Inaug.-diss.--Jena. / Lebenslauf. "Benutzte literatur": p. [53]-54.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliography.

Governments spend large sums of monies on various services provided to both firms and households. However, most open economy studies do not take government spending on industries into account. The present study deals exclusively with government spending on industries. This spending is incorporated into neoclassical production functions in terms of a public input. The purpose of this thesis is three fold: (i) to investigate the impact of terms of- trade changes in a small public input economy;(ii)to explore the international transmission of government spending on public inputs; and (iii) to examine the relationship between government spending on public inputs and the pattern of international trade. The thesis consists of three essays. In a three-period setting, the first essay examines the impact of terms-of-trade changes on the allocation of resources in a small open economy. The private sector of the economy produces two final goods by means of private inputs and a public input. The public input is produced by the public sector. The allocation of resources between the private and public sectors is endogenous and the public input is supplied with a lag of one period. The essay demonstrates that the timing of terms-of-trade changes is critical. The impact of terms-of-trade changes in the presence of labour unemployment is also considered. The second essay develops a two-country, one-good, and two factor general equilibrium model with a pure public input and international factor mobility. International transmission of government spending on a pure public input and the implications of potential international coordination are investigated in the short-run and the long-run. The essay also considers the international transmission of government spending on a pure public input in the context of a three-country model where two countries have formed an economic union. The third essay develops a two-country, two-good, and two factor general equilibrium model with a congestible public input. The model is used to investigate the relationship between government spending on a congestible public input and the pattern of international trade. / Arts, Faculty of / Vancouver School of Economics / Graduate

This study explores the kinds of bargaining strategies which have been used and can be used by the less developed countries, designated as "the South", in trade negotiations with the developed countries, designated as "the North". It takes as its point of departure the North-South axis of conflict in international relations, namely, the conflict between the rich, advanced and industrial nations and the poor, newly emergent and developing nations. It focuses specifically on Southern bargaining in one sub-area of North-South trade - international tin accords. The study is presented in three chapters. The first chapter presents an overview of North-South trade relationships and issues. The second chapter begins a case study of North-South confrontation in tin agreements. The final chapter concludes with a check-list of bargaining strategies which have been employed or may be employed by Southern producing countries in tin negotiations. The major finding of the study is that Southern bargaining in tin accords has relied most heavily on strategies of normative appeal based on the UNCTAD 'ethos'. In particular, bargaining strategies which appeal to Northern altruism and democratic norms are especially popular. The second most used group of strategies are those which appeal to self-interest. In general, it was found that Southern bargaining has not been very effective. It is therefore recommended that Southern countries should (1) employ more intensively strategies of normative appeal other than those based on the UNCTAD ethic; (2) employ more intensively strategies which appeal to self-interests of Northern countries; and (3) employ strategies which demonstrate commitment to bargaining positions, and if need be, to demonstrate such commitment by the use of threats / Arts, Faculty of / Political Science, Department of / Graduate

In investigating the integration of the Canadian and American economies after World War II, most writers have focused on the influence of the American multinational corporations and on the activities of the American government. Little attention has been paid to the important role of the Canadian government in furthering this process and to the significance of trade and trade policy. This thesis examines the evolution of Canadian trade policy between 1945 and 1953. The main sources for this study are the private papers of government ministers and the files of Canadian government departments. Since there have been no major studies of the development of trade policy in this period, a chronological structure has been employed for the analysis. Post-war Canadian trade policy can be divided into two periods. During the first period, 1945 to 1947, the government attempted to re-establish the pre-war pattern of multilateral trade. The means employed to attain this goal —the introduction of a free market system in international trade—represented a significant departure from traditional Canadian trade policy. The traditional policy is outlined in chapter one, and in chapter two the economic, political, and ideological factors underlying the new policy are examined. However, the foreign exchange crisis of 1947, examined in chapter three, produced a rapid retreat from the policy of multilateralism based on free-market trading. The government, seeking a solid base for Canadian trade to promote economic development, turned to a system of bilateral, regulated trade with the United States. Continental economic integration became a key element of trade policy. The development of this policy and the crucial ties between trade policy and defence are explored in the final chapter. / Arts, Faculty of / History, Department of / Graduate

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Purdue University, 1994. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 431-449).

Inaug.-diss.--Göttingen. / Lebenslauf. "Literaturverzeichnis": p. 7-9.

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Thesis (M.A.) -- University of Texas at Arlington, 2009.