by An interesting discussion here:Dean Baker, “Trump and Trade: He’s Largely Right,” Beat the Press, 21 February 2017.This is a good read.In essence, Baker says that “there is considerable truth to what … [Trump] has said about trade costing a large number of good paying manufacturing jobs,” and he also points out the hypocrisy of the media on this issue. This is correct.For my own posts against free trade and in support of infant industry protectionism, see here:“Kaldor’s Growth Laws and Verdoorn’s Law: An Overview and Bibliography,” October 8, 2016. “Thirlwall’s Law: An Overview and Bibliography,” October 7, 2016.“Ha-Joon Chang on the History of Protectionism,” August 14, 2016.“Robert Murphy’s Debate on Free Trade,” August 7, 2016.“The Cult of Free Trade in a Nutshell,” July 4, 2016.“Ricardo’s Argument for Free Trade by Comparative Advantage,” July 5, 2016.“Erik Reinert versus Ricardo on Free Trade,” July 5, 2016.“Ha-Joon Chang on Wage Determination in First World Nations,” July 6, 2016.“A Heterodox and Post Keynesian Bibliography on Trade Theory,” July 7, 2016.“Erik S. Reinert on Heterodox Development Economics,” July 9, 2016. “Britain’s Protectionism against Indian Cotton Textiles,” July 12, 2016. “Those Free Trading British Cotton Textile Manufacturers,” July 13, 2016.“Friedrich List on English Free Trade and the Colonisation of Germany,” July 22, 2016.
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Dean Baker, “Trump and Trade: He’s Largely Right,” Beat the Press, 21 February 2017.This is a good read.
In essence, Baker says that “there is considerable truth to what … [Trump] has said about trade costing a large number of good paying manufacturing jobs,” and he also points out the hypocrisy of the media on this issue. This is correct.
For my own posts against free trade and in support of infant industry protectionism, see here:
“Kaldor’s Growth Laws and Verdoorn’s Law: An Overview and Bibliography,” October 8, 2016.“Thirlwall’s Law: An Overview and Bibliography,” October 7, 2016.
“Ha-Joon Chang on the History of Protectionism,” August 14, 2016.
“Robert Murphy’s Debate on Free Trade,” August 7, 2016.
“The Cult of Free Trade in a Nutshell,” July 4, 2016.
“Ricardo’s Argument for Free Trade by Comparative Advantage,” July 5, 2016.
“Erik Reinert versus Ricardo on Free Trade,” July 5, 2016.
“Ha-Joon Chang on Wage Determination in First World Nations,” July 6, 2016.
“A Heterodox and Post Keynesian Bibliography on Trade Theory,” July 7, 2016.
“Erik S. Reinert on Heterodox Development Economics,” July 9, 2016.
“Britain’s Protectionism against Indian Cotton Textiles,” July 12, 2016.
“Those Free Trading British Cotton Textile Manufacturers,” July 13, 2016.
“Friedrich List on English Free Trade and the Colonisation of Germany,” July 22, 2016.
“Mises on the Ricardian Law of Association: The Flaws of Praxeology,” January 25, 2011.
“Protectionism and US Economic History,” June 8, 2014.
“A Short Bibliography on Protectionism and Industrial Policy,” April 30, 2016.
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