Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-567) and indexes.
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Part One: Globalization -- 1. Globalization -- Part Two: Country Differences -- 2. National Differences in Political Economy -- 3. National Differences in Culture -- 4. Ethics in International Business -- Part Three: Cross-Border Trade and Investment -- 5. International Trade Theory -- 6. The Political Economy of International Trade -- 7. Foreign Direct Investment -- 8. Regional Economic Integration -- Part Four: Global Money System -- 9. The Foreign Exchange Market -- 10. The International Monetary System -- Part Five: Competing in a Global Marketplace -- 11. The Strategy of International Business -- 12. Entering Foreign Markets -- 13. Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade -- 14. Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics -- 15. Global Marketing and R & D -- 16. Global Human Resource Management.
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[This text] is intended for the first international business course at either the undergraduate or the MBA level. [The text] explain[s] how and why the world's countries differ. [It] present[s] a ... review of the economics and politics of international trade and investment [and] explain[s] the functions and form of the global monetary system. [The book also] examine[s] the strategies and structures of international businesses [and] assess[es] the special roles of an international business's various functions.-Pref.