The Myth of Free Trade
The Pooring of America
1st Edition
Published on 13. May 1996
288 pages
978-1-4391-0524-5 (ISBN)
Description
As an antidote to our economic ills?the federal deficit, our reliance on foreign imports, widespread downsizing, environmental destruction?Dr. Batra sets out a five-year plan for economic revival that includes raising tariffs on imports, banning mergers among giant firms, and encouraging domestic competition by splitting huge corporations into smaller units.
In a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal, Pat Buchanan named The Myth of Free Trades as one of the cornerstones of his protectionist economic policy. Written by Dr. Ravi Batra, bestselling economist and author of The Great Depression of 1990, The Myth of Free Trade throws down the gauntlet to economic orthodoxy and challenges the gospel of free trade. Dr. Batra states that "laissez-faire has wrecked U.S. industry and shattered the American dream."
In a front-page story in the Wall Street Journal, Pat Buchanan named The Myth of Free Trades as one of the cornerstones of his protectionist economic policy. Written by Dr. Ravi Batra, bestselling economist and author of The Great Depression of 1990, The Myth of Free Trade throws down the gauntlet to economic orthodoxy and challenges the gospel of free trade. Dr. Batra states that "laissez-faire has wrecked U.S. industry and shattered the American dream."
More details
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/1996
Atria Books
€20.00
Shipment within 10-20 days
Person
Raveendra Nath "Ravi" Batra (born June 27, 1943) is an Indian-American economist, author, and professor at Southern Methodist University. Batra is the author of six international bestsellers, two of which appeared on The New York Times bestseller list.
Content
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Introduction: America at a Crossroads
- 1 In Search of a Culprit
- 2 The Shattered Dream
- 3 Free Trade The Real Culprit
- 4 Roots of the Free Trade Fiasco
- 5 Productivity Growth IsThere Really a SeriousProblem
- 6 Global Experience with Free Trade
- 7 America's Experience with Tariffs
- 8 The Fallacy of FreeTrade
- 9 CompetitiveProtectionism
- 10 A Five Year Plan forEconomic Revival
- 11 International Tradeand the Environment
- 12 A Proper Theory ofEconomic Developmentand Trade
- NOTES
- INDEX
