Theories of tariffs : trade wars, trade agreements, and political economy

This thesis is concerned with the general trade theoretic issue of what explains tariffs. Two possible theories are investigated: (i) the optimum tariff argument where countries exploit their market power to affect world prices, and (ii) the political economy argument, where well-organised interest...

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Main Author: Chongbunwatana, Komkrich
Published: University of Nottingham 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410180