本书为商务英语系列教材中的一本。内容为商务英语金融阅读。本书共14章，内容包括中央银行、美联储、政治与经济、经济学、国际金融、经济史、货币、金融市场、投资、商业银行的历史、商业银行管理、保险 、欧元 、经济法。每章配有词汇注释、短语注释、专业术语解释、知识背景介绍。练习包括对全文课文的理解、短语的理解填空、专业术语填空、专业翻译、短篇专业文章理解。每章配有金融时文辅助阅读，并配有相关的问题理解，以使学生通过课堂教学了解当前经济金融领域的最新变化。可供英语专业金融英语课和大学英语选修课使用。

Chapter 1   Economics and Po1itics   1

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        The Ro1e of Government in the Economy   11

Chapter 2   The Evo1ution of Economic Ideas   14

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        Capita1ism and Feuda1ism   23

Chapter 3   Introduction to Economics   29

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        What Is Macroeconomics?   38

Chapter 4   Introduction and Overview of Money and Finance 42

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        The Financia1 System: Domestic and Internationa1 30

Chapter 5   The Evo1ution of the Payments System   54

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        Austra1ian Payments System   63

Chapter 6   What Are Centra1 Banks?   67

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        Restructuring of Chinese Banking Industry   76

Chapter 7   The Federa1 Reserve System   81

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        Forma1 Structure of the Federa1 Reserve System  90

Chapter 8   Commercia1 Banks: History of Banking  95

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        Comments on Ba1ance-sheet Items   704

Chapter 9   Bank Management   109

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        Report Modu1e: 1ending / Deposit Business   118

Chapter 10  Financia1 Market   127

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        Money Market Instrument   136

Chapter 11  The Investment Process   140

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        Foreign Direct Investment in China's Regiona1

        Deve1opment   150

Chapter 12  Insurance   155

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        Insurance Powers of Banking Institutions   165

Chapter 13  Euro   170

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        Euro Banknotes and Coins   181

Chapter 14  The Uruguay Round Subsidies Agreement   185

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        Contract   196

Answer Key   200

Reference   213