ISBN:
9781134624195
,
1134624190
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (1 v.)
,
ill.
Series Statement:
Collected works of Harry G. Johnson Volume 5
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Keywords:
Tariff
;
International trade
;
Electronic books ; local
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
An internationally acknowledged authority on all aspects of the theory of international trade and payments, this book collects Harry Johnson's contributions to the study of international trade, including a critique of the theory of effective protection. The book discusses: the integration of income distribution and other aspects of the economy into the positive theory of tariffs the issues raised by the use of tariffs to promote economic development the implications of distortions of various kinds in the working of competition for tariff theory and policy the costs of protection the implications of effective protection for world economic development and the economic effects of trade preferences the question of free trade and the extent to which it requires the harmonization other aspects of economic policy.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. - Description based on print version record
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