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The choice : a fable of free trade and protectionism / Russell Roberts.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Edition: Third editionDescription: xii, 132 pages : portraits ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0131433547
  • 9780131433540
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Choice.DDC classification:
  • 330.122 22
LOC classification:
  • HF1713 .R615 2007
Contents:
Minutes of the heavenly court: soul of David Ricardo -- The challenge of foreign competition -- The roundabout way to wealth -- Is trade good for America -- Are manufacturing jobs better than service jobs -- Is outsourcing a threat to American prosperity -- Do tariffs protect American jobs -- Tariffs versus quotas -- Road trip -- The case for protection -- Do trade deficits hurt America -- Fair trade versus free trade -- Is globalization good for the poor -- Self-sufficiency is the road to poverty -- The choice -- A final word from David Ricardo.
Summary: A novel on the global economy? Russell Roberts breaks all the rules in this provocative and whimsical look at the key international economic issues facing America and American business. The choice stars the ghost of David Ricardo, a 19th century economist. To get his wings he must persuade the CEO of an American television manufacturing company that imports are good for America, even if they destroy the domestic television industry ... This new edition of The Choice has updated data and new and expanded discussions of timely topics."--Cover, p.4.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Minutes of the heavenly court: soul of David Ricardo -- The challenge of foreign competition -- The roundabout way to wealth -- Is trade good for America -- Are manufacturing jobs better than service jobs -- Is outsourcing a threat to American prosperity -- Do tariffs protect American jobs -- Tariffs versus quotas -- Road trip -- The case for protection -- Do trade deficits hurt America -- Fair trade versus free trade -- Is globalization good for the poor -- Self-sufficiency is the road to poverty -- The choice -- A final word from David Ricardo.

A novel on the global economy? Russell Roberts breaks all the rules in this provocative and whimsical look at the key international economic issues facing America and American business. The choice stars the ghost of David Ricardo, a 19th century economist. To get his wings he must persuade the CEO of an American television manufacturing company that imports are good for America, even if they destroy the domestic television industry ... This new edition of The Choice has updated data and new and expanded discussions of timely topics."--Cover, p.4.

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