Unit1 The World Economy
TextA The Changing World Economy
TextB Globalization:An Emerging World Culture
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Unit2 The GATT and WTO
TextA Activities of GATT
TextB The World Trade Organization
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Unit3 Business Law
TextA Legal Environment of Business
TextB Consumer Law
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Unit4 International Trade
TextA Unique Problems in International Trade
TextB The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund
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Unit5 Securities
TextA Stocks and Bonds(1)
TextB Stocks and Bonds(2)
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Unit6 Advertisement
TextA The Advertising Standards Authority:An Advertising Watchdog
TextB Advertising
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Unit7 Knowledge Economy
TextA Knowledge Economy
TextB New Zealand’s Competition in the Knowledge Economy
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Unit8 Automobiles
TextA Sorry,Officer,I was Just Surfing
TextB Audi Stories Behind the Four Rings
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Unit9 Investment
TextA The New Land of Opportunity
TextB China’s Overseas Investment
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Unit10 E-Commerce
TextA A Consumer’s Guide to E-Payments
TextB Technologies Can Take-off Fast
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Unit11 Trade and Technology
TextA A International Countertrade
TextB China’s Technology Trade and Development of Hi-Tech Sectors
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Unit12 Housing
TextA Housing Market
TextB Social Securuty Privatization—Tax Increases
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APPENDIX
Ⅰ.Glossary
Ⅱ.Special Terms
Ⅲ.国际经济组织、条约与商品交易所
Ⅳ.世界著名企业
Ⅴ.世界主要货币名称

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