Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 208 mm x 272 mm, Gewicht: 417 g
Reihe: Annual Editions: International
ISBN: 978-0-07-352862-5
Verlag: Dushkin Publishing
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Annual Editions: International Business 16/ePrefaceCorrelation GuideTopic GuideInternet ReferencesUnit 1: Overview of International BusinessUnit OverviewPart A. Introduction to International Business: The World Has Changed1. Globalization: Where Do We Go from Here?, Abbas J. Ali, International Journal of Commerce and Management, vol. 18, no. 4, 2008After the financial crisis and the recession that it spawned, the question becomes, "Where do we go from here?" Do we continue to do business as usual, or do we rethink the way business is done? There are some provocative ideas contained here.2. China Must Carry the World, Andrew B. Busch, Stocks, Futures and Options Magazine, February 2009China faces unique challenges in attempting to respond to the global recession and its trading partners face challenges in how to respond to China. Some of those challenges are presented here.3. The World Is Not Flat, Mark Engler, Dollars and Sense, May/June 2008Thomas Friedman, columnist for the New York Times, and the author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree and The World Is Flat, is one of the major proponents of neo-liberal globalization. But not everyone agrees with Friedman and not everyone thinks it is such a good thing.Part B. International Trade Theory: Evolving Ideas on Trade and the Economy4. Is Global Trade a Threat or Opportunity?, Jim Champy, Financial Executive, January/February 2008Most economists believe that global trade will benefit people in the long run. But it has become apparent that not everyone is a winner in the global trade sweepstakes and that long run can be very long indeed.5. Economists Rethink Free Trade, Jane Sesseen, Business Week, February 11, 2008Who gains in an era of free trade in a developed society? It would seem that only a very select few do while the rest of the people in the developed society are forced to compete with less expensive workers from developing societies.6. Globalization with a Human Face, Shikha Dalmia, Reason Magazine, December 2009Jagdish Bhagwati is an economist who has often been mentioned as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Economics. Here are some of his thought on free trade, climate change, NAFTA and other regional trade organizations.Unit 2: International FinanceUnit OverviewPart A. The International Financial Crisis7. The Global Debt Bomb, Daniel Fisher, Forbes, February 8, 2010Coming out of the global recession, many countries will be burdened with enormous debt. This debt will have long-term consequences for the countries involved and for the global economy.8. The World Economy: The Global Financial Crisis and Collapse in World Trade, Dawn Holland et al., National Institute Economic Review, no. 208, April 2009How the world financial crisis affected world trade and what is likely to happen in the next several years is presented here.9. International Special Report: A Financial Crisis to the West—a Fundamental Crisis to the East, Ian Traynor, The Guardian (UK), November 11, 2009When the financial crisis hit, it presented great difficulties for the nations of Western Europe, the United States and Japan. But, those difficulties were nothing compared to the newly liberated economies of Eastern Europe. For them, it was a disaster.Part B. Monetary Systems, Financial Markets, Balance of Payments, Financial Inst