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The changes in the global economy are so profound. This book argues with the reality and economic theories in international economic integration. The author provides an intellectually commanding comprehensive and rigorous text in the foreign trade This magisterial and synoptic analysis provides a theoretically informed and empirically substantiated presentation and critique of the trade relationships in the globe. It provides empirically the trends of foreign trade in terms of diversification, concentration, instabilities of trade. Besides, it provides a wide ranging discussion on determinants of foreign trade of a country with the whole world, regions and select countries by comparing the pre and post reform periods. It provides a tangible resource that will be indispensable book for executives, policy makers, and students taking business and economics in general, and foreign trade courses in particular. It will also provide food for practicing researchers and lecturers.

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Hailay Gebretinsae Beyene, PhD (Andhra University, School of Economics, India), MIBM (Master of International Business Management, Aligarh Muslim University, India), BA in Business Management (Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia), Assistant Professor Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, Mekelle University, Ethiopia.

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