Unit 1 1
Part A A Global System for the Next Fifty Years 1
Part B Moving Towards Global Stability 6
Unit 2 10
Part A WTO Needs Urgent Reform 10
Part B China's Economic Benefits from Its WTO Membership 15
Unit 3 19
Part A The World Bank 19
Part B Round of Private Banks Begins 25
Unit 4 28
Part A The Marketing Concept 28
Part B The Market Economy 32
Unit 5 36
Part A What Is Money 36
Part B Preparing a Cash Flow Forecast 42
Unit 6 46
Part A Understanding the Types of Insurance 46
Part B Insurance 52
Unit 7 55
Part A Common Stock and Preferred Stock 55
Part B Mergers and Acquisitions 59
Unit 8 63
Part A Fair Debt Collection Practices 63
Part B Clear Consumer Credit Needed 67
Unit 9 70
Part A Joint Venturing 70
Part B Foreign Capital:Two-edged Sword 76
Unit 10 79
Part A A Borderless World 79
Part B Planning for Prosperity 84
Glossary 87
Appendix 1 91
Appendix 2 95
Key to Exercises 97