书名：The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Economics
作者：Hovey, Craig
出版：enguin Group Inc. 2008
ISBN：1436212286
格式：PDF；5.4MB；448页


Contents at a Glance
Part 1:
Is the World Everybody’s Oyster Now?1
1 It’s a Small World After All3
An overview of how economic relations between countries
around the globe have evolved and why the pace of change
has picked up in recent years.
2 What’s Economics Got to Do with It?19
Readers are given a review of basic economic concepts
designed to help them better understand global economic
issues.
3 Making Markets with the Invisible Hand31
The interactions of demand, supply, prices, competition,
and innovation that determine how much of a particular
good or service is sold, works in all markets.
Part 2:
Zero-Sum Games Are for Losers45
4 From Resources to Riches47
A look at what the different economic resources are and
how countries produce wealth with them.
5 Can Second Best Be Good Enough?59
One of economics’ best, and least understood, contributions
is the idea that nations in the global economy can be very
successful even if they aren’t the best at anything.
6 Tariffs, Trade, and Trouble69
To protect domestic industries, countries impose tariffs on
competing imports.
7 Manning the Barricades79
Tariffs aren’t the only mechanism nations use to keep foreign competition out; countries can also impose quotas or get creative with an array of measures and agreements.
Part 3:
Knock Down the Old Gray Walls89
8 Policies, Politics, and Global Regulators91
Politicians join frays where economists fear to tread.The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Global Economics
9 Up-and-Coming Economies101
Economic globalization provides opportunities for emerging and developing economies.
10 Will Multinationals Eat the World?113
The world may be getting flatter, but the big are still get-ting bigger.
Part 4:
Show Us the Money123
11 Does Money Really Make the World Go Around?125
A look at what money is, does, and how it supports global economic relations.
12 The Power to Create—Money, That Is135
The amount of any nation’s money in use is much more than the physical money supply. Rabbits are known for multiplying, but they’ve got nothing on money. At the same time, there can’t be too much multiplying going on—nobody else will give you anything for it.
13 Money Matters Everywhere: Foreign Exchange145
Not only is money easier to exchange, it now travels the world like never before.
14 Determining Exchange Rates 153
In this chapter, readers are given a primer on the fundamentals all nations must adhere to if they want a sound and healthy currency that is both stable and desirable to foreigners.
15 Money Management and Currencies in Crisis163
What can a country do if it suffers a currency meltdown?Here we look at the alternatives, along with viewing options for keeping it out of crisis in the first place.
Part 5:
The Territories Less Explored173
16 Friends in Need175
Whatever the advantages of global economic interactions,there remain countries where poverty is the norm and eco-nomic growth and improved livingstandards seem always out of reach. What can be done to help?
17 Threats to Global Growth185
Economics teaches us that everything comes with costs. Economic globalization includes everything from global warming to terrorism.
18 Free at Last195
After years of debate, the relationship between economic freedom and prosperity has become clear; it’s not freedom to do what one wants, but the freedom to follow the right rules.
19 Talent’s Tale 205
For all the worries about trade deficits, falling wages, competition, technology, and policies of whatever stripe, talent and how good nations are at nurturing, attracting, and leveraging it are what will determine who the rich and poor of the future will be.
Appendixes
A Glossary 215
B Internet Resources 223
C Further Reading in Economics 225
Index 229