Free Trade Doesn't Work - What Should Replace It and Why, 2011 Edition (Hardcover)

This very readable book is aimed at both ordinary concerned citizens and people with a bit of sophistication about economics. It is a systematic examination of why free trade is slowly bleeding America's economy to death and what can be done about it. It explains in detail why the standard economic arguments free traders use all the time are false, and what kind of economic ideas - well within the grasp of the average American - justify protectionism instead. It examines the history and politics of free trade and explains how America came to adopt its present disastrous free trade policy. It looks at the breakdown of specific industries and how we can rebuild them and bring millions of high-paying jobs back to this country. It examines what's wrong with NAFTA, CAFTA, the WTO, and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. It is sharply critical of the current establishment, but from a bipartisan point of view, so it should satisfy progressives, conservatives, and everyone in between. Unlike many past critiques of free trade, it is economically-literate; it also explains New Trade Theory, the hot new area of economics that critiques free trade.

General

Imprint:	Us Business & Industry Council
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Ian Fletcher
Foreword by:	Edward Luttwak
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages:	348
ISBN-13:	978-0-578-08266-0
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > International economics > General Promotions
LSN:	0-578-08266-7
Barcode:	9780578082660

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