SUBJECT: International Institutions, Trade and Markets
Details: Below you will find 4 questions divided into 2 sets.
You should select TWO of these topics (one per set) and discuss them, using appropriate examples from actual companies/industries/countries as well as academic sources.
The word count is 1250 words per answer, please reference your sources appropriately in the Harvard Style. References/reference list are not included in the word count.
Set 1 (answer one question)
• Q1. What are the main characteristics of the concept of global value chain? Discuss the major shifts that have been undergoing in the past decade and its potential effects for international trade.
• Q2. What are the main institutions of global economic governance? Critically evaluate the roles of these institutions with special reference to at least two of the following three international institutions: the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the World Bank.
Set 2 (answer one question)
• Q3. What are the challenges faced by UK-based manufacturing companies seeking to export to the European Union in the current Brexit context – i.e., the exit of the United Kingdom from membership in the European Union?
• Q4. Critically discuss the advantages of regional economic integration as opposed to multilateralism. Explain the implications associated regional integration via an incorporation of the concepts of free-trade areas, custom unions, and common markets in your discussion.
International Institutions, Trade and Markets
Details: Below you will find 4 questions divided into 2 sets.
You should select TWO of these topics (one per set) and discuss them, using appropriate examples from actual companies/industries/countries as well as academic sources.
The word count is 1250 words per answer, please reference your sources appropriately in the Harvard Style. References/reference list are not included in the word count.
Set 1 (answer one question)
• Q1. What are the main characteristics of the concept of global value chain? Discuss the major shifts that have been undergoing in the past decade and its potential effects for international trade.
• Q2. What are the main institutions of global economic governance? Critically evaluate the roles of these institutions with special reference to at least two of the following three international institutions: the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization, and the World Bank.
Set 2 (answer one question)
• Q3. What are the challenges faced by UK-based manufacturing companies seeking to export to the European Union in the current Brexit context – i.e., the exit of the United Kingdom from membership in the European Union?
• Q4. Critically discuss the advantages of regional economic integration as opposed to multilateralism. Explain the implications associated regional integration via an incorporation of the concepts of free-trade areas, custom unions, and common markets in your discussion.
