Free Trade under Fire
Title | Free Trade under Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas A. Irwin |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 368 |
Release | 2015-06-30 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0691166250 |
Growing international trade has helped lift living standards around the world, and yet free trade is always under attack. Critics complain that trade forces painful economic adjustments, such as plant closings and layoffs of workers, and charge that the World Trade Organization serves the interests of corporations, undercuts domestic environmental regulations, and erodes America's sovereignty. Why has global trade—and trade agreements such as NAFTA—become so controversial? Does free trade deserve its bad reputation? In Free Trade under Fire, Douglas Irwin sweeps aside the misconceptions that litter the debate over trade and gives the reader a clear understanding of the issues involved. This fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to include the most recent policy developments and the latest research findings on the impact of trade.
Free Trade Under Fire
Title | Free Trade Under Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas A. Irwin |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 366 |
Release | 2020-04-14 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0691201005 |
An updated look at global trade and why it remains as controversial as ever Free trade is always under attack, more than ever in recent years. The imposition of numerous U.S. tariffs in 2018, and the retaliation those tariffs have drawn, has thrust trade issues to the top of the policy agenda. Critics contend that free trade brings economic pain, including plant closings and worker layoffs, and that trade agreements serve corporate interests, undercut domestic environmental regulations, and erode national sovereignty. Why are global trade and agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership so controversial? Does free trade deserve its bad reputation? In Free Trade under Fire, Douglas Irwin sweeps aside the misconceptions that run rampant in the debate over trade and gives readers a clear understanding of the issues involved. In its fifth edition, the book has been updated to address the sweeping new policy developments under the Trump administration and the latest research on the impact of trade.
Free Trade Under Fire
Title | Free Trade Under Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas A. Irwin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 280 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Free trade |
ISBN |
Why has global trade become so controversial? In "Free Trade under Fire, " Irwin sweeps aside the misconceptions that litter the debate over trade and gives readers a clear understanding of the issues involved. He explains the economic benefits of trade, not just for corporations but for people and the environment.
Free Trade Under Fire
Title | Free Trade Under Fire PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas A. Irwin |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 328 |
Release | 2009-08-09 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780691143156 |
Growing international trade has helped lift living standards around the world, and yet free trade is always under attack. Critics complain that trade forces painful economic adjustments, such as plant closings and layoffs of workers, and charge that the World Trade Organization serves the interests of corporations, undercuts domestic environmental regulations, and erodes America's sovereignty. Why has global trade become so controversial? Does free trade deserve its bad reputation? In Free Trade under Fire, Douglas Irwin sweeps aside the misconceptions that litter the debate over trade and gives the reader a clear understanding of the issues involved. This third edition has been thoroughly updated to include the latest developments in world trade--including the practice of off-shoring services, the impact of trade on wages, and the implications of trade with China-based on the latest research.
Free Trade Today
Title | Free Trade Today PDF eBook |
Author | Jagdish N. Bhagwati |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 146 |
Release | 2003-10-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780691117300 |
Shows how the pursuit of social and environmental agendas can be creatively reconciled with the pursuit of free trade. Argues that free trade, by raising living standards, can serve these agendas far better than can a descent into trade sanctions and restrictions.
The Case Against "free Trade"
Title | The Case Against "free Trade" PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Nader |
Publisher | North Atlantic Books |
Total Pages | 242 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9781556431692 |
This book examines the notion of "free trade" and the issues raised by adopting the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Essays by Ralph Nader, Jerry Brown, William Greider, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ritchie, Wendell Berry, Pat Choate, and others.
Trade Policy Disaster
Title | Trade Policy Disaster PDF eBook |
Author | Douglas A. Irwin |
Publisher | MIT Press |
Total Pages | 211 |
Release | 2011-10-21 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0262016710 |
The extreme protectionism that contributed to a collapse of world trade in the 1930s is examined in light of the recent economic crisis. The recent economic crisis—with the plunge in the stock market, numerous bank failures and widespread financial distress, declining output and rising unemployment—has been reminiscent of the Great Depression. The Depression of the 1930s was marked by the spread of protectionist trade policies, which contributed to a collapse in world trade. Although policymakers today claim that they will resist the protectionist temptation, recessions are breeding grounds for economic nationalism, and countries may yet consider imposing higher trade barriers. In Trade Policy Disaster, Douglas Irwin examines what we know about trade policy during the traumatic decade of the 1930s and considers what we can learn from the policy missteps of the time. Irwin argues that the extreme protectionism of the 1930s emerged as a consequence of policymakers' reluctance to abandon the gold standard and allow their currencies to depreciate. By ruling out exchange rate changes as an adjustment mechanism, policymakers turned instead to higher tariffs and other means of restricting imports. He offers a clear and concise exposition of such topics as the effect of higher trade barriers on the implosion of world trade; the impact of the Smoot-Hawley tariff of 1930; the reasons some countries adopted draconian trade restrictions (including exchange controls and import quotas) but others did not; the effect of preferential trade arrangements and bilateral clearing agreements on the multilateral system of world trade; and lessons for avoiding future trade wars.