国际贸易原理教案_1

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1、Chapter1InternationalEconomicsIsDifferentI.TeachingObjectives:Theobjectiveofthisunitistoshowthatinternationaleconomicsaddressesimportantandinterestingcurrenteventsandissues,showwhyinternationaleconomicsisspecial,andprovideabroadoverviewofthetextbook.II.T

2、eachingFocus1.Theimportanceofinternationaleconomics2.ThemostimportantpoliciesthateachcountrycanmanipulateseparatelyIII.TimeAllocation1.Lead-in10MIN2.StudytheeventSteel30MIN3.StudytheeventPoorWorkersinPoorCountries20MIN4.StudyEconomicsandtheNation-state30

3、MIN5.Discussion10MINIV.TeachingproceduresWebeginwithtwosetsofeventsthatshowtheimportanceofcurrentissuesaddressedbyinternationaleconomics.ThefirstistheimpositionbyPresidentBushinearly2002oftariffsofupto30percentonimportsofsteelintotheUnitedStates.Herewein

4、troducetheabilityofanationalgovernmenttorespondtodomesticpoliticalpressuresbyraisingbarrierstointernationaltransactions.Inthiscasepressurebysteelfirmsandsteelworkersledtonewprotection.FirmsthatusesteelintheUnitedStatesknewthattheywouldbehurtbythesenewtar

5、iffs,buttheireconomiccasethattheirindustrieswouldsuffermoreharmthanthesteelindustrywouldgetinbenefitsfailedtowinthepoliticalfight.WealsointroducetheroleoftheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)asaglobalarbiter.Thegovernmentsofforeigncountrieswhosefirmslostexports

6、alestotheU.S.buyersfiledcomplaintswiththeWTOthattheU.S.governmenthadviolatedtheacceptedinternationalruleswhenitimposedthenewsteeltariffs.Thesecondistheongoingprotestsagainstlowpayandpoorworkingconditionsindevelopingcountries,includingtheprotestsattheSeat

7、tlemeetingoftheWorldTradeOrganizationin1999.Hereweintroducethehugedifferencesineconomicconditionsacrosscountries,withafocusonchildlabor.Oneobservationisthatinternationaltrade,andglobalizationmoregenerally,arenotthecausesofthehugegapsinincomes.Povertyismo

8、stdireinplacesthathavebeenlittletouchedbyglobalization.Anotherobservationisthattradesanctionsorotherrestrictionsoninternationaltradeorinternationaltransactionsmoregenerallyarenotlikelytohelpthepoorworkersinpoorcountries.Su