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Preferential trade agreements, many taking the form of free trade agreements, now number over 300 and are rapidly increasing. Leading economist Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how these agreements have recreated the unhappy situation of the protectionist 1930s, when world trade was undermined by discrimina...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bhagwati, Jagdish N., 1934-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Tariff preferences.
Trade blocs.
Free trade.
Commercial policy.
International trade.
Préférences douanières.
Blocs commerciaux.
Libre-échange.
Politique commerciale.
Commerce international.
Economics.
International.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
International Trade.
Commercial.
LAW.
Globalization.
POLITICAL SCIENCE.
Commercial policy
Free trade
International trade
Tariff preferences
Trade blocs
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Preferential trade agreements, many taking the form of free trade agreements, now number over 300 and are rapidly increasing. Leading economist Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how these agreements have recreated the unhappy situation of the protectionist 1930s, when world trade was undermined by discriminatory practices.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 139 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199851850
0199851859