Gale Business Insights Handbooks of Global Business Laws

This volume presents 30 short articles explaining key facets of international business law, emphasizing those areas of theory and practice that the authors believe to be of greatest import to the business practitioner. The articles discuss the roles and activities of various organizations (e.g., the World Trade Organization, the International Chamber of Commerce, and the International Monetary Fund), as well as key issues such as fair trade practices, preferential trade agreements, the impact of exchange rates on foreign trade, techniques for entering international markets, trade logistics, international technology licensing, export and import licensing requirements, developing exporting and importing business plans, and international shipping and customs. As with other entries in the Gale Business Insights Handbook series, the volume's articles contain preliminary outlines of key topics and concepts, in-text "key terms" and a cumulative list of glossary terms, and bibliographic guides to print and electronic sources for further research. Annotation c2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)