Introduction and Overview -- Globalization -- Country Differences -- National Differences in Political Economy -- Differences in Culture -- Ethics in International Business Cases: Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Etch a Sketch Ethics AIDS Drugs in South Africa Matsushita and Japan{u2019}s Changing Culture Mired in Corruption {u2013} Kellogg, Brown and Root in Nigeria -- The Global Trade and Investment Environment -- International Trade Theory -- The Political Economy of International Trade -- The Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investment -- Regional Economic Integration Cases: Agricultural Subsidies and Development Boeing versus Airbus: Two Decades of Trade Disputes The Politics of Trade in Steel Dixon Ticonderoga Drug Development in the European Union Logitech -- The Global Monetary System -- The Foreign Exchange Market -- The International Monetary System -- Global Capital Markets Cases The Tragedy of the Congo The Russian Ruble Crisis and its Aftermath The Samurai Bond Market -- The Strategy and Structure of International Business -- The Strategy of International Business -- The Organization of International Business -- Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances Cases Toyota {u2013} The Rise of a Global Corporation Wal-Mart{u2019}s Global Expansion Black & Decker Lincoln Electric -- International Business Operations -- Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade -- Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics -- Global Marketing and R & D -- Global Human Resource Management Chapter 19: Accounting in the International Business -- Financial Management in the International Business.