Of Freedom and Free Trade.

Of Freedom and Free Trade.

This book, a well-argued treatise on the benefits of neo-classical free trade, develops the principles of a liberal foreign trade theory and provides a new conceptual basis for discussing the argument between free-trade and protectionism.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gerken, Lüder
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2004.
Subjects:
International trade.
Commercial policy.
Protectionism.
Commercial policy
International trade
Protectionism
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Table of Contents:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; Acknowledgements; Prologue: a tale from days of olde with a sad ending; Introduction; Does neoclassical trade theory provide a justification for free trade?; Classical and neoclassical free trade theory; Special problems of neoclassical trade theory: the assumptions as prerequisites of the free trade postulate; General problems of neoclassical welfare economics; Summary of Part I; Do the functional conditions of the market order provide a justification for free trade?
  • The knowledge problem as a central challenge in economics and its neglect in neoclassical equilibrium theoryThe aim neutrality and rule dependence of the market order; Resolving the knowledge problem in the market order; Efficiency as justification of the market order in general and of economic policy in particular; Market order and policy on international trade; Summary of Part II; The order of liberty; The principles of the order of liberty; Reasons for and justification of the order of liberty as a socie.

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