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dc.titlePolitical Economy of Trade Policy in Latin America
dc.contributor.authorCornick, Jorge
dc.contributor.authorFrieden, Jeffry
dc.contributor.authorMesquita Moreira, Mauricio
dc.contributor.authorStein, Ernesto H.
dc.contributor.editorCornick, Jorge
dc.contributor.editorFrieden, Jeffry
dc.contributor.editorMesquita Moreira, Mauricio
dc.contributor.editorStein, Ernesto H.
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageBrazil
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageCosta Rica
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2022-02-09T00:02:00
dc.date.issue2022-02-09T00:02:00
dc.description.abstractFew propositions in economics are as widely accepted as the theory of comparative advantage: If two countries have a comparative advantage in the production of different goods and services, trade can be welfare-enhancing for both. But trade policy has always been controversial in Latin America, as it is not made by academic economists but by politicians who need to gather and maintain the support of constituents who in some cases have much to lose or gain from different trade policies. This book walks the reader through a complex thicket of contending interests and disparate political institutions to analyze why Latin American governments make the trade policies they do. Its chapters show how an array of different governments have attempted to navigate frequently conflicting interests and ideas, and how different institutional arrangements impinge on trade policy design and outcomes. It is to be hoped that the experiences analyzed here can inform the making of future policy and, perhaps, help improve it.
dc.format.extent318
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003986
dc.identifier.isbn9781597824941
dc.identifier.isbn9781597824934
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Political-Economy-of-Trade-Policy-in-Latin-America.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTrade Policy
dc.subjectTariff System
dc.subjectInternational Trade Policy
dc.subjectIndustry
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectEconomic Integration
dc.subject.jelcodeF13 - Trade Policy • International Trade Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeF14 - Empirical Studies of Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeF15 - Economic Integration
dc.subject.jelcodeO24 - Trade Policy • Factor Movement Policy • Foreign Exchange Policy
dc.typeBooks
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-BK-00245
idb.operationRG-K1198
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