Free Trade Under Fire - Brossura

Irwin, Douglas A.

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ISBN 10: 0691116342 ISBN 13: 9780691116341

Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

Free trade is placed under the microscope and examined, with a particular emphasis on recent protests and movements against this powerful economic philosophy.

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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2003
"Mr. Irwin takes the direct approach. . . . [H]e sets out most of the antitrade claims one by one (such as 'imports destroy good, high-wage jobs') and then marshals the evidence to show why it just ain¹t so."--William McGurn, Wall Street Journal

"Free trade Under Fire is bang up to date with current literature on trade and incomes, trade and growth, trade and jobs, and other newly contentious issues; any reader who wants to be the same can spare many a weekend plodding through journals and working papers by relying on Mr. Irwin. A wealth of reporting . . . is elegantly squeezed into the book."--The Economist

"[Irwin] successfully parries nearly all arguments leveled against free trade by its critics, and does so in an engaging style, which in itself makes for lively reading."--Gene Epstein, Barron's

"Irwin provides an entree to recent empirical literature, which largely demonstrates that most of the charges against free trade do not stand up under serious empirical scrutiny. He offers an especially informative chapter on antidumping duties, which have historically been supported in the name of ensuring 'fair trade.' "--Foreign Affairs

"Free Trade Under Fire is a first-rate book that deals in a systematic and logical way with the arguments and the myths about globalization and trade."--Harold James, The National Interest

"An extremely clear statement of the economic case in favor of free trade as well as a critique of the flaws in the current system. Based on evidence and analysis, not ideological rhetoric, his book is a primer for those who want to understand the real issues in international trade today."--Choice

"In a clear and engaging style, this Dartmouth economist successfully parries virtually all the arguments leveled against free trade by its critics."--Barron's

L'autore:

Douglas A. Irwin is Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College and the author of Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade (Princeton).

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• Editore: Princeton Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0691116342
• ISBN 13: 9780691116341
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 280