9781334471063 - Free Trade Versus Fair Trade (Classic Reprint) de Farrer, Thomas Henry (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a re-release of a 19th-century defense of free trade, with updates to some statistics and other content to bring it into more current relevance. It is a thorough defense of free trade against the arguments of protectionists, who argue that certain industries in a country should be protected from foreign competition in order to maintain employment in those sectors. The author explores reasons why that is a flawed argument, and provides plenty of examples from history. The book provides a solid theoretical foundation for the concept of comparative advantage in economics, and supports this with data on trade around the globe in the 19th century. The author also looks at the effect of free trade on wages and employment, and on international trade, including the effect on agricultural economies. The book finishes with the author's thoughts on the unfair nature of a tax on food, his view of commercial treaties, and a conclusion that argues that in this era, as in the 19th century, governments can do little or nothing to create trade; but they can always check it. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.