本书是国际经济学和国际贸易学专业英语精读与翻译教材。全书共有课文20篇，主要选自美、英等国出版的最新经济学专著和刊物原文素材，内容极为丰富，涉及一般经济学理论、国际金融、国际贸易、国际投资、企业管理、中国经济改革、中外经济关系等经贸领域。同时，本书结合课文还配有词组(包括专有名词)的解释，短语、句子和段落的中译英，以培养学生的阅读和翻译能力。颇具特色的是：本书配套了专业英语的写作训练，以提高学习者的英语写作能力；本书在每篇课文后还配了补充阅读材料，它们与课文有很大的相关性，拓展了读者的阅读面和理解深度。本书内容新颖、选材精当、编排合理、重点突出，既可作为高等学校经济、贸易、金融、管理等学科的专业英语教材，或作为任何涉外经济工作者的英语自学课本，也可以作为准备和参加博士生专业英语(经管类)考试的参考读物。

Unite one： knowledge and economic growth
Unit Two ： China's Haier Power —Antony Paul
Unit Three How Bill Gates Invests His Money
Unit Four United We Stand?—S. Eric Wang
Unit Five Asia’s Economic Crisis and Changing Competitiveness in the World Market
Unit Six The Return of Depression Economics —Paul Krugman
Unit Seven Reforming Government in Industrial Countries
Unit Eight Winds of Change at BOJ
Unit Nine Should Equity Be a Goal of Economic Policy?
Unit Eleven George Soros on Investing
Unit Twelve Statements to the Congress —Alan Greenspan
Unit Fifteen New Trade Theory and Developing Countries —Asad Alam
Unit Sixteen Multinationals in a Competitive Environment: The Case of Philips Industries— J.J.Tuyt
Unit Eighteen Learning How to Open the Door —Lawrence C. Reardon
Unit Nineteen The Revolution in Composite Assets —Donald L.Luskin
Lesson Three Sino-Japanese Economic Ties
Lesson Four Purposes and Functions of Central Banks
Lesson Five West Germany's Engine Needs Restarting
Lesson Six Multinational Corporations