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'A scholarly lexicon and stimulating -rough guide- for cultural studies as it confronts and navigates the shifting sands of past, present and future' - Tim O'Sullivan, Head of Media and Cultural Production, De Montfort University. 'I'm certain undergraduate and postgraduate readers will consider the Dictionary to be a highly useful resource. Taken together, the definitions provide a effective overview of the field' - Stuart Allan, Reader in Cultural Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol. 'Any student wishing to acquaint her or himself with the field of cultural studies will find this an enormously useful book' - Joke Hermes, Editor, European Journal of Cultural Studies and Lecturer in Television Studies, University of Amsterdam. Containing over 200 entries on key concepts and theorists, the Dictionary provides an unparalled guide to cultural studies. The definitions are authoritative, stimulating and written in an accessible styl and include eup-to-date entries on new concepts and innovative approaches.
Table of Contents
Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
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List of Tables and Figures ix | |||
Preface xiii | |||
Introduction 1 | |||
Other Indicators of the Importance of Agricultural Trade, 2 | |||
Some Historical Developments, 6 | |||
New Developments in World Trade, 10 | |||
Outline, 13 | |||
References, 14 | |||
Conceptualizing Comparative Advantage and the Gains from Trade 17 | |||
Absolute Advantage, 17 | |||
Comparative Advantage, 19 | |||
Modern Theory of Comparative Advantage and Gains from Trade, 24 | |||
Resource Endowment and Trade, 35 | |||
Arguments for Trade Barriers, 40 | |||
A Note on the Theory of the Second Best, 41 | |||
References, 42 | |||
Annex to Chapter 2: Proof of Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem, 44 | |||
Measuring Comparative Advantage, Protection, and the Gains | |||
from Trade Liberalization 49 | |||
Policy Interventions, 49 | |||
Nominal Protection Coefficient, 49 | |||
Exchange Rate Distortion, 56 | |||
Effective Protection Coefficient, 58 | |||
Domestic Resource Costs: Measuring Comparative Advantage, 61 | |||
Producer and Consumer Subsidy Equivalents, 64 | |||
Classical Welfare Analysis, 67 | |||
A Note on Competitive Advantage, 72 | |||
Conclusions, 74 | |||
References, 74 | |||
4 Border Interventions: Taxes, Subsidies, and Quotas 77 | |||
Interventions by Importers, 78 | |||
Interventions by Exporters, 87 | |||
Import and Export Tax Symmetry, 95 | |||
Conclusions, 96 | |||
References, 96 | |||
5 Agricultural Commodity Programs and World Trade 99 | |||
Farm and Food Commodity Price Ceilings, 100 | |||
Productivity and Trade, 102 | |||
American Commodity Programs, 105 | |||
Mandatory Controls, 110 | |||
Self-Sufficiency Rice Policy in Japan, 112 | |||
European Community Policy, 115 | |||
Conclusions, 120 | |||
References, 121 | |||
6 Macroeconomic Policy, Exchange Rates, and Trade 123 | |||
The Foreign Exchange Market, 125 | |||
Determinants of Demand and Supply of Foreign Exchange, 129 | |||
Foreign Exchange, Supply-Demand Equilibrium, and Price Response, 134 | |||
Balance of Payments, 141 | |||
Macroeconomic Linkages, 143 | |||
The Economic Degradation Process, 147 | |||
Conclusions, 152 | |||
References, 153 | |||
Annex to Chapter 6: Derivation of Marshall-Lerner Condition, 155 | |||
7 Introduction to Strategic Trade Theory 157 | |||
Genesis, 157 | |||
The Theory of Games, 159 | |||
Theory of Duopoly, 163 | |||
Conjectural Variations, 175 | |||
Appropriateness of Strategic Trade Theory, 177 | |||
References, 178 | |||
8 Strategic Trade Theory, Market Power, and the Political Economy of Trade 181 | |||
Relating Strategic Trade Analysis to Traditional Analysis, 181 | |||
Tariffs, Quotas, and Imperfect Competition, 182 | |||
Gains from Market Power, 185 | |||
Grain Export Industry Performance, 194 | |||
Reinterpreting Orthodoxy in the Context of Modern Trade Theory, 196 | |||
Forms of Trade, 198 | |||
Other Political-Economic Considerations, 200 | |||
Conclusions, 201 | |||
References, 202 | |||
9 Institutions and Trade Policies 205 | |||
International Monetary Fund, 205 | |||
World Bank, 208 | |||
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), 210 | |||
International Commodity Agreements, 219 | |||
Bloc or Regional Integration Institutions, 224 | |||
Conclusions, 227 | |||
References, 228 | |||
Annex to Chapter 9: The General Agreement Articles as of 1989, 230 | |||
10 Major Players in World Trade 233 | |||
Three Economic Superpowers, 233 | |||
Other Players, 238 | |||
Third-World Developments, 242 | |||
Justifications for Trade Barriers in Today's World, 245 | |||
Conclusions, 247 | |||
References, 248 | |||
11 American Agricultural Trade Policy 251 | |||
US Trade Institutions for Formulating and Administering Trade Policy, 251 | |||
US Trade Restrictions, 254 | |||
Agricultural Export Assistance, Preferences, and Promotion, 256 | |||
Economic Development Assistance, 261 | |||
New Directions for Trade Policy, 264 | |||
Trade Negotiation Strategy, 270 | |||
Conclusions, 279 | |||
References, 280 | |||
12 Agricultural Trade Models 283 | |||
Theoretical Research, 283 | |||
Empirical Models, 285 | |||
References, 290 | |||
Annex A to Chapter 12: A Multiregion, Multicommodity, Nonspatial, | |||
Partial Equilibrium, Empirical Model Using Constant Elasticity | |||
Behavioral Equations, 292 | |||
Annex B to Chapter 12: Policy Analysis with a Simple | |||
Wheat Trade Model, 297 | |||
Glossary 301 | |||
Index 311 | |||
About the Book and Author 319 |