attempts of the European Union to r...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 62 Num. 3, Septembre 2007

Reformbedarf Der Wto Im Bereich Der Integrations- Und Präferenzabkommen

When the General Tariff and Trade Agreement was initiated in 1947, the goal of this system was the mutual opening of national markets. In the meantime, the created world trading order is in danger to split apart into regional markets. The World Trade Organization (WTO) currently counts 200 trade unions, free trade areas, preferential agreements and economic partnerships that went back to introducing their own tariffs, distanced themselves from the most favoured nation and national treatment c...

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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 60 Num. 3, Septembre 2005

Privatisierung Und Liberalisierung Der Wasserversorgung Auf Druck von Internationalen Finanzinstitutionen Und Wto - Sind Die Vorwürfe Der Ngos Berechtigt?

Vital resources such as drinking water stand due to their scarceness ever more frequently in the focus of measures of development policy. Not only are many smaller organizations increasingly launching programs for the potable water supply, but so are large financial establishment icons such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Jurisprudence

Arrêt de IIe Cour de Droit Social de Tribunal Federal Nº 9C 325/2009, de 24 Juillet 2009

... ________ in ihr Heimatland in Asien. Am 14. November trat sie ins Hospital H....... Versicherungsgericht aus, die arbeitsunfähig geschriebene und Taggeldleistungen beziehende Versicherte habe sich vorgängig ihrer Reise nach Asien unbestrittenermassen nicht beim ...