Globalization and the theory of input trade

Author(s)

• Jones, Ronald Winthrop

Bibliographic Information

Globalization and the theory of input trade

Ronald W. Jones

（The Ohlin lectures, 8）

MIT Press, c2000

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-170) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Ronald Jones suggests how the basic core of real trade theory can be modified to take into account the increased international mobility of inputs and productive factors. As trade liberalization and the fragmentation of production processes promote greater international exchange of inputs, economists must adjust their thinking on trade issues. Transport costs have plummeted, and the difficulties of communicating between locales half a world apart have practically vanished. In this book Ronald Jones suggests how the basic core of real trade theory can be modified to take into account the increased international mobility of inputs and productive factors. He emphasizes the role of country "hinterlands" and how it is related to agglomeration effects in determining the location of economic activity. After discussing the positive aspects of enhanced mobility for output patterns and market prices, Jones evaluates the significance of globalization for governmental trade policies and public attitudes about regional alliances.

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Details

• NCID: BA49205679
• ISBN:
  • 026210086X
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: x, 177 p.
• Size: 21 cm.
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : International trade
  • LCSH : Globalization
  • LCSH : Input-output analysis
  • LCSH : Factor proportions
  • LCSH : Heckscher-Ohlin principle
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA04295340