International Economics

كتاب International Economics
المؤلف: Peter H Lindert

Keeping a textbook abreast of new events and changes in theory is a welcome challenge for any scholar dedicated to learning and to teaching . The challenge has been posed anew since 1986 , more by changing events than by changing theories . The economic revolutions of 1989-90 have shaped much of the fresh material of this edition , with an important supporting role being played by new theories of modern trade , exchange - rate theory , and the theory of international debt problems . While there are thousands of micro - revisions that defy summary , a few themes stand out . • The trade - bloc revolution of the late 1980s and early 1990s now has its own chapter . Chapter 9 combines the breakup of the Eastern bloc with the European Community's march to 1992 , the North American Free Trade Treaty , and the economics of blockades and embargoes . Far from being just a repository for recent newsclippings , Chapter 9 uses frugal economic theory to interpret the prospects for both trade blocs and trade blocks .