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Benefits of Trade Costs of Protectionism

CONTENTS
Introduction
Why Liberalize Trade?
Protectionism and Politics
Developing Countries Need to Open Markets to Each Other
Calming Workers' Fears About Trade
Learning the Correct Lesson About Protectionism
A Clear Model for Reform
How the WTO Fights Protectionism
Bibliography
Internet Resources
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U.S. GOVERNMENT

Federal Reserve Bank of New York
http://www.newyorkfed.org/education/fx/free.html

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
http://www.ustr.gov/index.html

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Economic Research Service, WTO Briefing Room
http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/Wto/

U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. International Trade Administration
http://trade.gov/index.asp

U.S. Department of State
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Trade Policy and Programs
http://www.state.gov/e/eb/tpp/

Bureau of International Information Programs, Trade and Economics
http://usinfo.state.gov/ei/

OTHER RESOURCES

CATO Institute, Center for Trade Policy Studies
http://www.freetrade.org/index.php
The mission of the Cato Institute Center for Trade Policy Studies is to increase public understanding of the benefits of free trade and the costs of protectionism.

Economic Strategy Institute (ESI)
http://www.econstrat.org/
The Economic Strategy Institute is dedicated to assuring that globalization works with market forces to achieve maximum benefits rather than distorting markets and imposing costs.

Globalisation Institute
http://www.globalisationinstitute.org/index.php
The Globalisation Institute is a think tank founded in 2005 with the aim of examining how globalization can be harnessed to work for the world's poorest.

The Library of Economics and Liberty
http://www.econlib.org/index.html
The Library of Economics and Liberty is dedicated to advancing the study of economics, markets, and liberty. It offers resources for students, teachers, researchers, and aficionados of economic thought.

National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC)
http://www.nftc.org/
The NFTC is a U.S. business organization that advocates the international and public policy priorities of its members on international trade, investment, tax, and export finance.

Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
http://www.oecd.org/topic/0,2686,en_2649_37431_1_1_1_1_37431,00.html

Peterson Institute for International Economics
http://www.iie.com/research/researcharea.cfm?ResearchTopicID=5
The Peterson Institute, formerly the Institute for International Economics, is devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the institute has provided timely, objective analysis and concrete solutions to key international economic problems.

United States Council for International Business (USCIB)
http://www.uscib.org/index.asp
Founded in 1945 to promote free trade and represent business in the newly formed United Nations, USCIB presents businesses' views directly to U.S. policy makers and officials in the United Nations, the European Union, and a host of other governments and groups.

World Trade Organization
http://www.wto.org/

Benefits of Trade Costs of Protectionism

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