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"[L]abour union lobbies and their political friends have decided that the ideal defence against competition from the poor countries is to raise their cost of production by forcing their standards up, claiming that competition with countries with lower standards is “unfair”. “Free but fair trade” becomes an exercise in insidious protectionism that few recognise as such."
Jagdish Bhagwati,
"Obama and Trade: An Alarm Sounds," Financial Times. January 9, 2009.

Books on Trade Policy


New Frontiers in Free Trade: Globalization’s Future and Asia’s Rising Role

New Frontiers in Free Trade: Globalization’s Future and Asia’s Rising Role (September 2008)

By Razeen Sally

Economic Freedom of the World: 2008 Annual Report (September 2008)

By James Gwartney and Robert Lawson, assisted by Joshua Hall.


Economic Freedom of the World: 2007 Annual Report (September 2007)

edited by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson with Russel S. Sobel and Peter T. Leeson

Economic Freedom of the World: 2006 Annual Report (September 2006)

edited by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson with William Easterly


Economic Freedom of the World: 2005 Annual Report (September 2005)

edited by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson with Erik Gartzke

Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American Reality (September 2005)

by Olaf Gersemann


Water For Sale: How Business and the Market Can Resolve the World's Water Crisis (June 2005)

by Fredrik Segerfeldt

In Defense of Globalization (July 2004)

by Jagdish Bhagwati


Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report (2004)

by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson

Free Trade Today

Free Trade Today (September 2003)

by Jagdish Bhagwati


In Defense of Global Capitalism (September 2003)

by Johan Norberg

Antidumping Exposed: The Devilish Details of Unfair Trade Law (September 2003)

by Brink Lindsey and Daniel J. Ikenson

Click here for more information about the book.


Against the Dead Hand: The Uncertain Struggle for Global Capitalism (December 2001)

by Brink Lindsey

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The Race to the Top: The Real Story of Globalization (November 2001)

by Tomas Larsson


Economic Freedom of the World: 2001 Annual Report (April 2001)

by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson, with Walter Park and Charles Skipton

The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism Updated Edition (May 2000)

by Russell D. Roberts


Cato Journal Cato Journal: The Future of the WTO: The Future of the WTO (Winter, 1999)

Economic Casualties: How U.S. Foreign Policy Undermines Trade, Growth, and Liberty (March, 1999)

edited by Solveig Singleton and Daniel T. Griswold


A Stream of Windows: Unsettling Reflections on Trade, Immigration, and Democracy (July 1999)

by Jagdish Bhagwati

China in the New Millenium: Market Reforms and Social Development (November 1998)

edited by James A. Dorn



Classical Liberalism and International Economic Order (August 1998)

by Razeen Sally

Lectures on International Trade (July 1998)

by Jagdish Bhagwati, Arvind Panagariya, and T. N. Srinivasan


Economic Policy Beyond the Headlines (June 1998)

by George P. Shultz and Kenneth W. Dam

Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade (December 1997)

by Douglas A. Irwin


Freedom to Trade: Refuting the New Protectionism (1997)

edited by Edward L. Hudgins (also available online)

1. The Fundamental Freedom to Trade by Edward L. Hudgins

2. The Truth about Trade in History by Bruce Bartlett

3. The Myth of the Race to the Bottom by Edward L. Hudgins

4. The Myth of Surrendered Sovereignty by Edward L. Hudgins

5. (Mis)managed Trade by Claude E. Barfield

6. Unclean Hands: America's Protectionist Policies by Stuart Anderson

7. Protectionist Paradise? by Jim Powell

8. Trade and Human Rights: The Case of China by James A. Dorn

9. Free Trade: Salvation for Cities by Joel Kotkin



New Book

Mad about Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization

Commentary

Free Trade Is a Boon to the Environment
by Sallie James
October 8, 2009

Obama's Protectionist Policies Hurting Low-Income Americans
by Daniel Griswold
September 29, 2009

Crash Course in Global Economics
by Daniel J. Ikenson and Alec van Gelder
September 21, 2009

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