Trade Policy Disaster
Lessons from the 1930s
$51.89
- Paperback
212 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2024
Summary
The extreme protectionism that contributed to a collapse of world trade in the 1930s is examined in light of the recent economic crisis.
The recent economic crisis—with the plunge in the stock market, numerous bank failures, widespread financial distress, declining output, and rising unemployment—has been reminiscent of the Great Depression. The Depression of the 1930s was marked by the spread of protectionist trade policies, which contributed to a collapse in world trade. Although po…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262553834 |
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| ISBN-10: | 026255383X |
| Author: | Douglas A. Irwin |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 212 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2024 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 137mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Ohlin Lectures |
Douglas A. Irwin
Douglas A. Irwin is Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College. He is the author of Free Trade under Fire, Peddling Protectionism- Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression, and other books.
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