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The Case for Free Trade and Open Immigration
This book presents the uncompromising moral and philosophical case for the right of individuals to freely trade and move wherever they desire without government restriction.
143 pages, Paperback
Published April 1, 1995
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April 25, 2018
The title reflects well in this collection of articles. They are quite well organized, yet at times the text becomes repetitive, marking the lack of editing. At 99c, it's still a bargain.
July 25, 2024
A COLLECTION OF ESSAYS SUPPORTING BOTH FREE TRADE AND (RELATIVELY) OPEN IMMIGRATION
This 1995 Future of Freedom Foundation publication contains essays by persons such as Lawrence Reed, James Bovard, co-editors Richard Ebeling and Jacob Hornberger, and even Ludwig von Mises (a reprinted 1978 essay).
Ebeling wrote in the Introduction, "The establishment of free trade is a simple process for any government to introduce ... This is all governments need to do and should do... But this is not the purpose of the international organizations established by the governments of the world. Their purpose is to facilitate politically managed trade." (Pg. xii-xiii)
One essayist argues that "if 'no dole' was an express condition of immigration, immigrants who would come to the U.S. would be the types we want---people who like to take risks, work hard, and be self-reliant and independent--energizing qualities that every society should cherish." (Pg. 5)
Another essayist asserts that "Protectionism is ... the federal government promising not to let American consumers escape from American businesses who want to charge them higher prices. Protectionism means shackling some people in order to enrich other people." (Pg. 43)
One essayist admits that "free trade does not necessarily create more jobs... (producers) will be stimulated by import competition to increase the output of those commodities in which they are relatively more efficient... This does mean job losses in high-cost industries and job gains in low-cost industries." (Pg. 68)
This book is still of interest to anyone interested in the free trade debate.
This 1995 Future of Freedom Foundation publication contains essays by persons such as Lawrence Reed, James Bovard, co-editors Richard Ebeling and Jacob Hornberger, and even Ludwig von Mises (a reprinted 1978 essay).
Ebeling wrote in the Introduction, "The establishment of free trade is a simple process for any government to introduce ... This is all governments need to do and should do... But this is not the purpose of the international organizations established by the governments of the world. Their purpose is to facilitate politically managed trade." (Pg. xii-xiii)
One essayist argues that "if 'no dole' was an express condition of immigration, immigrants who would come to the U.S. would be the types we want---people who like to take risks, work hard, and be self-reliant and independent--energizing qualities that every society should cherish." (Pg. 5)
Another essayist asserts that "Protectionism is ... the federal government promising not to let American consumers escape from American businesses who want to charge them higher prices. Protectionism means shackling some people in order to enrich other people." (Pg. 43)
One essayist admits that "free trade does not necessarily create more jobs... (producers) will be stimulated by import competition to increase the output of those commodities in which they are relatively more efficient... This does mean job losses in high-cost industries and job gains in low-cost industries." (Pg. 68)
This book is still of interest to anyone interested in the free trade debate.
August 12, 2010
The ideas in this book are great. The flaw in this book was that it is a collection of articles, most of which are by the same two authors. As such, many of the articles repeat arguments already covered in a previous essay. There are some wonderful ones included though, so I'd recommend checking it out.
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