Free trade
Subtitle: myth, reality and alternatives
By: Graham Dunkley.
Series: Global issues; Global issues series (Zed Books)
Publisher: University Press; White Lotus; Fernwood Pub.; Books for Change; Sird; David Philip; Zed Books; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Dhaka; Bangkok; Nova Scotia; Bangalore; Kuala Lumpur; Cape Town; London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
Subjects: World Trade Organization; Free trade; International trade; Foreign trade regulation; Globalization
Description: The gulf between rich and poor countries in the 21st century has never been wider and there are more abjectly poor people in the world than ever before. This work looks at this economic policy issue, arguing that trade has become complex, deregulated and divorced from development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-246) and index.