* Integrates economic and political factors underlying exchange rate determination. * Uses the balance-of-payments framework to assess economic links among nations. * Presents a comprehensive discussion of the foreign exchange market. * Discusses the key parity conditions in international finance that relate interest rates, exchange rates, and inflation rates, and the underlying arbitrage considerations that determine them-along with numerous real-world applications. * Presents distinctions between real and nominal exchange rates and between accounting and economic exposure and their significance for exchange risk management. * Provides a comprehensive discussion of the mechanisms multinational firms use to manage interaffiliate fund flows on a global basis. * Presents the underpinnings of financial markets and the implications for international capital flows. * Presents specialized financing and risk management techniques. * Discusses the assessment of the cost of capital for foreign investments. * Discusses the nature and consequences of international portfolio investment, including emerging market investments. * Presents the development of global strategies of multinational corporations. * Provides the means for analyzing foreign investments. * Covers political risk measurement and management. * Includes a number of distinctive pedagogical features including real-world examples, vignettes, illustrations, and hundreds of realistic end-of-chapter questions and problems.