Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions -- Research Task -- Closing Case: How the iPhone Is Made: Apple's Global Production System -- Endnotes -- Part Two: National Differences -- Chapter 2: National Differences in Political, Economic, and Legal Systems -- Opening Case: China's Mixed Economy -- Introduction -- Political Systems -- Collectivism and Individualism -- Country Focus: Putin's Russia -- Democracy and Totalitarianism -- Economic Systems -- Market Economy -- Command Economy -- Mixed Economy -- Legal Systems -- Different Legal Systems -- Differences in Contract Law.

Description based upon print version of record. The Spread of Market-Based Systems.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- About the Authors -- Brief Contents -- Contents -- Part One: Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 1: Globalization -- Opening Case: Detroit Bikes -- Introduction -- What Is Globalization? -- The Globalization of Markets -- The Globalization of Production -- Management Focus: Boeing's Global Production System -- The Emergence of Global Institutions -- Drivers of Globalization -- Declining Trade and Investment Barriers -- Role of Technological Change -- The Changing Demographics of the Global Economy -- The Changing World Output and World Trade Picture Country Focus: India's Software Sector -- The Changing Foreign Direct Investment Picture -- The Changing Nature of the Multinational Enterprise -- Management Focus: The Dalian Wanda Group -- The Changing World Order -- Global Economy of the Twenty-First Century -- The Globalization Debate -- Antiglobalization Protests -- Country Focus: Donal Trump's America First Policies -- Globalization, Jobs, and Income -- Globalization, Labor Policies, and the Environment -- Globalization and National Sovereignty -- Globalization and the World's Poor -- Managing in the Global Marketplace -- Key Terms Property Rights and Corruption -- Country Focus: Corruption in Brazil -- Management Focus: Did Walmart Violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act? -- The Protection of Intellectual Property -- Product Safety and Product Liability -- 360À View: Managerial Implications: The Macro Environment Influences Market Attractiveness -- Key Terms -- Summary -- Critical Thinking and Discussion Questions -- Research Task -- Closing Case: Kenya: An African Lion -- Endnotes -- Chapter 3: National Differences in Economic Development -- Opening Case: What Alls Argentina? -- Introduction Differences in Economic Development -- Broader Conceptions of Development: Amartya Sen -- Political Economy and Economic Progress -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Are the Engines of Growth -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Require a Market Economy -- Innovation and Entrepreneurship Require Strong Property Rights -- Country Focus: Property Rights in China -- The Required Political System -- Economic Progress Begets Democracy -- Geography, Education, and Economic Development -- States in Transition -- The Spread of Democracy -- The New World Order and Global Terrorism