The Customs Union Issue
Jacob Viner author Paul Oslington editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc
Published:27th Feb '14
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Jacob Viner's The Customs Union Issue was originally published in 1950 by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. It set the framework for the contemporary debate over the benefits or otherwise of preferential trading agreements such as the European Union, NAFTA, and APEC. Viner developed the concepts of trade creation and diversion in this work as he pioneered the analysis of the global politics of trade agreements. This revival of Viner's classic work includes an introduction that places this book in the context of his life's work and the post-WWI economic and political situation. The introduction also traces the reception of Viner's work and discusses its continuing relevance for international economists, political scientists, and historians.
Due to the proliferation of preferential trading arrangements, the questions Viner addresses and some of his insights are more important and relevant today...Jacob Viner's classic work, The Customs Union Issue, edited and with an introduction by Paul Oslington, has a special significance.The book is accessible to a broad range of readers, including trade students, trade economists, policy-makers and business people. The book will benefit anyone who is interested in non-discriminatory free trade in general and in free trade agreements in particular. * Chunlai Chen, Economic Record *
Jacob Viner's seminal work on customs unions drew attention to the key fact that preferential free trade agreements are different from, and generally inferior to, non-discriminatory free trade. While the issues we confront today over the downside of preferential trade agreements have shifted and multiplied, Viner's work remains as a warning that policymakers cannot afford to ignore. * Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor (Economics, Law and International Affairs), Columbia University; author of Termites in the Trading System: How Preferential Agreements Undermine Free Trade *
ISBN: 9780199756124
Dimensions: 145mm x 211mm x 25mm
Weight: 363g
248 pages