This course is the study and analysis of how the increasing vital role played by the multi-corporations has shaped the global market, the trend of globalization, business environment and states' behavior in a far-reaching way. It aims to provide students with the foundations to understand the global economy. More specifically, this course tends to explore the theories, patterns, growth of and rationale for foreign direct investment, and it essentially sees the multinational corporations as a powerful non-state actor in the globalized era. This course will explore the implications of the emergence of global market and organized business interest in the age of globalization and to explore how and why the international business organizations has become the key driver of economic development. This is a multidisciplinary course, covering from the disciples of political science, international relations, international business to economics.