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In his book From Mao to Market, Andrew Wedemen argues that China succeeded in moving from a Maoist command economy to a market economy because the central government failed to prevent local governments from forcing prices to market levels. Having partially decontrolled the econo…
Revised ed. of: International economics and international economic policy.
"The repeal of Britain's Corn Laws in 1846--one of the most important economic policy decisions of the nineteenth century--has long intrigued and puzzled political scientists, historians, and economists. Why would a Conservative prime minister act against his own party's interes…
The overlapping and interacting forces that caused a Conservative government to repeal the protectionist Corn Laws against its own political principles and economic interests: extensive qualitative and quantitative analysis.
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The impact of protectionism is a contentious policy issue. This book evaluates the effects of protectionism on the British inter-war economy and argues that trade policies should be constructed in the context of prevailing economic conditions, not solely with reference to theore…
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Objection: Americans cannot compete against low-cost foreign producers -- Essay 1: comparative advantage and supply chains -- Objection: free trade harms the United States -- Essay 2: imports are not a deduction from GDP -- Objection: the trade deficit is bad -- Essay 3: the bal…