国际经济导论 英文本PDF电子书下载

Part One Managing the Economy 1

Chapter 1 Measuring Economic Success 2

Economic Growth and Its Measurement 3

High Employment,Low Unemployment 7

Stable Prices 10

Satisfactory Balance of Payments 13

Potential Conflicts between Goals 13

Case Study Japan's Economic Performance Between 1960-1996 19

Chapter 2 Aggregate Demand and Supply 22

Aggregate Demand(AD) 23

Aggregate Supply 27

Interaction of AS and AD 32

Case Study The Two Supply Shocks in the 1970s 40

Chapter 3 Demand Management:Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy 42

Fiscal Policy 43

Monetary Policy 48

The Effects of Stabilization Policy 56

Case Study China's Macroeconomic Policy in Recent Years 61

Chapter 4 Supply Management and Income Policies 64

Supply-side Policies 66

Income Policies 72

Case Study The Laffer-Curve and the Supply-Side Policy 79

Part two The Framework of World Trade 81

Chapter 5 Basic Theories of International Trade 82

Classical Theories of Trade 83

The Factor-Proportions Theory-HO Theory 84

Demand-Side Theories of Trade and Country-Similarity Theory 86

Technology-Based Theory of Trade 88

The Product Life-Cycle Model of Trade 89

Case Study The Theory behind the Antidumping 96

Chapter 6 Free Trade Versus Protectionism 98

The Gainsfrom Free Trade 99

Different Means of Protection 102

The Arguments for Trade Protection 106

Case Study The Growing U.S.Trade Imbalance with China 113

Chapter 7 Multilateralism Versus Regionalism 115

Multilateral Trade Liberalization-from GATT to WTO 116

Regional Trade Liberalization 120

Case Study Towards a Tripartite World 129

Chapter 8 The Changing Structure of World Output and Trade 131

The Post-War Growth of World Output 133

The Growth of World Trade and Changes in Commodity Composition 134

The Growth of Service Trade 139

Case Study China's Bid to Join the World Trade Organization 150

Part Three International Monetary Relations 152

Chapter 9 Balance of Payments 153

Accounting Principles 155

Balance of Payments Structure 158

Practical Issues:Problems and Solutions 164

Case Study Mexico's 1994 Balance of Payments Crisis 172

Chapter 10 Exchange-Rate Systems 174

Fixed Exchange Rates 175

Flexible Exchange Rates 179

Hybrid Exchange-Rate Systems 184

Case Study The Shift from a Fixed Exchange-Rate Regime to a Flexible Exchange-Rate Regime 195

Chapter 11 Macroeconomic Policy in an Open Economy 198

Economic Objectives of Nations 199

Policy Instruments 200

Policy Effects 203

International Economic Policy Coordination 211

Case Study Plaza Agreement of 1985 and Louvre Accord of 1987 216

Chapter 12 International Monetary System 219

The Gold Standard Era,1870-1914 220

The Inter-War Period(Flexible Rates and Controls),1918-1939 223

The Bretton Woods System and the International Monetary Fund(IMF),1944-1973 225

Managed Floating Since 1973 and the European Monetary System 231

Case Study The Gold Standard and the Great Depression 239

Part Four Global Competitive Environ-ment 241

Chapter 13 Managing Business Enterprises 242

Globalization-A Reality or An Illusion? 243

Historical Review of Globalization 246

Indicators of Increasing Integration 249

Has Globalization Gone Too Far?-Debate Over It 253

Case Study Disintegration of Production 261

Chapter 14 Competition and Competitive Advantage 263

Introduction to the Theory of Competitive Advantage-Concepts and Parameters 264

Complete Formulation of Competitiveness 268

Growing Impact of International Competitiveness 269

Case Study Free Competition 277

Chapter 15 Technological Innovation and Competitiveness 279

The Meaning of Innovation and The Development of Technological Innovation 280

Skill-Based or Resource-Based Competitiveness 283

Impact of technological innovation 286

Case Study Innovation-Key for Success 295

Chapter 16 Corporate Strategies and National Policies 297

Definition of Corporate Strategy And Its Historical Develop-ment 298

The Formulation of Corporate Competitive Strategies 303

National policies to help build up competitive edge 308

Bridging Corporate Strategy With The Nation's Wealth-Building Strategy 310

Case Study Strategies for Growth 319

Part five Other Relevant Environ-ment 321

Chapter 17 Political-Legal Environment 322

Political Environment 323

Legal Environment 328

Case Study The Big Gun 348

Chapter 18 Social-Cultural Environment 351

What Is Culture 352

Social Structure 354

Social Stratification 358

Religion 361

Language 368

Education 369

Culture and the Workplace 370

Cultural Change 373

Case Study Cultural differences at ABB 384

Key to Exercises 387