Includes bibliographical references (pages 747-759) and index

Ch. 1. International economics is different -- pt. 1. The theory of international trade -- Ch. 2. The basic theory using demand and supply -- Ch. 3. Why everybody trades : comparative advantage and factor proportions -- Ch. 4. Who gains and who loses from trade? -- Ch. 5. Alternative theories of trade -- Ch. 6. Growth and trade -- pt. 2. Trade policy -- Ch. 7. Analysis of a tariff -- Ch. 8. Nontariff barriers to imports -- Ch. 9. Arguments for and against protection -- Ch. 10. Pushing exports -- Ch. 11. Trade blocs and trade blocks -- Ch. 12. Trade and the environment -- Ch. 13. Trade policies for developing and transition countries -- Ch. 14. Multinationals and migration : international factor movements -- pt. 3. Understanding foreign exchange -- Ch. 15. Payments among nations -- Ch. 16. The foreign exchange market -- Ch. 17. Forword exchange and international financial investment -- Ch. 18. What determines exchange rates? -- Ch. 19. Government policies toward the foreign exchange market -- Ch. 20. International lending and financial crises -- pt. 4. Macro policies for open economies -- Ch. 21. How does the open macroeconomy work? -- Ch. 22. Internal and external balance with fixed exchange rates -- Ch. 23. Floating exchange rates and internal balance -- Ch. 24. National and global choices : floating rates and the alternatives -- App. A. The web and the library : international numbers and other information -- App. B. Deriving production-possibility curves -- App. C. Offer curves -- App. D. The nationally optimal tariff -- App. E. Many parities at once -- App. F. Aggregate demand and aggregate supply in the open economy -- App. G. Devaluation and the current account balance

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