The Direction of Trade Policy
Blackwell Publishers
Published on 13. September 1990
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-55786-080-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the movement of trade policy between the opposite directions of protectionism and liberalization. It identifies two broad currents in trade policy in the second half of the post war era: the first, the increasing protectionism of the industrial countries. This is particularly evident in the US in the 1980s, indicated by the growth of quantitative and discriminatory restraints, the comeback of unilateralism and regionalism, and the disarray of the GATT system. The second current reflects the recent movement of many developing countries towards more liberal trade policies following the failures of import substitution, the success of the East Asian countries, and, ironically, pressure from the industrial countries.
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Edition
Illustrated edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Illustrated edition
Illustrations
10 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
409 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55786-080-4 (9781557860804)
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Content
Part 1 The US and global perspectives: US trade policy, 1945-1988 - from foreign policy to domestic policy, Robert E.Baldwin; free trade, fair trade? the Reagan record, Charles Pearson; US trade policy towards developing countries, Bella Balassa; trade policy and macroeconomic balance in the world economy, W.Max Corden. Part 2 The developing country perspective: trends in LDC trade policy, Anne Krueger; the developing countries' response to protectionism in the industrial countries, Enzo Grilli; strategy wars - the state of debate on trade and industrialization in developing countries, James Riedel. Part 3 The practice of trade policy: transitional measures in trade liberalization, Wendy Takacs.