文档介绍：“The word‘protection’is no longer taboo(禁忌语)”.This short sentence,uttered by French resident Nicolas Sarkozy last month,may have launched a new era in economic ? or decades,Western leaders have believed that lowering trade barriers and tariffs was a natural so,they reasoned,would lead to greater economic efficiency and productivity,which in turn would improve human free trade thus became a moral,not just an economic,cause.
These leaders,of course,weren’t acting out of knew their economies were the petitive,so they’d profit most from developing countries feared that their economies would be swamped by superior Western ,however,the tables have turned…though few acknowledge West continues to preach free trade,but practices it less and ,meanwhile,continues to plead for special protection but practices more and more free trade .
That’s why Sarkozy’s words were so important:he finally injected some honesty into the trade truth is that large parts of the West are losing faith in tree trade,though few leaders admit economists are more Krugman is one of the few willing to acknowledge that protectionist arguments are the short run,there will be winners and losers under free ,of course,is what capitalism is all