Against The Tide: An Intellectual History Of Free Trade; Author: Irwin, Douglas A.; Paperback

Author: Irwin, Douglas A.
Paperback; 14 Halftones
278 pages
Published: March 1998
University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
ISBN: 0691058962

Free trade enjoys an intellectual status unrivaled by any other doctrine in the field of economics. A professor of economics explains how free trade achieved this position and has endured against the tide of abundant criticisms and theoretical challenges from Adam Smith's day through the present. Full of new insights and unexpected delights. . . . A work that is not only interesting and inspiring but of great practical use.--Paul Krugman, Journal of Economic Literature. 14 photos.Free trade enjoys an intellectual status unrivalled by any other doctrine in the field of economics. Douglas Irwin explains how free trade achieved this position and has endured against the tide of abundent criticisms and theoretical challenges from Adam Smith's day through to the present.