Aspects of the Theory of Tariffs (Collected Works of Harry Johnson) (Collected Works of Harry G. Johnson)

by HarryJohnson (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2013

  $219.20

  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.