The Political Economy of Protection: Theory and the Chilean Experience

by Daniel Lederman

Book Overview

The Political Economy of Protection explains why countries, especially developing countries, change their trade policies over the course of history. It does so through an interdisciplinary approach, which borrows analyses from both political science and economics. While the central focus of this book is to explain historical changes in trade policy in one country, Chile, it is broadly relevant for students, scholars, and trade specialists...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804749175
• ISBN13: 9780804749176
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"