Myths Of Free Trade

Author : Sherrod Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822034331413

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Myths of Free Trade by Sherrod Brown Pdf

"U.S. Representative Sherrod Brown - a leading progressive voice in Congress - takes apart free-trade dogma, myth by myth." "Ten years after NAFTA, free-trade policies have not brought prosperity to Mexican workers, and more than one million American jobs have been lost as a result of the agreement. Do free-trade pacts foster democracy? Brown examines the facts. Are fast-track agreements necessary to fight the war on terrorism? Brown dissects the arguments and the evidence."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Anwar Shaikh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135986957

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Globalization and the Myths of Free Trade by Anwar Shaikh Pdf

Written by an international team of contributors this book is a critical examination of the ongoing enterprise of neoliberalism; its history, theory, practice, and most of all, of its outcomes.

Author : Graham Dunkley
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1856498638

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Free Trade by Graham Dunkley Pdf

This book takes a fresh look at this issue in economic policy. Graham Dunkley provides a critical history of international trade and an alternative analysis to orthodox doctrines about trade policy. He argues that trade, although a natural economic process, has today become much more complex, deregulated and divorced from development than is desirable. He concludes by suggesting elements of a new approach to development and an alternative world trading and economic order.

Author : Paul Bairoch
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780226034638

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Economics and World History by Paul Bairoch Pdf

Paul Bairoch deflates twenty commonly held myths about economic history. Among these myths are that free trade and population growth have historically led to periods of economic growth, and that colonial powers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries became rich through the exploitation of the Third World. Bairoch shows that these beliefs are based on insufficient knowledge and wrong interpretations of the history of economies of the United States, Europe, and the Third World, and he re-examines the facts to set the record straight. Bairoch argues that until the early 1960s, the history of international trade of the developed countries was almost entirely one of protectionism rather than a "Golden Era" of free trade, and he reveals that, in fact, past periods of economic growth in the Western World correlated strongly with protectionist policy. He also demonstrates that developed countries did not exploit the Third World for raw materials during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as some economists and many politicians have held. Among the many other myths that Bairoch debunks are beliefs about whether colonization triggered the Industrial Revolution, the effects of the economic development of the West on the Third World, and beliefs about the 1929 crash and the Great Depression. Bairoch's lucid prose makes the book equally accessible to economists of every stripe, as well as to historians, political scientists, and other social scientists.

Author : Anwar Shaikh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Free trade
ISBN : OCLC:1078698347

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Globalization and the Myths of Free Trade by Anwar Shaikh Pdf

Author : Ha-Joon Chang
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2002-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857287618

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Kicking Away the Ladder by Ha-Joon Chang Pdf

How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain 'good policies' and 'good institutions', seen today as necessary for economic development. His conclusions are compelling and disturbing: that developed countries are attempting to 'kick away the ladder' with which they have climbed to the top, thereby preventing developing countries from adopting policies and institutions that they themselves have used.

Author : Ravi Batra
Publisher : Atria Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0684833557

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The Myth of Free Trade by Ravi Batra Pdf

In a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal, Pat Buchanan named The Myth of Free Trades as one of the cornerstones of his protectionist economic policy. Written by Dr. Ravi Batra, bestselling economist and author of The Great Depression of 1990, The Myth of Free Trade throws down the gauntlet to economic orthodoxy and challenges the gospel of free trade. Dr. Batra states that "laissez-faire has wrecked U.S. industry and shattered the American dream."

Author : Kenneth S. Friedman
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780875862354

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Myths of the Free Market by Kenneth S. Friedman Pdf

What happens when the rich get far, far richer? Laissez faire has moved us from democracy to corporatism, replacing integrity and values with a focus on OC filling our bellies.OCO How about humanism, for a change? This comprehensive critique has important pra"

Author : Jean Baneth,Banco Mundial
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Industria manufacturera
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Fortress Europe and Other Myths Concerning Trade by Jean Baneth,Banco Mundial Pdf

Author : Frank N. Newman
Publisher : Diversion Books
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780983988502

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Six Myths that Hold Back America by Frank N. Newman Pdf

Why is China booming while the American economy lags? Despite a globally challenging economic environment, production in China has grown by an astounding 7% to 14% a year, every year, for the past 20 years. America’s GDP, by contrast, fell during the serious recession of 2008-9, and is now struggling to achieve even a tepid 3% growth. Why should this be? Over time, economic thought and attitudes in the U.S. and other Western nations increasingly diverged from the underlying views in China, and significant contrasts developed. This book analyzes several key statements of “accepted” economic views in the U.S., to determine which have real basis in the U.S. financial system, and which are really just myths. The six myths: Asian nations are bankrolling the U.S. Treasury issued securities crowd out the private sector If everyone tries to save more, the nation will save more, and investment, GDP, and employment will increase If the government reduces the deficit, then national saving and investment will increase Today’s deficits create great burdens of tax for our childrer If the U.S. does not get its deficit reduced soon, treasuries will face the same problems as Greece and Ireland

Author : Pierre Lemieux
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781538122136

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What's Wrong with Protectionism by Pierre Lemieux Pdf

Putting 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 : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112040705482

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Myths & Realities by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patrick Luciani
Publisher : Don Mills, Ont. : Addison-Wesley Publishers
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0201601699

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Economic Myths by Patrick Luciani Pdf

Author : Ha-Joon Chang,Ilene Grabel
Publisher : Zed Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1842772015

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Reclaiming Development by Ha-Joon Chang,Ilene Grabel Pdf

The authors of this book challenge prevailing ideas about free markets and globalization. They question whether globalization is a technological reality that cannot be stopped and ask if the US economy really outperformed its competitors in the 1990s. They show how in each key area--trade and industrial policy, privatization, intellectual property rights, investment and financial policies, exchange rate and currency policy, labour and social welfare --there are alternatives to neoliberal policies that the historical experience of particular countries prove really works.

Author : Marc Chandler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470885383

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Making Sense of the Dollar by Marc Chandler Pdf

Has the greenback really lost its preeminent place in the world? Not according to currency expert Marc Chandler, who explains why so many are—wrongly—pessimistic about both the dollar and the U.S. economy. Making Sense of the Dollar explores the many factors—trade deficits, the dollar’s role in the world, globalization, capitalism, and more—that affect the dollar and the U.S. economy and lead to the inescapable conclusion that both are much stronger than many people suppose. Marc Chandler has been covering the global capital markets for twenty years as a foreign exchange strategist for several Wall Street firms. He is one of the most widely respected and quoted currency experts today.