Resisting Protectionism

Author : Helen V. Milner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780691225289

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Resisting Protectionism by Helen V. Milner Pdf

Why didn't the protectionist spiral of the 1920s reappear in the 1970s in light of similar economic and political realities? In Resisting Protectionism, Helen Milner analyzes the growth of international economic interdependence and its effects on trade policy in the United States and France. She argues that the limited protectionist response of the 1970s stems from the growth of firms' international economic ties, which reduces their interest in protection by increasing its cost. Thus firms with greater international connections will be less protectionist than more domestically oriented firms. The book develops this thesis by examining the international ties of export dependence, multinationality, and global intra-firm trade. After studying selected U.S. industries, Milner also examines French firms to see if they respond to increased interdependence in the same way as American firms, despite their different historical, ideological, and political contexts.

Author : Pierre Lemieux
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,9 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 : Richard E. Baldwin,Simon J. Evenett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1907142231

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The Collapse of Global Trade, Murky Protectionism, and the Crisis by Richard E. Baldwin,Simon J. Evenett Pdf

The global financial crisis of 2008/9 is the Great Depression of the 21st century. For many though, the similarities stop at the Wall Street Crash as the current generation of policymakers have acted quickly to avoid the mistakes of the past. Yet the global crisis has made room for mistakes all of its own. While governments have apparently kept to their word on refraining from protectionist measures in the style of 1930s tariffs, there has been a disturbing rise in "murky protectionism." Seemingly benign, these crisis-linked policies are twisted to favour domestic firms, workers and investors. This book, first published as an eBook on VoxEU.org in March 2009, brings together leading trade policy practitioners and experts - including Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean and former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo. Initially its aim was to advise policymakers heading in to the G20 meeting in London, but since the threat of murky protectionism persists, so too do their warnings.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic government information
ISBN : PSU:000047046412

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Importance of Trade Negotiations in Fighting Foreign Protectionism by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Trade Pdf

Author : Fred Lazar
Publisher : Lorimer
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCAL:B4380988

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The New Protectionism by Fred Lazar Pdf

From the back cover: Though most Canadian economists favour a move toward freer international trade, especially with the United States, the author of this study argues that any such move would, in fact, be devastating for Canada's manufacturing sector. Canada's increasing trade deficit in highly manufactured goods, the lack of an industrial strategy, and the protectionist stances of other countries all cast grave doubt on the country's ability to survive in the international market. It is imperative, says Lazar, that the federal government begin immediately to develop both an industrial strategy to increase the number and competitiveness of Canadian-controlled firms, and a trade strategy to enable effective bargaining in the international arena. The author suggests that, in developing an industrial strategy, the government should pursue policies aimed at improving and research and development capabilities, increasing Canada's share of the domestic market, and promoting export activities. However, a major threat to trhe implementation of such policies is posed by the complex web of protectionist non-tariff barriers erected by the United States ... Dr. Lazar agrues that Canada's only effective course is to enact mirror legislation which allows the country to negotiate with the United States from a position of strength. Lazar concludes that only when strong domestic players are in place and the legislative framework exists to allow them fair play may Canada look with optimism toward a future of freer international trade.

Author : Kent Albert Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105010484983

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Export Restraint and the New Protectionism by Kent Albert Jones Pdf

A study of an important recent device used to restrict international trade.

Author : Professor John J. Kirton
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781472404503

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G20 Governance for a Globalized World by Professor John J. Kirton Pdf

This book offers the most thorough, detailed inside story of the preparation, negotiation, performance, and achievements of G20 gatherings from their start at the finance level in 1999 through their rise to become leader-level summits in response to the great global financial crisis in 2008. Follow the moves of America’s George Bush and Barack Obama, Britain’s Gordon Brown and David Cameron, Canada’s Stephen Harper, Germany’s Angela Merkel, and other key leaders as they struggle to contain the worst global recession since the Great Depression of the 1930s. This book provides a full chapter-long account of each of the first four G20 summits from Washington to Toronto with summaries of the ensuing summits. It uses international relations theory to build and apply a model of systemic hub governance to back its central claim to show convincingly that G20 performance has grown to successfully govern an increasingly interconnected, complex, crisis-ridden, globalized twenty-first century world.

Author : World Trade Organization Secretariat
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781009444699

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WTO Ministerial Conferences by World Trade Organization Secretariat Pdf

Offers in a single volume all the key outcomes from WTO Ministerial Conferences since the organization was established in 1995.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Foreign exchange
ISBN : PURD:32754076918816

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Prospects for the London Economic Summit by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East Pdf

Author : John J. Kirton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351933223

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Global Trade by John J. Kirton Pdf

Trade has long been a core part of international relations. Bilateral, plurilateral and multilateral trade flows and agreements have arisen in many ways and in many areas over the centuries. From regional arrangements, such as the North American Free Trade Agreement, to the all-encompassing General Agreement on Tariffs and Trades and now the World Trade Organization, the system of global trade has seen struggles and successes alike. The traditional debate over liberalization and protectionism remains central today; and with ever-expanding globalization facing all states, the future of global trade seems to be no less controversial than it was centuries ago. By assembling the key scholarly works that have defined the field of global trade, this work addresses these debates and examines the past to see what the future of global trade might look like.

