A review by kwheeles
Clashing Over Commerce: A History of US Trade Policy by Douglas A. Irwin

3.0

Fascinating detailed review of US trade policy and lessons. The shift from revenue (prior to the income tax tariffs were the major source of government revenue) to protection (from foreign competition) to reciprocity over time is detailed. In light of the iconoclastic measures being pursued these days in terms of trade policy, I wanted to review both the policies and the lessons drawn from them. This was a good book for that purpose, and does nothing to convince me the administration has a plan or understands what they are doing. Quite a project.