Free Trade and Protectionism in America: The American system
Author: Lars Magnusson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780415181228
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Author: Lars Magnusson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780415181228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Pierre Lemieux
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2018-08-27
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 1538122138
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPutting tariffs on imported goods or setting other barriers to international trade can be tempting for politicians. They assume that many of their constituents believe that free trade is not fair trade and that other countries aren’t playing by the rules. This belief makes it easy for industry leaders to demand protection for their businesses and their workers—to “put America first.” But Americans should resist the siren calls of protectionism. In this highly relevant protectionism primer, Pierre Lemieux shows what can happen if they don’t. As the author demonstrates, trade between any two countries is fair for the same reasons as exchange between two individuals: it is to the benefit of both. Lemieux carefully refutes the arguments of those who would curtail Americans’ access to the benefits of international commerce—from the claim that we can boost economic growth by reducing imports to the belief that free trade leads to “shipping jobs overseas.” Yes, manufacturing jobs are declining in this country and have been since the 1950s. But, as Lemieux points out, that’s in large part because Americans are making more advanced products more efficiently—that’s our comparative advantage. And this is happening as less-developed countries are producing more labor-intensive, low-tech goods—that’s their comparative advantage. All parties to a trade benefit. Lemieux shows how free trade improves the lives of American consumers, especially the poor. The narrow agenda of the protectionists—to protect a small minority of producers at the expense of millions of their fellow Americans—is the wrong path for an increasingly diverse and complex economy. This concise primer shows you why.
Author: Lars Magnusson
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Published: 2000
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ISBN-13: 9780415181211
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lars Magnusson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780415181242
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jagdish N. Bhagwati
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 9780262521505
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Through a combination of text, quotations, cartoons, tables, charts, and graphs, Bhagwati ... looks at the forces for and against protection."--Jacket.
Author: Douglas A. Irwin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2017-11-29
Total Pages: 873
ISBN-13: 022639901X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Foreign Affairs Best Book of the Year: “Tells the history of American trade policy . . . [A] grand narrative [that] also debunks trade-policy myths.” —Economist Should the United States be open to commerce with other countries, or should it protect domestic industries from foreign competition? This question has been the source of bitter political conflict throughout American history. Such conflict was inevitable, James Madison argued in the Federalist Papers, because trade policy involves clashing economic interests. The struggle between the winners and losers from trade has always been fierce because dollars and jobs are at stake: depending on what policy is chosen, some industries, farmers, and workers will prosper, while others will suffer. Douglas A. Irwin’s Clashing over Commerce is the most authoritative and comprehensive history of US trade policy to date, offering a clear picture of the various economic and political forces that have shaped it. From the start, trade policy divided the nation—first when Thomas Jefferson declared an embargo on all foreign trade and then when South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union over excessive taxes on imports. The Civil War saw a shift toward protectionism, which then came under constant political attack. Then, controversy over the Smoot-Hawley tariff during the Great Depression led to a policy shift toward freer trade, involving trade agreements that eventually produced the World Trade Organization. Irwin makes sense of this turbulent history by showing how different economic interests tend to be grouped geographically, meaning that every proposed policy change found ready champions and opponents in Congress. Deeply researched and rich with insight and detail, Clashing over Commerce provides valuable and enduring insights into US trade policy past and present. “Combines scholarly analysis with a historian’s eye for trends and colorful details . . . readable and illuminating, for the trade expert and for all Americans wanting a deeper understanding of America’s evolving role in the global economy.” —National Review “Magisterial.” —Foreign Affairs
Author: Nitsan Chorev
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780801445750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChorev focuses on trade liberalization in the United States from the 1930s to the present as she explores the political origins of today's global economy.
Author: David A. Lake
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2018-03-15
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1501723049
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy do nations so frequently abandon unrestricted international commerce in favor of trade protectionism? David A. Lake contends that the dominant explanation, interest group theory, does not adequately explain American trade strategy or address the contradictory elements of cooperation and conflict that shape the international economy. Power, Protection, and Free Trade offers an alternative, systemic approach to trade strategy that builds on the interaction between domestic and international factors. In this innovative book, Lake maintains that both protection and free trade are legitimate and effective instruments of national policy, the considered responses of nations to varying international structures.
Author: Lars Magnusson
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Published: 2000
Total Pages: 266
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lars Magnusson
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 9780415181235
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