Swap : how trade works / Philip I. Levy and Claude Barfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levy, Philip I., author.

Barfield, Claude E., author.

Series:

Values and Capitalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

United States--Commerce.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : AEI Press, [2011]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A concise introduction to the principles of world economics, Swap is an easy-to-understand resource for a general audience. This brief, practical volume covers the principles of specialization, comparative advantage, deficits, supply chains, labor and environmental standards, trade with the developing world, and more.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Chapter 1-Specialization and Trade; Chapter 2-Comparative Advantage; Chapter 3-The Impact on American Workers and the Economy; Chapter 4-Does Trade Help Our Trading Partners?; Chapter 5-Trade Deficits; Chapter 6-Trade Policies; Chapter 7-Not Your Father's Trading System: Services, Investment, and the Role of Supply Chains; Chapter 8-The Institutions of Trade: International and National; Chapter 9-New Issues: Labor and Environmental Standards; Chapter 10-Challenges Ahead; Endnotes; About the Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed December 19, 2023).

ISBN:

9780844772073

0844772070

OCLC:

850168498