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245	0	4	_aThe economics of free trade: _bvolume II / _cedited by Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Kati Suominen
264			_bEdward Elgar, _c2012.
300			_aix, 820 pages: _c26 cm
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated _bn
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume _bnc
490			_aThe international library of critical writings in economics _vNo. 262
505			_a V.1 Classical arguments. Mercantalism Specialization, comparative advantage and opportunity cost Free trade ideology Early skeptics Factor proportions and other models. Factor proportions Investment, technology and strategic trade Scale economies, agglomeration and fragmentation Services trade Trade frictions and transition pains. Transaction costs Exchange rates, domestic distortions and adjustment costs. V.2 Politics and institutions. Politics of protectionism Forces of liberalization GATT and the WTO Preferential trade agreements Free trade, faster growth? Trade advocates Modern skeptics
520			_aThese two volumes survey the most important scholarly writings in economics and political science that explain the drivers and constraints to freer world trade. This authoritative collection, with contributions by leading academics, includes seminal studies that have changed the course of thinking about international trade over past centuries and considers both pro free trade and anti free trade arguments. Along with an original introduction, the editors have also selected a few non-academic pronouncements that have shaped popular views about free trade. This collection will be of immense value to anyone with an interest in the economics of free trade and will serve as an excellent reference source to students and academics
650		0	_aFree trade _xEconomic aspects
700	1		_aHufbauer Gary _eeditor
700	1		_aSuominem Kati _eeditor
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