This post here has an interesting discussion of the economic literature on the relationship between protectionism and growth, both for and against.In essence, the author cites the following literature (given below in chronological order):De Long, J. Bradford. 1995. “Trade Policy and America’s Standard of Living: An Historical Perspective,” University of California at Berkeley, September, 6th draft http://pages.ucsd.edu/~jlbroz/Courses/POLI142B/syllabus/delong.pdfRodríguez, Francisco and Dani...
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