Market Selection Process – Determinants of Market Selection – Evaluation Matrix – Market Profile – Market Segment Selection. Exporting - Licensing and Franchising – Contract Manufacturing - Management Contracting – Turnkey Projects – Fully Owned Manufacturing Facilities – Assembly Operations – Joint Ventures – Third Country Location – Merger and Acquisitions – Strategic Alliance – Counter trade.

International Monetary Fund – Financing Facilities and Policies – World Bank: An Evaluation of IMF – World Bank – International financial corporation – Asian Development Bank – UNCTAD – UNIDO.

Types of Foreign Private Investment – Theories of International Investment – Significance of Foreign Investment – Trade and Investment – Factors affecting International Investment – Limitations and Dangers of Foreign Capital – Growth of FDI – Portfolio Investments – Foreign Investment in India – International Trade Financing – Institutional Finance for Export – EXIM Bank – Forfeiting – Export Credit Risk Management.

Definition and Meaning – Transnationality Index and Network Spread Index – Organizational Models – Dominance of MNCs – MNCs and International Trade – Merits of MNCs – Demerits of MNCs – Perspective – Code of Conduct – Multinationals in India – Transfer pricing.

Definitional Dimensions – Globalization of World Economy – Comparison between Old and New Globalization – Globalization of Business – Essential Conditions for Globalization – Advantages of Globalization – Implications and Impact – Policy Options.