Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain and Interconnected Global Economy

Auteur

Nicolás Albertoni is Fulbright-Laspau Scholar and Professor at the Universidad Católica del Uruguay. He is an active researcher at the Uruguayan National System for Researchers (SNI-ANII) and non-resident associate researcher at the University of Southern California's Security and Political Economy (SPEC) Laboratory, USA. He is currently Uruguay's deputy minister of foreign affairs. He holds a PhD in political science and international relations from the University of Southern California (USC), where he received the Order of Arethe, the highest honor accorded to graduate students. He received a master's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in Latin American Studies, and a master' degree in Economics, and a master's degree in Politics and International Relations from USC.

Texte du rabat

Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain and Interconnected Global Economy argues that in a global context dominated by economic uncertainty and interdependencies, the mechanisms that have fueled the diffusion of trade liberalisation under the World Trade Organization can also become channels for protectionism.

Résumé
Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain and Interconnected Global Economy argues that in a global context dominated by economic uncertainty and interdependencies, the mechanisms that have fueled the diffusion of trade liberalisation under the World Trade Organization can also become channels for protectionism.

Contenu

1. Trade Protectionism in an Uncertain Global Economy and the Necessity for a New Framework of Analysis 2. A Historical Overview of 21st Century Protectionism: How Did We Arrive at This Point? 3. Understanding Trade Protectionism Piece by Piece: Evidence from the Data 4. Protectionism and Trade Policy Responses: A Quantitative Approach 5. A Comparative Approach: Protectionism and Trade Policy Responses in Latin America 6. Conclusions and Final Thoughts