本书分为两大部分：一是国际贸易理论与实务，共19讲。所覆盖的核心內容有：最新世界经济前景展望，中美经济，主要国际贸易理论，政府对国际贸易的干预，贸易政策及其使用的工具，地区经济一体化，汇率与国际贸易，国际收支，国际投资与跨国公司，关贸总协定与WTO，多哈回合的任务与前景，贸易融资方式，常用贸易形式与国际贸易术语解释通则；第二部分为近30篇的经贸文章选读，全部精选于英美著名报刊，均出自于既有深厚英语文字功底，又懂国际经济贸易的各种专家学者之手。这些文章可帮助读者更好地理解有关专业知识和提高英语水平。

Part 1 Global Economic Picture

Chapter 1 The World Economic outlook

　　Supplementary Reading Poised for Growth？

　Chapter 2 American Economv

Supplementary Reading Japan’s Economy Grew 2.3％ in Quarter

　Chapter 3 China’s Economy

Supplementary Reading Economic Reforms in Russia

Part 2 International Trade Theories

　Chapter 4 Benefits of InternationalTrade

Supplementary Reading（1） National Gains from　Intemational Trade

Supplementary Reading（2） Take Your Panners

　Chapter 5 Modern Trade Theories（1）

Supplementary Reading A Marketing Expert’s Comment on the Theory of Comparative Advantage

　Chapter 6 Modern Trade Theories（2）

Supplementary Reading International Trade Product Life-Cycle

　Chapter 7 Arguments for Government Intervention in International Trade

Supplementary Reading U.S Won’t Push Japan on MOVes to Weaken the Yen，Snow Says

　Chapter 8 International Trade Policies

Supplementary Reading（1） American Trade sanctions

Supplementary Reading（2） Bush’s Free-trade DiplomaCv Has

Chapter 9 Regional Economic Integration

Chapter 10　Exchange Rate and International Trade

Chapter 11 The Balance of Payments

Chapter 12 International Investment and Multinational Enterprises

Chapter 13 GATT

Chapter 14 WTO（1）－A General Introduction

Chapter 15 WTO（2）－Chief WTO Rules

Chapter 16 WTO（3）－the Doha Round

Part 3 International Trade Practice

Chapter 17 Export and Import Financing

Chapter 18 Trade Terms－Incoterms

Chapter 19 Trade Forms

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