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Element Electronics Brings Production Back to U.S., Ch. 1.
Wooster, Ohio Bears Brunt of Globalization, Ch. 2.
Natural Gas Boom Fuels Debate, Ch. 2.
Reshoring Production to the United States, Ch. 2.
Comparative Advantage and Global Supply Chains, Ch. 2.
Japan Fades in Global Electronics Industry, Ch. 3.
Wage Increases Reduces China's Competitiveness, Ch. 3.
Should Shoe Tariffs Be Stomped Out?, Ch. 4.
Tariff Rate Quota Bittersweet for U.S. Consumers, Ch. 5.
Averting Trade Barriers During the Great Recession, Ch. 6.
Carbon Tariff Invites Controversy, Ch. 6.
Bangladesh's Sweatshop Reputation, Ch. 7.
Is State Capitalism Winning?, Ch. 7.
U.S.-Mexico Tomato Dispute, Ch. 8.
Apple Uses Tax Loopholes to Dodge Tariffs, Ch. 9.
Caterpillar Bulldozes Canadian Locomotive Workers, Ch. 9.
Technology Transfer from Boeing to China, Ch. 9.
Canada's Immigration Policy, Ch. 9.
Does the Federal Reserve Own or Hold Gold, Ch. 10.
Yen Depreciation Drives Toyota Profits Upward, Ch. 11.
Foreign Exchange Market Speculation, Ch. 11.
Does Currency Depreciation Give Weak Countries a Way Out of a Crisis?, Ch. 14.
Currency Manipulation and Currency Wars, Ch. 15.
1. The International Economy and Globalization.
Part I: INTERNATIONAL TRADE RELATIONS.
2. Foundations of Modern Trade Theory: Comparative Advantage.
3. Sources of Comparative Advantage.
4. Tariffs.
5. Nontariff Trade Barriers.
6. Trade Regulations and Industrial Policies.
7. Trade Policies for the Developing Nations.
8. Regional Trading Arrangements.
9. International Factor Movements and Multinational Enterprises.
Part II: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY RELATIONS.
10. The Balance of Payments.
11. Foreign Exchange.
12. Exchange-Rate Determination.
13. Mechanisms of International Adjustment.
14. Exchange-Rate Adjustments and the Balance of Payments.
15. Exchange-Rate Systems and Currency Crises.
16. Macroeconomic Policy in an Open Economy.
17. International Banking: Reserves, Debt, and Risk.
Glossary.
Index.