Import propensities of industrialized countries : protectionism revealed / James M. Lutz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lutz, James M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imports.

Protectionism.

Physical Description:

xviii, 236 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave, 2000.

Summary:

This volume analyzes the import patterns of selected countries to determine which nations are active importers and which ones import much less than expected. The majority of the work focuses on the industrialized countries, which are at the center of the international trading system, determining which are very active importers and which are not. Controls for wealth, size, and membership in customs areas are included. Countries importing at levels below predicted ones are the countries likely to be most effective at protecting domestic industries from foreign competition. For example, the results permit an evaluation of the arguments that Japan has consistently imported less than would be expected due to the presence of barriers protecting the domestic market.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: Imports and Protection 1

Chapter 2. Variables Influencing International Trade 9

Chapter 3. Imports of the Industrialized Countries: Influences of Wealth and Size 29

Chapter 4. Overall Import Levels of the Industrialized Countries 41

Chapter 5. Imports of Manufactured Goods (and Raw Materials Too) 53

Chapter 6. Manufactured Exports from the Developing World 73

Chapter 7. Imports and Domestic Production of Selected Manufactured Products 107

Chapter 8. Import Levels of the Developing Countries 129

Chapter 9. Conclusions: Protectionism Revealed 151.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-227) and index.

ISBN:

0312222297

OCLC:

43798515