Swap
How Trade Works
Published on 15. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-8447-7206-6 (ISBN)
Description
A concise introduction to the principles of world economics, Swap is an easy-to-understand resource for a general audience. This brief, practical volume covers the principles of specialization, comparative advantage, deficits, supply chains, labor and environmental standards, trade with the developing world, and more.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations; Black & White Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 167 mm
Width: 117 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
109 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8447-7206-6 (9780844772066)
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E-Book
10/2011
1st Edition
AEI Press
€8.49
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Persons
Philp I. Levy is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
Claude Barfield is a resident scholar the American Enterprise Institute.
Claude Barfield is a resident scholar the American Enterprise Institute.
Content
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Specialization and Trade
Chapter 2: Comparative Advantage
Chapter 3: The Impact on American Workers and the Economy
Chapter 4: Does Trade Help Our Trading Partners?
Chapter 5: Trade Deficits
Chapter 6: Trade Policies
Chapter 7: Not Your Father's Trading System: Services, Investment, and the Role of Supply Chains
Chapter 8: The Institutions of Trade: International and National
Chapter 9: New Issues: Labor and Environmental Standards
Chapter 10: Challenges Ahead
Endnotes
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Specialization and Trade
Chapter 2: Comparative Advantage
Chapter 3: The Impact on American Workers and the Economy
Chapter 4: Does Trade Help Our Trading Partners?
Chapter 5: Trade Deficits
Chapter 6: Trade Policies
Chapter 7: Not Your Father's Trading System: Services, Investment, and the Role of Supply Chains
Chapter 8: The Institutions of Trade: International and National
Chapter 9: New Issues: Labor and Environmental Standards
Chapter 10: Challenges Ahead
Endnotes
About the Authors