Introduction Case Establishing a Global Outlook-Susan's Story
Chapter One Contemporary World Economy and Its Dvelopment
1.1 Fundamental Elements of the Contemporary World Economy
1.2 Historical Review of the World Economy
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Case Study: The Nationalities of the Top 25 Multinational Corporations
Chapter Two Catalysts of World Economic Development
2.1 International Division of Labor
2.2 Technology Innovations and Diffusion
2.3 Function of the World Market
2.4 Measurement ofEconomic Development
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Case Study: Yao Ming-- "The Next Big Thing" for International Services
Chapter Three Globalization Era
3.1 Definition and Measurements
3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Globalization
3.3 Effects of Globalization on Corporation's Development
3.4 Drivers of Corporate Internationalization and Globalization
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Case Study: The Battle in Seattle and the
Anti-Globalization Movement
Chapter Four Regional Economic Integration
4.1 Economic Integration and Economic Blocs
4.2 Basic Theory of Economic Integration
4.3 European Integration
4.4 North American Economic Integration
4.5 Other Economic Alliances
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Case Study: Is European Union an Optimal Currency Area?
Chapter Five Freedom of Trade---Forerunner of Economic Globalization
5.1 Trade Expansion and Openness of Trading Countries
5.2 GATT/WTO Efforts in Promoting Freedom of the World Trade
5.3 Free Trade vs.Protectionism Debate
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Case Study: Free Trade for Steel? The Debate Continues
Chapter Six Financial G!obalization
6.1 Definition, Driving Forces and Measurement
6.2 The International Capital Flows
6.3 Benefits of Financial Globalization
6.4 Risks of Financial Globalization
6.5 Multilateral Structure and Policymaking
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Case Study: Is Capital-Market Liberalization the Right Policy?
Chapter Seven Challenges to the Sustainable Development of the World Economy
7.1 Unbalanced Economic Development
7.2 World Population Challenge
7.3 Environmental Challenges and Economic Development
7.4 Pandemic Diseases
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Case Study.Global Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol
Chapter Eight International Collaboration and Coordination
8.1 Correcting International Externalities via Multilateral Interventions
8.2 Protecting the Global Environment through Multinational Efforts
8.3 International Policy Coordination
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Case Study: A French Judge Combats an International
Externality
Chapter Nine Countries in the G!obalized World Economy
9.1 The Division of Country Groups
9.2 Developed Countries and their Economic Performance
9.3 Developing Countries' Economic Development,Strategies in the Globalization Era
9.4 Economies in Transition
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Case Study.Japanese Labor Market and Capital Market
Chapter Ten China's Economic Reform and its Integration into the World Economy
10.1 Development Strategy before China's Economic Reform
10.2 China's Economic Reform and Integration into the World Economy
10.3 China's Economic Achievement and its Development Strategy
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Case Study: An Example of Application of Comparative Advantage Strategy--China Taiwan's Economic Development