This article is divided into four sections. The first section is on the philosophy of protectionism and reviews several of the most commonly given reasons that have been used to justify protectionism over the past few hundred years. The author points out that these arguments generally support...

Part I provides an introduction and overview and discusses topics such as the present state of Japanese-American trade policy, the trade deficit mentality, antidumping laws, auto industry protection, exchange rate manipulation, Super 301 and the hypocrisy of the United States position. Part II...

This paper presents an overview of antidumping laws, summarizes some recent antidumping cases that have been filed in the United States against Korean companies, and discusses some moral aspects of initiating an antidumping investigation that have been ignored by other researchers and commentators

This article reviews some recent anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations that involved various segments of the computer industry. Part I provides an overview of the anti-dumping laws. Part II discusses administration of the anti-dumping laws. Part III reviews recent anti-dumping...

Antidumping laws were designed to protect domestic industry from foreign competition. They protect producers at the expense of consumers, which results in higher prices, lower quality products, less consumer choice and a general lowering of the standard of living for the vast majority of people....

This paper was written in response to an article by Alan Tonelson, titled "Beating Back Predatory Trade," which appeared in FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Vol. 73, No. 4 (July/August, 1994). After reading Alan Tonelson's article defending protectionism, the authors felt compelled to respond to his many...

United States trade policy has been criticized on a number of counts in recent years. The last few presidents have advocated free trade and the free flow of goods and services and have taken steps to reduce some trade barriers such as tariffs. But other policies, most notably U.S. antidumping...

The People's Republic of China has been the number one target of antidumping actions filed by the U.S. Commerce Department on behalf of various domestic industries. One reason for this special status is because the PRC is one of the world's lowest cost producers. Because of the cost structure of...

The vast majority of articles and books that have been written about trade and trade policy -- nearly all -- look at trade from a utilitarian perspective. Utilitarians take the position that if free trade is a good policy, it is good because the vast majority benefits. Free trade gives consumers...

This paper reviews the evolution of antidumping laws, the negative effects they have had on trade, and the recent changes in these laws that resulted from the Uruguay Round. The author then focuses on the human rights abuses that are inherent in any antidumping law regime and concludes that the...