International Trade Theory and Practice

Author: Lan Jing, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: The 21st Century Vocational and Technical College Finance and Economics Series Textbooks are written by a group of teachers from several vocational and technical colleges with distinctive educational characteristics, who possess both rich teaching experience and extensive practical experience. This is a set of textbooks that are truly suitable for higher vocational education. The writing of this series fully takes into account the specific conditions of higher vocational teaching, systematically introducing the basic concepts and methods of each subject while summarizing a large number of skills, techniques, and case analyses. This series is not only highly readable but also highly practical, helping to improve the ability of vocational and technical college students to analyze and solve practical problems. This book is a planned textbook for vocational and technical colleges, suitable for teaching use in various majors that offer international trade courses at secondary vocational and technical colleges, adult higher education institutions, two-year vocational and technical colleges organized by undergraduate universities, and private higher education institutions. It can also serve as a textbook for introductory courses in international trade for majors in international trade and as a reference for personnel engaged in foreign trade and economic activities. The book is divided into 16 chapters, covering two parts: International Trade Theory and International Trade Practice. The International Trade Theory part mainly introduces the basic concepts of international trade, the origin and development of international trade, international trade policies, international regional economic integration, world markets, international trade measures, international capital flows, the World Trade Organization, international trade in technology and services, etc. The International Trade Practice part mainly introduces the methods of international trade, the process of international commodity transactions, international trade terms, international trade contracts, international transportation and insurance, the collection and payment of international trade debts, the inspection, claims, and arbitration of international trade commodities, etc. This book meets the needs of higher vocational and technical college teaching reforms, with well-chosen content that effectively addresses the connection with other textbooks in international trade-related courses. It is highly applicable, emphasizing the combination of theory and practice while highlighting the role of theory in analyzing practical problems. It is also adapted to the needs of "ability-based" teaching methods, where teachers provide concise lectures and students engage in extensive practice.