Introduction to international economics / Delbert A. Snider.

List of figures and tables, xiv -- Introduction, 1 -- 1. The significance and scope of International economics, 3 -- Part I. The theory and empirical foundations of international trade and factor movements, 17 -- 2. The pure theory of international trade: The proximate causes, 19 -- 3. The pure theory of international trade: The underlying causes, 36 -- 4. The economic effects of competitive trade, 63 -- 5. The theory of trade in imperfectly competitive markets, 93 -- 6. The empirical bases of trade, 112 -- 7. The theory of international factor movements, 123 -- 8. A survey of international factor movements, 149 -- Part II. Public barriers to trade, 167 -- 9. The theory of tariffs and other trade restrictions, 169 -- 10. Commercial policies of the United States, 202 -- 11. Current issues in commercial policy, 226 -- 12. Regional economic integration, 244 -- Part III. International monetary relations, 263 -- 13. International payments and the foreign exchange market, 265 -- 14. The balance of payments, 283 -- 15. Disequilibrium and adjustment of the balance of payments, 301 -- 16. Fixed versus floating exchange rates, 323 -- 17. The Bretton Woods system: Birth, evolution, demise, 342 -- 18. The post-Bretton Woods monetary system: The managed float, 366 -- 19. The emerging monetary system, 382 -- 20. The dollar, the U.S. balance of payments and the international monetary system, 393 -- Part IV. The international economics of development, 411 -- 21. The challenge of economic development, 413 -- 22. The role of international trade and capital movements in development, 427 -- Index, 449.