How much do national borders matter?
By: John F. Helliwell.
Series: Integrating national economies
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Interstate commerce -- Canada.; Interstate commerce -- United States.; Boundaries.; International trade.; Canada -- Commerce.; United States -- Commerce.; Canada -- Commerce -- United States.; United States -- Commerce -- Canada.
Description: It is widely believed that globalization has led to international economic linkages that are as strong as those within nations. Struck by research suggesting that this perception is wrong, John Helliwell spent three years assessing the evidence. The results are reported in this book, the latest in the Brookings Institution's Integrating National Economies series.

The evidence offers a challenge to economists, policymakers, and citizens to explain whether the staying power of national economies is beneficial or harmful to general economic progress. Helliwell argues that industrial economies large and small are likely to experience diminishing returns from increases in globalization beyond the level that allows the ready exploitation of comparative advantages in trade and the relatively easy access to knowledge developed elsewhere.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-147) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Comparing interprovincial and province-state trade; title: International merchandise trade; title: Prices and capital market linkages; title: Borders and migration; title: Borders and growth; title: How do border effects matter?.