Appleyard, Field, and Cobb's International Economics 5e text is an International Economics textbook that offers a consistent level of analysis and treatment of the two main subdivisions of international economics'international trade theory and policy and international monetary theory and policy. Comprehensive and clear, the text helps students move beyond recognition toward and understanding of current and future international events. INDICE: INTRODUCTION 1. The World of International Economics PART I 2. Early Trade Theories: Mercantilism and the Transition to the Classical World of David Ricardo 3. The Classical World of David Ricardo and Comparative Advantage 4. Extensions and Tests of the Classical Model of Trade PART II 5. Introduction to Neoclassical Trade Theory: Tools to Be Employed 6. Gains from Trade in Neoclassical Theory 7. Offer Curves and the Terms of Trade 8. The Basis for Trade: Factor Endowments and the Heckscher-Ohlin Model 9. Empirical Tests of the Factor Endowments Approach PART III 10. Post Heckscher-Ohlin Theories of Trade and Intra-Industry Trade 11. Economic Growth and International Trade 12. International Factor Movements PART IV 13. The Instruments of Trade Policy 14. The Impact of Trade Policies 15. Arguments for Interventionist Trade Policies 16. Political Economy and Recent U.S. Trade Policy 17. Economic Integration 18. International Trade and the Developing Countries PART V 19. The Balance of Payments Accounts 20. The Foreign Exchange Market