Author : Rajat Kathuria,Neetika Kaushal Nagpal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9788132226987

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Global Economic Cooperation by Rajat Kathuria,Neetika Kaushal Nagpal Pdf

This book discusses issues such as global financial crisis and global governance, food security, energy sustainability, the global financial system, trade and protectionism, and growth and employment. Since the outbreak of the financial as well as national debt crises in the Euro zone, the focus of the G20 has shifted back to addressing short-term issues. These issues range from the dynamic effects of global imbalances and the appropriate degree of financial sector regulation to questions of austerity versus growth and the lack of a comprehensive framework for managing the international monetary system. A further issue is the relevance of the G20 agenda for emerging market economies. Global economic recovery still remains fragile and downside risks to global growth remain. Additionally, much of the agenda of the Seoul Development Consensus for shared growth launched in 2010 has yet to be fulfilled. A key discussion point in the book, therefore, is how to make a tangible and significant difference in peoples’ lives by implementing an agenda of inclusive growth.​

Author : Svetlana Yakovleva
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192899262

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Governing Cross-Border Data Flows by Svetlana Yakovleva Pdf

Governing Cross-Border Data Flows explores how the European Union can simultaneously reconcile and pursue two important legal and policy objectives, namely: protecting fundamental rights guaranteed under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EU Charter) concerning privacy and personal data, while also maintaining and developing a binding, rules-based global trading system to ensure appropriate access to foreign digital markets for EU businesses. The book demonstrates a significant conflict between international trade law and European data privacy law when it comes to the governance of cross-border flows of personal data. To resolve the tensions caused by this clash, the book proposes concrete and detailed ways to ameliorate the situation from both ends (international trade and personal data protection), specifically through reforms of both international trade and chapter V of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To explain how such reforms could be effectuated, Yakovleva examines the role of discourse in the evolution of trade law in the last two decades. The book also paves the way for the further research necessary to design a fully-fledged reform proposal of the EU framework for the transfer of personal data outside the European Economic Area.

Author : R. Kent Weaver,Bert A. Rockman
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 081571436X

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Do Institutions Matter? by R. Kent Weaver,Bert A. Rockman Pdf

As a stunning tide of democratization sweeps across much of the world, countries must cope with increasing problems of economic development, political and social integration, and greater public demand of scarce resources. That ability to respond effectively to these issues depends largely on the institutional choices of each of these newly democratizing countries. With critics of national political institutions in the United States arguing that the American separation-of-powers system promotes ineffectiveness and policy deadlock, many question whether these countries should emulate American institutions or choose parliamentary institutions instead. The essays in this book fully examine whether parliamentary government is superior to the separation-of-powers system through a direct comparison of the two. In addressing specific policy areas—such as innovation and implementation of energy policies after the oil shocks of 1970, management of societal cleavages, setting of government priorities in budgeting, representation of diffuse interest in environmental policy, and management of defense forces—the authors define capabilities that allow governments to respond to policy problems. Do Institutions Matter? includes case studies that bear important evidence on when and how institutions influence government effectiveness. The authors discover a widespread variation among parliamentary systems both in institutional arrangements and in governmental capabilities, and find that many of the failings of policy performance commonly attributed to American political institutions are in fact widely shared among western industrial countries. Moreover, they show how American political institutions inhibit some government capabilities while enhancing others. Changing American institutions to improve some aspects of governmental performance could hurt other widely valued capabilities. The authors draw important guidelines for institutional reformers while emphasizing that institutions do have predictable risks and opportunities. They caution that a balance between such risks and opportunities must first be reached before policy reformers try to change political institutions.

Author : Michael Lusztig
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Pre
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0822972565

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The Limits of Protectionism by Michael Lusztig Pdf

Conventional wisdom holds that free trade is economically beneficial to nations. But this does not prevent industries and interest groups from lobbying their governments for protection, which creates a fear of electoral backlash among politicians hoping to promote free trade. The Limits of Protectionism demonstrates how governments can attain those economic benefits while avoiding the political costs. Michael Lusztig's theoretical model focuses on a process by which protectionists can be pushed to restructure and compete in a global economy. In this process, a small cutback in domestic protection leads to lost market shares at home; producers must then turn to overseas exports, and, as the size of foreign profits grow, former protectionists become active advocates for more and greater free trade opportunities. In a wide-ranging array of case studies—from nineteenth-century Britain to Depression-era United States to contemporary New Zealand, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, and Mexico—Lusztig reveals that, if skillfully handled, governments can eliminate the obstacles to free trade and enjoy continued economic growth without fear of protectionist groups seeking revenge at the ballot box.

Author : Michael C. Dreiling,Derek Y. Darves
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-09-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107133969

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Agents of Neoliberal Globalization by Michael C. Dreiling,Derek Y. Darves Pdf

Through historical narrative, this book explains how neoliberal globalization was actively constructed over decades by both state and class actors.