ABSTRACT

This book examines how trade policy is determined in democratic countries, and illustrates how protectionist policies are engendered by political processes that allow groups to pursue their own interests.

chapter 3|6 pages

3. Protection under Direct Democracy

chapter 9|19 pages

9. Trade Policy as Social Insurance

chapter 10|12 pages

10. The Institutional Setting

chapter 11|16 pages

11. Evidence

chapter 12|2 pages

12. Concluding Remarks