1st Edition

Competition and Free Trade

By Pascal Salin Copyright 2018
158 Pages
by Routledge

158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

158 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Competition and free trade are both concepts which are absolutely central for the understanding of human societies but are also often the subjects of fears and criticisms. It is argued that it is not possible to understand what competition really is without referring to the concept of freedom, and that free trade must be understood as the way to expand the scope of competition. This book... Read more

TABLE OF CONTENTS



Foreword



PART ONE – COMPETITION



Introduction



Chapter I – The traditional competition model



Chapter II – Breaches of atomistic competition



Chapter III - A critical appraisal of the atomistic theory



Chapter IV - The entrepreneur and the dynamics of competition



Chapter V - True and false breaches of competition



Chapter VI - How far competition ?  



PART TWO - FREE TRADE



Chapter VII - Justifications for free trade



Chapter VIII - The effects of protectionism



Chapter IX - True and false barriers to trade



Chapter X - Protectionist arguments



Chapter XI - The role of political processes



Chapter XII - Trade liberalization



Chapter XIII - Historical landmarks



Bibliography



Index

Biography

Pascal Salin is Honorary Professor of economics at Université Paris, Dauphine, France.