This valuable book shows how to interpret country performance and provides the practicing investor with sufficient background on economic principles, so that they better understand how to interpret country summaries as they appear in business periodicals and other media. Other books set out the criteria used in evaluating country risk and economic performance, but often do not clarify why particular elements of the analysis are important. Country Analysis explains the reasoning behind those criteria, without the need for a sophisticated understanding of economics or mathematics.

Dr David M. Currie is Professor of Finance and Economics at the Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. He has won awards from national organizations for teaching innovations and from students for the quality of the educational experience. After receiving an undergraduate degree from the University of Florida, Dr. Currie received a PhD from the University of Southern California. Dr. Currie has published articles and cases in the fields of finance, international education, business management and ethics. He has been a visiting professor at Groupe HEC in France and a Fulbright Scholar in Croatia. Dr. Currie has been an elected official, co-owner of a chain of perfume boutiques, and an examiner for the Georgia Oglethorpe Award Process.

Chapter 1 Global Investing; Chapter 2 Economic Indicators; Chapter 3 A Frame of Reference; Chapter 4 Evaluating Governance and Culture; Chapter 5 Evaluating Fiscal Policy; Chapter 6 Evaluating Monetary Policy; Chapter 7 Evaluating International Transactions; Chapter 8 Currencies; Chapter 9 Managing Currency Risk;