Is the World Trade Organization responsible for protectionism? That question is based on the idea that if the WTO is responsible for ensuring a level playing field for global traders, and if the global trading system is broken because the playing field is not level, and if global traders respond to an imbalanced field and ineffective referee with domestic protectionism, then the WTO is – theoretically – responsible....
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In this Content Package you’ll find a balanced, fact-based discussion of the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy trade case against China's solar manufacturers; an exploration of how China’s solar industry has grown so big so fast; and a thorough analysis of what might be the consequences – many of them likely unintended – of likely outcomes of this US-China trade case. We trust you will come away with a new sense of how...
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China’s currency manipulation has long been a hot topic. In many ways, the status quo remains the same: China allows the renminbi (RMB) to appreciate some (about 22 percent overall since July 2005; about 7 percent since June 2010) when it makes sense for China. In the U.S., policymakers make lots of noise about “punishing” China for its currency manipulation, though the U.S....
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“Is there some action a government like India’s [or China’s, or America’s] could take that would lead the Indian [Chinese, American] economy to grow? . . . If so, what action exactly? If not, what is it about the ‘nature of India [China, America]’ that makes it so? The consequences for human welfare involved in questions like these are simply staggering: Once one starts to think about them, it is hard to...
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