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Ventures In The China Trade: An Analysis Of China's Emerging Legal Framework For The Regulation Of Foreign Investment, William P. Alford, David E. Birenbaum
Ventures In The China Trade: An Analysis Of China's Emerging Legal Framework For The Regulation Of Foreign Investment, William P. Alford, David E. Birenbaum
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
In this Article, Messrs. Alford and Birenbaum examine laws and regulations recently promulgated by the People's Republic of China to govern the conduct of business and investment in China. After establishing the cultural, historical, bureaucratic and developmental contexts within which the authors believe these laws and regulations must be understood, they comprehensively examine and discuss the new legal pronouncements.
"Black Ships" And Balance Sheets: The Japanese Market And U.S.-Japan Relations, Kenneth W. Abbott, Conrad D. Totman
"Black Ships" And Balance Sheets: The Japanese Market And U.S.-Japan Relations, Kenneth W. Abbott, Conrad D. Totman
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
In this Article, Professors Abbott and Totman address the widespread Western belief that the Japanese economy is unfairly closed to foreign trade and investment. The authors identify several levels of barriers to penetration of the Japanese market. They contend that considerable progress has been made in reducing direct official restraints and official non-tariff barriers. Further progress in resolving the closed market issue, the authors predict, will be more difficult. Some of the remaining problems are rooted in Japanese society and culture; others in Western attitudes toward Japan. All reflect the historical pattern of Japan's relations with the West. The authors …