Business, Society and Global Governance, 2nd Edition

13 Examples of and Challenges for Trade Regimes in the World

DOI: 10.4324/9781003178620-17

Chapter Contents

• Case Scenario: Zoey’s Sister Moves to China
• Introduction
• Critique of Neoliberalism
• The Case of China
• Critique of Regional Economic Integration
• The Case of the European Union (EU): The World’s Single Largest Economy
• Analytical Case: The Three Gorges Dam
• Practical Skill: Dealing with Foreign Government
• Summary and Conclusion

Case 13 Scenario Zoey’s Sister Moves to China

Zoey’s older sister, Zara, is a sales representative for MaxMachinery, a US-based supplier of heavy equipment for infrastructure construction. In the early 1990s, when China lifted many trade barriers, the company began exporting heavy machinery to China; over the ...