Chapter 5 - Australia’s position in international trade and investment. The main goals of this chapter are to: Examine the changes in Australia’ position in the world economy, in terms of size and income per capita; outline the main changes in Australia’s geographic distribution of exports and imports and identify the main reasons for those changes; analyse the role of foreign direct investment in Australia’s economy. | Lecture International trade and investment 2 e Chapter 5 - John Gionea