There are three main paradigms that are the basis for the industrial policies throughout the world: institutionalism, Marxism, and free- enterprise. Of the three, two have been widely and intensively implemented and both of them have dismally failed. Institutionalism and Marxism either are, or...

There are three main paradigms that are the basis for the industrial policies throughout the world: institutionalism, Marxism, and free-enterprise. Of the three, two have been widely and intensively implemented and both of them have dismally failed. Institutionalism and Marxism either are, or...

Numerous studies have found that trade sanctions are ineffective, and even at times counterproductive. President Jimmy Carter's ban on the sale of American wheat to Russia harmed U.S. farmers and benefited Canadian farmers. The long-standing sanctions against Cuba have denied American investors...

This paper examines the question of whether it is ethical for company officials to use the force of government to reduce or eliminate foreign competition, using the antidumping laws as a case study. Antidumping laws are ostensibly aimed at preventing foreign producers from dumping their products...

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...