本书从第3版开始一直是全球国际商务领域使用*广泛的图书。全书共分3章:全球化;国际贸易理论;国际贸易的政治经济学。文中给出了传统的贸易理论、*新的贸易理论及实际中应用的*优贸易理论。该书阐述了全球化如何降低了成本,促进了市场的成熟度。同时,该书也说明了各国如何通过贸易政策工具对本国贸易进行保护,以及政府干预对国际贸易的影响。
本书适用于国际贸易、工商管理以及英语专业选作教材,也可作为从事或将从事国际贸易的专业人士的参考读物。
作者简介:
Charles W. L. Hill is the Hughes M. Blake Professor of International Business at theSchool of Business, University of Washington. Professor Hill received his Ph.D. from theUniversity of Manchester's Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in Britain.In addition to the U

CHAPTER 1 Globalization
Opening Case
The Globalization of Health Care
Introduction
What Is Globalization?
The Globalization of Markets
The Globalization of Production
The Emergency of Global Institutions
Drivers of Globalization
Declining Trade and Investment Barriers
The Role of Technological Change
Country Focus: Ecuadorean Valentine Roses
The Changing Demographics of the Global
Economy
The Changing WOrM Output and Worm Trade Picture
The Changing Foreign Direct Investment Picture
The Changing Nature of the Multinational Enterprise
Management Focus
China's Lenovo Acquires IBM's PC Operations
The Changing Worm Order
The Global Economy of the 21st Century
The Globalization Debate
Antiglobalization Protests
Globalization, Jobs, and Income
Globalization, Labor Policies, and the Environment
Globalization and National Sovereign
Country Focus
Protesting Globalization in France
Globalization and the WorM's Poor
Managing in the Global Markelace
Chapter Summary
Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions
Research Task
Closing Case
Wipro Ltd-The New face of Global
Competition
CHAPTER 2 International Trade Theory
Opening Case
International Trade in Information Technology
Hardware and U.S. Economic Growth
Introduction
An Overview of Trade Theory
The Benefits of Trade
The Pattern of International Trade
Trade Theory and Government Policy
Mercantilism
Absolute Advantage
Comparative Advantage
The Gains from Trade
Qualifications and Assumptions
Extensions of the Ricardian Model
Country Focus
Moving U.S. White-Collar Jobs Offshore
Management Focus
Free Trade and REI
Heckscher-Olin Theory
The Leontie Paradox
The Product Life-Cycle Theory
Evaluating the Product Lift-Cycle Theory
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CHAPTER 3 The Political Economy of Interna-tional Trade

查尔斯·希尔是华盛顿大学商学院教授,国际商务领域的前沿思考者,美国*具影响力的公共广播电台(NPR)的常邀嘉宾,波音、微软等知名大公司的管理顾问。其代表作 International Business 是国际商务领域中的权威教科书,在同类书中持续多年市场份额排名**。自1994年问世以来,已经五次修订再版,备受全球各国经济管理院校师生和商务人士的好评。本书选自2007年第6版,涵盖了全球化、贸易理论、贸易政策工具、政府干预对国际贸易的影响等内容。本书具有如下特色:结构鲜明,注重实证检验和吸收国际贸易的*新研究成果;强调提升理论层次,尤其是对一些新的国际贸易理论,作者都作了相应的评述。文笔老道、行文流畅也是查尔斯·希尔的一大特色。本书不仅适合工商管理、国际贸易以及英语等专业先作教材,同时也可作为跨国公司及涉外企业商务人士的案头参考书。