International Management

  1. The Global Economic Environment
    1. Economic Systems and Integration
      1. Types of Economic Systems
        1. Market Economies
          1. Command Economies
            1. Mixed Economies
              1. Transition Economies
              2. Economic Integration
                1. Free Trade Areas
                  1. Customs Unions
                    1. Common Markets
                      1. Economic Unions
                        1. Political Unions
                        2. Regional Economic Blocs
                          1. European Union
                            1. NAFTA/USMCA
                              1. ASEAN
                                1. Mercosur
                              2. Key Economic Indicators
                                1. National Income Measures
                                  1. Gross Domestic Product
                                    1. Gross National Product
                                      1. Per Capita Income
                                      2. Price Level Indicators
                                        1. Inflation Rates
                                          1. Consumer Price Index
                                            1. Producer Price Index
                                            2. Employment Indicators
                                              1. Unemployment Rates
                                                1. Labor Force Participation
                                                  1. Productivity Measures
                                                  2. External Sector Indicators
                                                    1. Balance of Payments
                                                      1. Current Account Balance
                                                        1. Capital Account Balance
                                                      2. International Monetary System
                                                        1. Evolution of the International Monetary System
                                                          1. Gold Standard
                                                            1. Bretton Woods System
                                                              1. Floating Exchange Rate System
                                                              2. Foreign Exchange Markets
                                                                1. Structure and Participants
                                                                  1. Exchange Rate Determination
                                                                    1. Currency Trading Mechanisms
                                                                    2. Exchange Rate Systems
                                                                      1. Fixed Exchange Rates
                                                                        1. Floating Exchange Rates
                                                                          1. Managed Float Systems
                                                                          2. Currency Risk Management
                                                                            1. Types of Currency Risk
                                                                              1. Hedging Instruments
                                                                                1. Risk Management Strategies
                                                                              2. International Trade Theory
                                                                                1. Classical Trade Theories
                                                                                  1. Absolute Advantage
                                                                                    1. Comparative Advantage
                                                                                      1. Factor Endowment Theory
                                                                                      2. Modern Trade Theories
                                                                                        1. Product Life Cycle Theory
                                                                                          1. New Trade Theory
                                                                                            1. Strategic Trade Theory
                                                                                            2. Competitive Advantage Theories
                                                                                              1. Porter's Diamond Model
                                                                                                1. National Innovation Systems
                                                                                              2. Trade Policy and Barriers
                                                                                                1. Arguments for and Against Free Trade
                                                                                                  1. Types of Trade Barriers
                                                                                                    1. Tariffs
                                                                                                      1. Quotas
                                                                                                        1. Subsidies
                                                                                                          1. Non-Tariff Barriers
                                                                                                            1. Technical Barriers to Trade
                                                                                                            2. Trade Policy Instruments
                                                                                                              1. Impact on International Business Operations
                                                                                                              2. International Financial Institutions
                                                                                                                1. International Monetary Fund
                                                                                                                  1. Structure and Governance
                                                                                                                    1. Functions and Operations
                                                                                                                      1. Lending Programs
                                                                                                                        1. Conditionality and Structural Adjustment
                                                                                                                        2. World Bank Group
                                                                                                                          1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
                                                                                                                            1. International Development Association
                                                                                                                              1. International Finance Corporation
                                                                                                                                1. Development Projects and Programs
                                                                                                                                2. World Trade Organization
                                                                                                                                  1. Principles and Agreements
                                                                                                                                    1. Trade Dispute Settlement
                                                                                                                                      1. Doha Development Round
                                                                                                                                      2. Regional Development Banks

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