International trade: Smarten up to talk the talk
Journal: Manchester School
Year: 2023

Abstract International trade is currently under fire from many sides. Protectionist trade policies are on the rise, putting an end to the decade‐long March of free trade. Making sense of the daily headlines and having an informed opinion on your own has rarely been more important than it is now. Our work aims to explain the driving forces behind international trade, its history, how it shaped the world, its economic models, issues ranging from job losses to the environment and why buying local o