c International Trade Text A The Importance of International Trade to Developing Countries Text B Patterns and Trends in International Trade Unit 2 Trade in Services Text A Insurance Text B Services: infrastructure for economic growth Unit 3 International Trade Policy Text A World Attitudes Towards Trade and Protection Text B Illegal Belgrade Sanctions Protested Unit 4 International Competition Text A How Companies Succeed in International Market Text B Cocolat Unit 5 Dumping Text A Economic Theory and Dumping Text B Take That! And That! Unit 6 Forms of International Cooperation Between Corporations Text A Why Do Firms Undertake Inter-firm Cooperative Agreements Text B The Instability of Cooperative Agreements Unit 7 Exports: Risks, Insurance and Finance Text A Export Finance in the Medium and Long Term Text B Alternative Export-Financing Techniques Unit 8 The Multinational Corporation Versus National Authority Text A Globalization Text B The Legal Framework for International Business Unit 9 Foreign Direct Investments Text A Changes in the Motives and Developments Text B Multinationals and Direct Foreign Investment Unit 10 Trade and the Environment Text A Trade and Environment Text B Environmental Policy in the EU Appendix I Reference Translation of the Main Texts Appendix II Key to Exercises Appendix III Tapescripts Appendix IV Glossary