商品进出口业务 英文版 01done.ppt

Basic Knowledge of International Trade Module One Objectives After learning this module, you should: 1. know what international trade is; 2. know the purposes of companies’ undertaking international trade; 3. know the governing laws and regulations of international trade; 4. know the governing force of international treaties; 5. know the most widely used treaties on international trade; 6. know the governing force of international common practices; Objectives 7. know the most often used international common practices; 8. know the governing force of domestic laws; 9. know and explain the reasons why the seller and the buyer takes greater risks in international trade; 10. know the three major categories of international trade; 11. know and be able to explain various theories of protectionists; 12. be able to explain the Theory of Absolute Advantage; 13. be able to explain the Theory of Comparative Advantage; Objectives 14. be able to explain the Factor-proportions Theory; 15. be able to explain export subsidy; 16. be able to explain Generalized System of Preference; 17. know other export encouragement policies; 18. know and be able to explain various tariffs; 19. know and be able to explain various non-tariff barriers; 20. know the functions of WTO; 21. know the role of WTO in promoting free trade; 22. be able to explain the Most-Favored-Nation Clause of WTO; 23. know the achievements of the negotiations of Tokyo Round and Uruguay Round. Focus and Difficult Points 1. the governing laws and regulations on international trade 2. the major categories of international trade 3. the major protectionist theories 4. the major free trade theories 5. the major export encouragement policies 6. the variety and purposes of tariffs 7. the variety and purposes of non-tariff barriers 8. WTO and its role in promoting free trade Contents Part One Basic Knowledge Section A The Nature o