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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971773703321

Autore

Krauss Melvyn B.

Titolo

How nations grow rich : the case for free trade / / Melvyn Krauss

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-771024-7

1-280-52937-7

0-19-535464-8

1-4294-1574-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (157 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

382/.73

Soggetti

Protectionism

Welfare state

International trade

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliography: p129-132. - Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. The Advantages of Comparative Advantage; 2. Bill Clinton's ""Affirmative Action"" Trade Policy; 3. False Arguments for Protection; 4. Free Trade and the Welfare State; 5. No Cheers for Foreign Aid; 6. The Consensus of Expert Opinion; 7. The Rise of Regionalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

An argument that protectionism is a threat to economic prosperity. The case for free trade is presented along with the errors of protectionist thinkers. Immigration policy, foreign aid, regionalism, development policy and issues of national competitiveness as they relate to open markets between countries are also discussed.