CHAPTER 2

Economic and Political Environment

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

After reading this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Understand the meaning of the term business environment
  • Distinguish between the international and domestic business environment
  • Understand the basic features of the international business environment
  • Analyse the specific characteristics of the international economic environment
  • Identify the dominant political ideologies of the world
  • Understand the changing role of transnational and regional forces in shaping political systems
  • Appreciate the different dimensions of political risk in business decision making

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