Research Catalog

Title

International economics : the theory of policy / Gerald M. Meier.

Author

Meier, Gerald M.

Publication

New York : Oxford University Press, 1980.

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Details

Description

xv, 381 p. : graphs; 25 cm.

Summary

Trade policy has long been a contentious issue within economic theory, and the contemporary significance of the US trade deficit makes an understanding of international economics more vital than ever. In a non-mathematical and accessible style the author presents his analysis of these issues.

Subject

• Economic development
• International economic relations

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographies and indexes.

Contents

Prologue. Toward an international public order -- I. Theory of trade policy. International specialization : Appendix, General equilibrium analysis ; The gains from trade : Appendix, Welfare criteria ; Optimal trade interventions ; Fair trade -- II. Theory of balance of payments policy. Balance of payments problems : Appendix, Balance of payments accounting ; The adjustment process : elasticities approach ; The adjustment process : absorption approach : Appendix, Foreign trade multiplier analysis ; Money and asset markets ; International monetary systems ; Balance of payment policy -- III. Theory of international development policy. The open dualistic economy ; Trade regimes ; Resource transfers -- Epilogue. From theory to policy.

ISBN

0195026365

LCCN

^^^79018710^

OCLC

• 5264406
• SCSB-12624704

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library