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International economics / L. Alan Winters.

By: Winters, L. Alan.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London : Allen & Unwin, 1985Edition: 3rd ed. / L. Alan Winters.Description: xxiii, 369 p. : ill ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0043303498 (hbk); 0043303501 (pbk) .Subject(s): International economic relationsDDC classification: 382.1
Contents:
Introduction - why, what and how -- Part I -- Comparative costs and international trade -- Neo-classical trade theory -- Modern trade policy -- International trade and welfare -- Methods of protection: (A) the tariff -- Methods of protection: (B) Non-tariff barriers -- Arguments for protection in equilibrium -- Arguments for protection in disequilibrium -- Tariffs in the real world -- Customs unions -- The European economic community -- Factor prices and factor mobility -- International trade and economic growth -- Capital movements and the multinationals -- Part II -- The balance of payments -- National income and the trade balance -- Prices, competitiveness and the current account -- Macro-economics and the current account -- Money and the balance of payments -- The determinants of exchange rates -- Macro-economic policy in the open economy -- Economic adjustment - the case of oil -- Flexible exchange rates and optimum currency areas -- Part III -- The demand for international reserves -- The supply of international money: (A) the past -- The supply of international money: (B) the present -- The euro-currency markets.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A rigorous and accessible introduction to international economics, stressing the role of theory in explaining international trade and finance. Statistics and a guide to the more specialized literature are included.

Bibliography: (pages 343-362) and indexes.

Introduction - why, what and how -- Part I -- Comparative costs and international trade -- Neo-classical trade theory -- Modern trade policy -- International trade and welfare -- Methods of protection: (A) the tariff -- Methods of protection: (B) Non-tariff barriers -- Arguments for protection in equilibrium -- Arguments for protection in disequilibrium -- Tariffs in the real world -- Customs unions -- The European economic community -- Factor prices and factor mobility -- International trade and economic growth -- Capital movements and the multinationals -- Part II -- The balance of payments -- National income and the trade balance -- Prices, competitiveness and the current account -- Macro-economics and the current account -- Money and the balance of payments -- The determinants of exchange rates -- Macro-economic policy in the open economy -- Economic adjustment - the case of oil -- Flexible exchange rates and optimum currency areas -- Part III -- The demand for international reserves -- The supply of international money: (A) the past -- The supply of international money: (B) the present -- The euro-currency markets.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to the First Edition (p. xvii)
  • Preface to the Revised Edition (p. xix)
  • Preface to the Fourth Edition (p. xxi)
  • Acknowledgements (p. xxii)
  • 1 Introduction- Why, What and How (p. 1)
  • Note (p. 10)
  • Part I (p. 11)
  • 2 Comparative Costs and International Trade (p. 13)
  • 3 International Trade and Factor Endowments: (A) the Heckscher-Ohlin Theory (p. 28)
  • 4 International Trade and Factor Endowments: (B) Specific Factors and Empirical Tests (p. 43)
  • 5 Modern Trade Theory (p. 53)
  • 6 Trade Theory: an Overview (p. 70)
  • 7 International Trade and Welfare (p. 81)
  • Note (p. 89)
  • 8 Methods of Protection: (A) Tariffs (p. 90)
  • 9 Methods of Protection: (B) Non-Tariff Barriers (p. 106)
  • Notes (p. 122)
  • 10 Static Arguments for Protection (p. 123)
  • 11 Dynamic and Strategic Arguments for Protection (p. 140)
  • Notes (p. 159)
  • 12 The Political Economy of Protection (p. 160)
  • 13 Customs Unions (p. 176)
  • 14 The European Communities (p. 185)
  • 15 International Trade and Economic Growth (p. 201)
  • 16 Capital Movements and the Multinationals (p. 217)
  • Part II (p. 235)
  • 17 The Balance of Payments (p. 237)
  • 18 National Income and the Trade Balance (p. 254)
  • 19 Prices, Competitiveness and the Current Account (p. 269)
  • 20 Macro-Economics and the Current Account (p. 289)
  • 21 Money and the Balance of Payments (p. 304)
  • 22 The Foreign Exchange Rate (p. 312)
  • 23 Assets and Exchange Rates (p. 328)
  • Notes (p. 342)
  • 24 Macro-Economic Policy in the Open Economy (p. 343)
  • 25 Two Case-Studies: Oil and the Dollar (p. 360)
  • 26 Exchange Rate Regimes and Optimum Currency Areas (p. 374)
  • Part III (p. 395)
  • 27 The Demand for International Reserves (p. 397)
  • 28 The Supply of International Money (p. 410)
  • 29 The Euro-Currency Markets (p. 434)
  • 30 Developing Countries and the International Monetary System (p. 448)
  • Bibliography (p. 475)
  • Author Index (p. 498)
  • Subject Index (p. 503)

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