Tema 14: El comercio como fuente de progreso

LIBRO PRINCIPAL: “A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World» by William J. Bernstein

DEBATE: Fecha 27 de enero de 2013, 6 PM, lugar: Vapiano (18th street y M) NW, Washington DC

RESUMEN LIBRO :

«Acclaimed by readers and critics around the globe, A Splendid Exchange is a sweeping narrative history of world trade—from Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C. to the firestorm over globalization today—that brilliantly explores trade’s colorful and contentious past and provides new insights into its future.»

«[An] entertaining and greatly enlightening book . . . Bernstein is a fine writer and knows how to tell a great story well. . . . A Splendid Exchange is a splendid book.» —The New York Times

“Superb . . . [A] significant contribution . . . The chronological range of Bernstein’s book is staggering. . . . A Splendid Exchange is a work of which Adam Smith and Max Weber would have approved…. What really marks Bernstein out is his talent in understanding, and then explaining, international commercial linkages.” —Paul Kennedy, Foreign Affairs

“Sparkling…Fascinating…One freewheeling historical passage follows another…A Splendid Exchange is saved from any possible tedium by its feast of contrarian conclusions, its broad historical sweep, and, especially, its vivid characters.” –Businessweek

“Highly entertaining…In an era when trade is defined by interminable World Trade Organization talks and offers nothing more romantic than slab-sided container ships ploughing between nondescript ports, William Bernstein’s book is like a trip to the movies to watch Johnny Depp swinging through the rigging.” –Hugh Carnegy, Financial Times

“Rollicking…Mr. Bernstein whisks his reader on a tumultuous journey….A Splendid Exchange is a timely and readable reminder that the desire to trade is not only one of the oldest human instincts but also the cause of many of the most important developments in our shared history….For anyone wanting a painless primer in the ideas of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, or more recent economists, such as Paul Samuelson, this is the place to find it.” –The Economist

LIBROS, ARTÍCULOS y MULTIMEDIA Complementarios:

• Anderson, James: «International Trade Theory» – Boston College, New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics. https://www2.bc.edu/~anderson/PalgraveTrade.pdf
• Chislett, William: «The Little Known Story of Spain’s Export Success, But How Long Will It Last?.» Real Instituto Elcano, Septiembre de 2012. http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_eng/Content?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/Elcano_in/Zonas_in/ARI60-2012
• Griswold, Daniel: «US-China Trade, a Collaborative Effort.» The Washington Times, January 2011. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/25/griswold-us-china-trade-a-collaborative-effort/
• Ikenson, Daniel J. and Lincicome, Scott: «Audaciously Hopeful: How President Obama Can Help Restore the Pro-Trade Consensus». Cato Institute, April 2009. http://www.cato.org/publications/trade-policy-analysis/audaciously-hopeful-how-president-obama-can-help-restore-protrade-consensus
• Irwin, Douglas: «A Brief History of International Trade Policy». Library of Economics. http://www.econlib.org/library/Columns/Irwintrade.html
• Krugman, Paul: «Things Free Trade Doesn’t Do.» The New York Times, December 2009. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/10/things-free-trade-doesnt-do/
• Lester, Simon: «Thinking Big on Trade Policy.» The Hill, November 2012. http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-a-budget/269401-thinking-big-on-trade-policy
• Ricardo, David: «On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation.» (1821), Kessinger Publishing, 2010. http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php&title=113. Also see summary: Federal Reserve of Dallas http://www.dallasfed.org/assets/documents/research/ei/ei0402.pdf
• Serrano Sanz, José María: «España y el comercio internacional. Problemas actuales». Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas, 2004. http://www.racmyp.es/docs/anales/A82/A82-18.pdf
• Smith, Adam: «An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations» (1776) http://oll.libertyfund.org/index.php?option=com_staticxt&staticfile=show.php%3Ftitle=220&Itemid=99999999
• Steinberg, Federico: «La economía política del proteccionismo». Cuadernos de Economía, UAM, 2006. http://www.uam.es/departamentos/economicas/analecon/analisis_economico_es/cuadernos_de_economia/numeros/80/80_02.pdf
• VIDEO: Paul Krugman «How I revolutionized international trade» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfte6Ynpe8w
• VIDEO: «Evolution of International Trade Theory» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3OF_BHMHQk
• VIDEO: Milton Friedman «Free Trade vs. Protectionism» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urSe86zpLI4