Global Trade and Principles of Import and Export

3 Hours

Introduction to the world trading system and international trade policy. Examine the policies and realities of international economic relations for the United States and major U.S. trading partners, founding trade institutions and their impact on importing and exporting commerce, and a brief history of negotiating rounds, international negotiations, and the anatomy of a Free Trade Agreement. Learn the basics of importing and exporting in relation to the business world, how free trade policy (including institutions, free trade agreements, dispute resolution, etc.) affects normal commerce and trade flows, and key steps to export from the United States. International Business 372 (Topic: Glob Tra Princ of Imp/Exp) and 372T (Topic 8) may not both be counted.