An Extremely Academic Analysis of Global Trade Theory and History
4 stars
This book provides an excellent overall of the history of economic theories about global trade as well as the history of global trade regimes themselves. The authors importantly demonstrate how traditional approaches that segment off the state and market are fundamentally flawed, showing how a continuum of configurations, as well as features that simply exist or don't, are a much more effective way to characterize trade policies. Some of the framing here is a bit dated, and if you're familiar with the space there are no radical insights here, but this is still a great book on an increasingly important topic. Highly recommend
This book provides an excellent overall of the history of economic theories about global trade as well as the history of global trade regimes themselves. The authors importantly demonstrate how traditional approaches that segment off the state and market are fundamentally flawed, showing how a continuum of configurations, as well as features that simply exist or don't, are a much more effective way to characterize trade policies. Some of the framing here is a bit dated, and if you're familiar with the space there are no radical insights here, but this is still a great book on an increasingly important topic. Highly recommend