The Political Economy of Protection
1st Edition
Published on 6. December 2001
Book
Hardback
178 pages
978-0-415-26914-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines how trade policy is determined in democratic countries, and illustrates how protectionist policies are engendered by political processes that allow groups to pursue their own interests.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-26914-8 (9780415269148)
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Content
Introduction: The Efficiency of Free Trade and The Prevalence of Protection; Chapter 1 1. Identifying the Gainers and Losers from Protection; Chapter 2 2. Political Self-Interest Motives and Protection; Chapter 3 3. Protection under Direct Democracy; Chapter 4 4. Protection under Representative Democracy; Chapter 5 5. Shadow Prices of Factors and the Social Cost of Lobbying; Chapter 6 6. The Resource Cost of Political Contestability; Chapter 7 7. Political Choice of the Means of Protection; Chapter 8 8. Foreign Interests: The Role for Voluntary Export Restraints; Chapter 9 9. Trade Policy as Social Insurance; Chapter 10 10. The Institutional Setting; Chapter 11 11. Evidence; Chapter 12 12. Concluding Remarks;