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HIGHLIGHTS US vs China (PAGE 4) Global Corporate Finance (3rd Edition) (PAGE 21) From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal A Focused Approach by Thomas W Pauken II by Kenneth Kim (State University of New York at Buffalo, USA) & Suk Kim (University of Detroit Mercy, USA) Economics, Game Theory and International Environmental Agreements (PAGE 11) Handbook of Heavy-Tailed Distributions in Asset Management The Ca’Foscari Lectures and Risk Management (PAGE 23) by Henry Tulkens (Universitécatholique de Louvain, Belgium & by Michele Leonardo Bianchi (Banca d’Italia, Italy), Stoyan V Stoyanov UniversitàCa’ Foscari Venezia, Italy) (Stony Brook University, USA), Gian Luca Tassinari (University of Bologna, Italy), Frank J Fabozzi (EDHEC Business School, France) & Handbook of Energy Finance (PAGE 12) Sergio M Focardi (Léonard De Vinci University, France) Theories, Practices and Simulations edited by Stéphane Goutte (University Paris 8, France) & Duc Khuong Fitting Local Volatility (PAGE 25) Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France & Indiana University, USA) Analytic and Numerical Approaches in Black-Scholes and Local Variance Gamma Models Financing the Education of Health Workers (PAGE 15) by Andrey Itkin (New York University, USA) Gaining A Competitive Edge by Alexander S Preker (Columbia University, USA, et al.), Hortenzia Time Series Econometrics (In 2 Volumes) (PAGE 26) Beciu (Johns Hopkins Medicine International, USA) & Eric L Keuffel Volume 1: Unit Roots and Trend Breaks; Volume 2: Structural Change (Health Finance and Access Initiative, USA) edited by Pierre Perron (Boston University, USA) Islamic Capital Markets (2nd Edition) (PAGE 21) Handbook of Global Financial Markets (PAGE 30) A Comparative Approach Transformations, Dependence, and Risk Spillovers by Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha & Abbas Mirakhor edited by Sabri Boubaker (EM Normandie, France & University Paris (INCEIF, The Global University of Islamic Finance, Malaysia) Est, France) & Duc Khuong Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France & Indiana University, USA) www.worldscinet.com Economics and Finance Catalogue 2020 Asian Economies Economic Impact of the US vs China Internet Plus Era From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal A Case Study of Shanghai by Thomas W Pauken II by Youmei Li, Feng Yin & Yongyou Nie US vs China: From Trade War to Reciprocal Deal (Shanghai University, China) gives readers an up close account on the This book expounds how “Internet Plus” plan rough-and-tumble trade talks between the transforms and influences traditional economy, US and China. The book provides a neutral impacts technological and economic aspects and balanced perspective in addressing the of industries, extends its reach to people’s historical, political and cultural backgrounds daily lives and creates more profound social that had made US-China trade wars inevitable, but also explores how the two richest and most powerful countries implications. In addition, the authors put forward constructive and long-time rivals may eventually reach a consensus to support a measures and suggestions for Shanghai to promote development of bilateral trade agreement for the ages. the “Internet Plus” era and to enhance the city’s economic impact and service level as a core city. Readership: General readers interested in US-China trade war and US – China relations. Readership: Students, researchers and the general public who want to know about the impact of the internet era in Shanghai. 344pp Nov 2019 978-981-120-414-2 US$45 £40 292pp Jan 2019 978-981-3272-51-4 US$98 £85 Series on Chinese Economics Research The Transformation of China’s Unravelling Modern China by Haico Ebbers (Nyenrode Business University, Economic Development The Netherlands) Perspectives of Sino – US Economists by Wandong Yang (Renmin University of China, This book provides a comprehensive and China), Jianjun Zhang (Party School of Gansu balanced view of the main transformations Provincial of CPC, China), Shudong Huang that are happening in the Chinese economy (JP Morgan Investment Advisors, USA) & Andong Zhu (Tsinghua University, China) today. This view has developed from more than 200 interviews and numerous surveys (based This book examines the economic, cultural on primary data), in addition to mainstream and structural factors affecting China’s economic growth, and literature by academia and consultancy expounds why China’s economy has been so successful in the past, companies. The aim of this book is to help readers understand the and the challenges that lie ahead for the country amidst the changing often conflicting nature of China, not only from an economic point world, new challenges and uncertainties. The authors lay out their of view, but also from political and social point of view. In this sense, thoughts persuasively and powerfully,