World Economy Introduction - (Second Edition) (Second Edition)

Author: Chi Yuanji
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This is the second edition, revised and written based on the first edition published in 2003 as a national-level planning textbook for general higher education under the "Tenth Five-Year Plan." It was successfully nominated as a national-level planning textbook for general higher education under the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan." The book comprehensively and systematically discusses and researches global issues facing sustainable development in the world economy, the new developments in international trade, international finance, international investment, and multinational corporations, as well as regional economic integration, resource and environmental issues, based on the historical trends of economic globalization, informatization, and financialization. It covers three major aspects: the foundation and process of world economic growth, its operation and coordination, and the institutional changes during development. This book can serve as a foundational textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, international economics and trade, and related fields. It is a national-level planning textbook for higher education ("Tenth Five-Year Plan," second edition). After its publication in 2003, the first edition had a positive impact nationwide. The revision for the second edition is based on the first edition, elaborating on the history and current state of world economic growth, its operation and coordination, and institutional changes during development, with the addition of a chapter titled "The Arrival of the Era of Economic Globalization and the New Developments in the World Economy." The exercises, relevant cases, necessary images, and tables in each chapter have been updated and supplemented, and improvements have been made to the textbook's publication format, including the addition of supplementary learning designs. When this book is published, teaching courseware for instructors using this textbook will be provided as a gift. This book can serve as a foundational textbook for undergraduate and graduate students in economics, international trade and economics, and related fields.