1st Edition

Trade Policy and Global Growth New Directions in the International Economy

By Robert A. Blecker Copyright 1996
336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

336 Pages
by Routledge

This collection of essays offers critical perspectives on current issues in the international economy. Divided into four parts, U.S. Trade Policy and Global Growth discusses managed trade and international interdependence, the effect of trade on domestic wages and employment, the costs and benefits of trade protection, and likely effects of NAFTA. The collection also addresses the U.S. trade... Read more
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Biography

Blecker, Robert A.