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Overview"Since the end of World War II, the freeing of trade has been most visible in reciprocal liberalization agreements negotiated under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, or GATT, and through increasing bilateral and plurilateral agreements. There has also, however, been a significant, if less visible, unilateral freeing of trade by several nations. This book, based on a research project directed by Jagdish Bhagwati, examines the experiences with such unilateral trade liberalization. Part 1 considers historical experiences, following Britain's unilateral embrace of free trade. Part 2 discusses recent examples, and part 3 discusses unilateral liberalization in specific sectors. The substantive introduction provides a synthesis of the findings as well as theoretical support. It argues that although unilateral freeing of trade is generally less beneficial than reciprocity, it can trigger ""sequential"" reciprocity through example or by encouraging lobbies abroad to favour trade expansion." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jagdish N. Bhagwati (University Professor; Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, Columbia University)Publisher: MIT Press Ltd Imprint: MIT Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.939kg ISBN: 9780262025218ISBN 10: 0262025213 Pages: 592 Publication Date: 02 August 2002 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsThis is a pathbreaking work on the common practice of freeing trade unilaterally. Bhagwati and his team comprehensively analyse the relative merits of unilateralism and reciprocity. All future studies of either issue will have to start from where this work leaves it. Bhagwati, who has been the original source of most important developments in the theory of commercial policy, has once again produced a seminal and definitive work. --T. N. Srinivasan, Samuel Park Jr. Professor of Economics, Yale University Author InformationJagdish N. Bhagwati is University Professor of Economics, Law, and International Relations at Columbia University and former Adviser to the Director General of GATT, Arthur Dunkel. He is the author (with Arvind Panagariya) of Why Growth Matters: How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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