World Economy: Trade and Finance FROM THE PUBLISHER
By presenting the fundamentals of international economics clearly with a strong presentation of theory, policy and applications, The World Economy: Trade and Finance is an excellent choice for a broad range of trade and finance courses with an international economic focus. This text is believed to be the most technically accurate text available on the market. Yarbrough and Yarbrough's mission with this text is to allow the student to discover how key economic tools will help them understand international issues that affect them daily. At the end of each chapter you will find 3 to 5 cases to allow the instructor to bring in more applied material into the theoretical discussion.
SYNOPSIS
This sixth edition of a text for students with a previous one-semester introductory economics course continues to present the basic tools of international economic analysis, employing applications to actual events and coverage of issues that arise in the international economic arena. Focus is on integration of theory with examples and on helping students to critically analyze information they receive in the popular press. The text highlights the relevance of international economic theory for understanding microeconomic issues such as wages and war, and examines real-life macroeconomic issues including online currency trading and the euro. This edition contains many new cases. The authors are affiliated with Amherst College. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR