目录:Unit One An Overview of International Business<br>Ⅰ An Introduction to International Business<br>1.Definitions<br>2.Why Nations Trade?<br>Ⅱ History of International Trade<br>Ⅲ Protection or Free Trade?<br>Ⅳ MNCs and Globalization<br>1.Global Exchange<br>2.Have a Break<br>Ⅴ Effects of Technology on International Business<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Two Theories of International Business<br>Ⅰ The Age of Mercantilism<br>Ⅱ The Theory of Absolute Advantage<br>Ⅲ The Theory of Comparative Advantage<br>Ⅳ The Factor Proportions Trade Theory<br>Ⅴ The Leontief Paradox<br>Ⅵ The ProductCycle Theory<br>Ⅶ Protectionism<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Three Economic Integration<br>Ⅰ Levels of Economic Integration<br>1.PreferentialTrade Arrangement(PTA)<br>2.The Free Trade Area(FTA)<br>3.The Customs Union<br>4.The Common Market<br>5.The Economic Union<br>6.Monetary Union<br>Ⅱ European Integration<br>Ⅲ North American Economic Integration<br>Ⅳ Integration in Asia<br>1.ASEAN Free Trade Area(AFTA)<br>2.The ASEAN Plus Three(APT)<br>3.Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC)<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Four Multinational Corporations<br>Ⅰ The Multinational Corporate Phenomenon<br>1.Definitions of the Multinational Corporation<br>2.Why Do We Have Multinational Corporations?<br>3.The Most Powerful Institution in the World Today<br>Ⅱ Foreign Direct Investment(FDI)<br>1.Definitions<br>2.Impacts of FDI<br>3.Major Types of FDI<br>Ⅲ Technology Transfer<br>1.Introduction<br>2.Modes of Technology Transfer<br>Ⅳ Market Entry Modes of Multinational Corporations<br>1.International JointVentures(IJVs)<br>2.Fully Owned Subsidiaries<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Five Instruments of Trade Policy<br>Ⅰ Tariffs<br>1.Specific Tariff<br>2.AdValorem Tariff<br>3.Compound Tariff<br>Ⅱ Quotas<br>Ⅲ Embargoes<br>Ⅳ Exchange Controls<br>Ⅴ Product Standards<br>Ⅵ Anti-dumping<br>1.Anti-dumping<br>2.Anti-dumping,Safeguards,Countervailing Duties<br>3.WTO—Doha DevelopmentRound<br>Ⅶ Subsidies<br>1.Export Subsidies<br>2.WTO Rules on Subsidies<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Six International Marketing<br>Ⅰ Marketing Research<br>Ⅱ Segmentation<br>Ⅲ Marketing Objectives and Strategy<br>1.Marketing Objectives<br>2.Marketing Strategy<br>Ⅳ Marketing Mix<br>1.Product<br>2.Price<br>3.Place(Distribution)<br>4.Promotion<br>Ⅴ ProductLife Cycle<br>1.Introduction Stage<br>2.Growth Stage<br>3.Maturity Stage<br>4.Decline Stage<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Seven GATT and WTO<br>Ⅰ GATT<br>1.A Brief History of GATT<br>2.The Goal of GATT<br>3.GATT1994:Structure<br>4.The Principles of GATT<br>Ⅱ WTO<br>1.A Brief History of WTO<br>2.The Function of WTO<br>3.The Principles of WTO<br>4.Chinas Accession<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>Unit Eight Market Transition and Development in China<br>Ⅰ Market Transition<br>Ⅱ Development with Its Major Trading Partners<br>1.Trade with the EuropeanUnion(EU)<br>2.Trade with the USA<br>3.Trade with Southeast Asia<br>Ⅲ The Impact of Globalization on Chinese Economy<br>1.The Impact on the World Economy<br>2.The Impact on the Chinese Economy<br>Vocabulary<br>Notes<br>Related Terms<br>Post-reading Activities<br>Supplementary Reading<br><br>AppendixⅠ Vocabulary<br>AppendixⅡ Key to the Exercises