A Moderate Compromise [electronic resource] : Economic Policy Choice in an Era of Globalization /
Suranovic, S.author.
Looking at all sides of the globalization debate, this book analyzes how international economic policy is made and how it has become so controversial. The author offers a solution to the debate between free trade/unregulated markets and the push for greater government involvement that is consistent with both economic efficiency and social justice.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Why Economic Theory Cannot Tell Us What to Do about Policy; 3 Why Empirical Data Cannot Tell Us What to Do about Policy; 4 Why Fairness Cannot Tell Us What to Do about Policy; 5 Why Democracies Will Not Choose the Best Policies; 6 The Pursuit of Profit; 7 Involuntary Transfers; 8 Voluntary Exchange and Competition; 9 Voluntary Transfers; 10 A New Guide to Policy Choice in an Era of Globalization; 11 A Policy Plan for the United States; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Looking at all sides of the globalization debate, this book analyzes how international economic policy is made and how it has become so controversial. The author offers a solution to the debate between free trade/unregulated markets and the push for greater government involvement that is consistent with both economic efficiency and social justice.
International economics.
Globalization.
Economic policy.
Public policy.
International Economics.
Globalization.
Economic Policy.
Public Policy.