All Posts Tagged With: "trade liberalization"
Adam Smith in China
James Dorn is a China specialist at the Cato Institute and professor of economics at Towson University in Maryland. A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Times of India, January 24, 2007. China’s transition from plan to market since 1978 has not only increased prosperity but also has led to a new [...]
1May2007 | James A. Dorn | 2 comments | ContinuedInstitutions and Development: The Case of China
James Dorn (jdorn@cato.org) is a China specialist and vice president for academic affairs at the Cato Institute. He is coeditor of China’s Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat? (Cato Institute, 2000). An earlier version of this article appeared in Vital Speeches of the Day (November 15, 2005). From a liberal perspective the goal of economic [...]
1Jun2006 | James A. Dorn | 0 comments | ContinuedEnding Farm Subsidies Wouldn’t Help the Third World?
Talks by the 146 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) collapsed last fall over trade-liberalization disputes between rich and poor countries. The biggest bone of contention was the extent to which the “first world”—mainly Europe, the United States, and Japan—were willing to slash their huge farm subsidies. More than 20 developing countries, including Brazil, [...]
1Apr2004 | E.C. Pasour Jr. | 5 comments | ContinuedFree Trade and Human Rights in China
James A. Dorn is vice president for academic affairs at the Cato Institute. This essay is a condensed version of his article in the Spring/Summer 1996 Cato Journal. The best way to promote human rights around the world is to promote free trade. Trade liberalization improves ties among nations, increases their wealth, and advances civil [...]
1May1997 | James A. Dorn | 3 comments | Continued-
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