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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457289203321

Titolo

Polemic : critical or uncritical / / edited by Jane Gallop

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2004

ISBN

0-8091-3355-5

1-135-87348-8

1-280-10747-2

0-203-02030-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Essays from the English Institute

Altri autori (Persone)

GallopJane <1952->

Disciplina

809/.93384

Soggetti

Literature, Modern - 20th century - History and criticism

Books and reading

Polemics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 UNCRITICAL READING; 2 READING AS SELF ANNIHILATION; 3  THOU ART A SCHOLAR SPEAKTO IT HORATIO; 4 ARGUMENT AND ETHOS; 5 CAN POLEMIC BE ETHICAL? A RESPONSETO; 6 KAEL'SATTACK ON SARRIS; 7  WHAT IS ENLIGHTENMENT; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

These new essays by leading scholars examine some famous and less well-known instances of polemical encounters e.g. Habermas, and Boswell with (or vs.) Dr. Johnson. Historically rigorous and astute, this makes criticism a critical issue.



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910492138003321

Autore

Gmeiner Robert

Titolo

How Trade with China Threatens Western Institutions : The Economic Roots of a Political Crisis / / by Robert Gmeiner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2021

ISBN

9783030747091

3030747093

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (303 pages)

Disciplina

382.0951073

382.095101821

Soggetti

International economic relations

Social choice

Welfare economics

Economic development

Retail trade

International Economics

Social Choice and Welfare

Economic Development, Innovation and Growth

Trade and Retail

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. China’s Economy and Success without Freedom -- Chapter 3. The American Economy and Institutions with Sino-U.S. Trade -- Chapter 4. Specific Problems in the U.S.-China Trade Relationship -- Chapter 5. Institutional Free Riding, etc.

Sommario/riassunto

This book evaluates the institutional environments of China and the United States, and the West more broadly, and how they affect their trading relationship, with specific emphasis on intellectual property theft and other allegations of unfair competition. The economic and political characteristics of the two countries affect the balance of power in their trading relationship, with ramifications far beyond jobs and output. The major theme is China’s ability to free ride on Western



institutions through intellectual property theft and extortion. This free riding is far more than just infringing patents and reaping profits; it creates a combination of incentives for political pressures in the West that diminish the free market and liberal Western values. The result is the classic result of free riding – underprovision, or degeneration, of the Western institutions that made the West prosperous and free. At the same time, China’s economic might, military prowess, and global soft power increase, often with deleterious effects for freedom and free markets. This book is distinctive because it integrates public choice ideas about economic institutions, state action, and strategic behavior into international trade. It also takes account of the economic characteristics of China and the West and explains why they present a situation that is fundamentally different from other trade disputes. Institutions and political influence are central to this book’s analysis of trade, which can be more dangerous and more disguised than the welfare gains from trade. Providing a concise and lucid distillation of pressing issues, this book is critical reading for scholars studying trade with China and its effects on both global and Western innovation, economic output, soft power, and freedom more broadly. Robert Gmeiner is Assistant Professor of Economics at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA.