Trade and transitions : a comparative analysis of adjustment policies

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Trade and transitions : a comparative analysis of adjustment policies

Michael J. Trebilcock, Marsha A. Chandler and Robert Howse

Routledge, 1990

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Bibliography: p. 228-270

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Faced with increased levels of international competition and mounting budget deficits some developed, Western economies have responded by introducing trade restrictions. This book uses a comparative analysis of eight leading industrial nations (including Japan, the United States, West Germany and Britain) to demonstrate that such policies are mistaken. Alternatives to trade restrictions, including subsidies for industries and labour-market policy instruments are also shown to have their drawbacks, and the book emphasises the need for countries to find and exploit policies which fulfil their own political and social needs but which are least injurious to their trading partners.

Table of Contents

1. A Conceptual Framework for Evaluating Alternative Trade-Related Adjustment Policies 2. Trade Protection Instruments 3. Industrial Subsidies as a Response to Sectoral Decline 4. Labour Market Adjustment Policies 5. The Politics of Adjustment 6. The Reform Agenda

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  • NCID
    BA11173536
  • ISBN
    • 0415049776
  • LCCN
    90034976
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 277 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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