国际商务英语考前辅导教材.doc

《国际商务英语》考前复习指导 Chapter one General introduction on international business Definition of International Business International business refers to transaction between parties from different countries. Major types of international business Trade visible trade commodity trade invisible trade service tradeInvestment foreign direct investment portfolio investmentOther types licensing and franchising management contract and contract manufacturing turnkey project and BOT GNP and GDP Definition GNP refers to the market value of goods and services produced by the property and labor owned by the resident of an economy. GDP measures the market value of all goods and services produced within the geographic area of an economy. Difference The former focuses on the ownership of the products while the latter concentrates the area where the production takes place. Per capita income and per capita GDP Per capita income is calculated by dividing its national income by its population. Per capita GDP is calculated by dividing its total GDP, the overall size of an economy, by its population. Triad and Quad United states Western Europe Japan Canada Regional Economic Integration and Globalization Major objective of regional integration The major objectives of regional integration is to better enjoy the benefit of free flow of goods, services, capital, labor and other resources, at the same time possibly put up barriers to economic activities with non-members. The basic features of Economic Globalization Free flow of commodity, capital, technology, service and information in the global context for optimized allocation. Four levels of regional economic integration Free trade area (FTA) remove barriers to trade among themselves while still adopts each own external policy Customs Union remove barriers to trade among themselves and adopt the same external policy common market remo