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I. International Trade

1. Free Trade
   1. Comparative Advantage
      • David Ricardo
   2. Free Trade Areas
      • APEC
      • EC/EU
        • Treaty of Rome
        • Maastricht
      • MERCOSUR (etc.)
      • NAFTA
   3. GATT/WTO
      • Kennedy, Tokyo, Uruguay Rounds
      • Havana Charter
      • Most-Favored-Nation Status
2. Protectionism
   1. Mercantilism
   2. Neo-Mercantilism
   3. Cartels
      • OPEC
   4. Tariffs, Quotas, Non-Tariff Barriers, Devaluation, Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Policies
   5. Great Depression
   6. Voluntary Export Restraints
3. Autarchy versus Globalization
4. Economic Warfare
   1. Sanctions
   2. Embargoes

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II. International Monetary Relations

1. Bretton Woods System
   1. Gold Standard
   2. Dollar Standard
2. Currency
   1. Devaluation
   2. Exchange Rates (Classic 164 Currency Converter)
      • Fixed
      • Floating
      • Pegged
   3. Currency Convertibility (Russia)
   4. Special Drawing Rights (SDR)
   5. Eletronic Fund Transfers (EFT)
   6. The Euro and the Unemployment Issue

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III. International Investment

1. Direct Investment
   1. Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
   2. Joint Ventures
2. Portfolio Investment
   1. Securities Markets
      • Information Revolution (Big Bang, 1987 Crash)

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IV. Development

1. North-South
   1. Dependencia
   2. Imperialism
   3. Colonialism
   4. Aid
      • Bilateral
      • Multilateral
   5. Debt
   6. New International Economic Order (NIEO)
   7. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
   8. Development Assistance Corporation (DAC)
   9. Integrated Program for Commodities (IPC)
   10. UNCTAD
2. Development Strategies
   1. Export-led Growth
   2. Import-Substitution
   3. Sustainable Development
   4. Agriculture/Green Revolution
   5. Advantages of Backwardness (Gerschenkron)
   6. Newly Industrialized Countries (NICs)
   7. Big Emerging Markets (BEMs)
   8. Free Trade Areas (FTAs)

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V. Economic Integration and Cooperation

1. Free Trade Areas (FTAs)
   1. EU/EC
      • Treaty of Rome
      • Maastricht
   2. NAFTA
   3. APEC
   4. MERCOSUR (etc.)
2. Theories
   1. Jacob Viner
3. Economic Cooperation
   1. COMECON
   2. G7

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VI. Comparative Economic Systems

1. Communism
   1. Soviet Union/Russia
   2. China
   3. Eastern Europe
2. Capitalism
   1. Adam Smith
   2. John Maynard Keynes
   3. MITI
3. Economic Transitions
   1. Eastern Europe
   2. China
      • Entrepot Trade/Hong Kong
   3. Russia
   4. Privatization
4. Socialism
5. Feudalism

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VII. Similar Links

Internet Resources of International Economics and Business (Shippenburg University)

Université de Liège, Faculté d'EGSS
Commentaires et suggestions : Michèle Wauters
Dernière révision : 24/03/00