COVER -- CONTENTS -- GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHARACTERISTICS AND ISSUES -- AN OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT -- ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING -- INTERNATIONAL TRADING ENVIRONMENT -- ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION -- GATT/WTO AND GLOBAL LIBERALISATION -- GLOBAL TRADE -- INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS -- MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS -- GLOBALISATION -- GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS -- POLITICAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT -- SOCIAL/CULTURAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT -- TECHNOLOGICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS -- SOME SOCIAL ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS -- INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS -- CASES.