Introduction and overview : Globalization -- Country factors : National differences in political economy -- Differences in culture -- Nike : the sweatshop debate -- Qualcomm's Chinese odyssey -- Royal Dutch/Shell : human rights in Nigeria -- The global trade and investment environment : International trade theory -- The political economy of international trade -- Foreign direct investment -- The political economy of foreign direct investment -- Regional economic integration -- Starbucks -- The politics of trade in steel -- The softwood lumber dispute -- Comparing Ghana and South Korea -- Managed trade : The U.S. and Japanese semiconductor industries, 1970-2002 -- Dixon Ticonderoga : victim of globalization? -- The global monetary system : The foreign exchange market -- The international monetary system -- The global capital market -- Money change -- Bailing out Brazil -- The International Monetary Fund -- The strategy and structure of international business : The strategy of international business -- The organization of international business -- Entry strategy and strategic alliances -- BP : creating a global brand -- Restructuring Exide -- Philips versus Matsushita : a new century, a new round -- Business operations : Exporting, importing, and countertrade -- Global manufacturing and materials management -- Global marketing and R & D -- Global human resource management -- Accounting in the international business -- Financial management in the international business -- Cretors & Co.