International Trade

John McLaren has a Ph.D in Economics from Princeton. He has been teaching International Trade in the Economics department at the University of Virginia for over 10 years and is well-published in key journals in economics. His motivation for writing the text is to have a better book with which to teach his own course.

• About the Author vPreface viiPart I. Engines of Globalization1 A Second Wave of Globalization 12 Should Nigeria Strive for Self-Sufficiency in Food? 133 Why Do Americans Get Their Impalas from Canada? 304 Trade and Large Corporations: Kodak versus Fuji 48Part II. Politics and Policy in the World Economy5 Why Did the North Want a Tariff, and Why Did the South Call It an Abomination? 646 Is Free Trade a Rip-off for American Workers? 867 Why Doesn’t Our Government Want Us to Import Sugar? 1088 Who Are the WTO, and What Do They Have Against Dolphins? 1359 Should Developing-Country Governments Use Tariffs to Jump-start Growth? 15210 Was Ronald Reagan Punked by Japanese Automakers? 173Part III. Current Controversies11 Should the iPod Be Made in the United States? 18812 Should We Build a Border Fence? 21013 Trade and the Environment: Is Globalization Green? 22614 Sweatshops and Child labor: Globalization and Human Rights 23915 Is NAFTA a Betrayal of the Poor or a path to Prosperity? 263Part IV. Macroeconomic Aspects of Globalization16 Is the Trade Deficit a Time Bomb? 28617 Trade and Exchange Rates: Is the Renminbi the Culprit? 304Index 327