TY - BOOK AU - Kreinin,Mordechai Elihau TI - International economics: a policy approach SN - 0030341566 U1 - 337 21 PY - 2002///] CY - Mason, Ohio, Florence, KY PB - South-Western, Thomson Learning KW - International economic relations KW - Commerce KW - Commercial policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-413) and index; World trade and the national economy -- Why nations trade -- The commodity composition of trade -- Protection of domestic industries: the tariff -- Nontariff barriers (NTBs) to trade -- U.S. commericial policy -- International and regional trade organizations among developed countries -- Trade and development -- International mobility of productive factors -- Statement of international transactions -- Market-determined exchange rates -- The international currency system -- Domestic policies to adjust the balance of payments -- Effects of exchange-rate adjustments on the current account and the domestic economy -- The monetary approach to the balance of payments -- Alternative exchange-rate regimens -- Historical survey N2 - Offers a simplified yet comprehensive analysis of international economic relations. By providing a proper balance of theory, policy, institution, and empirical materials, the text exposes students to an excellent foundation ER -