Monthly Archives: February 2011

February 23, 2011

Why Trade has Survived the Crisis

Jagdish Bhagwati

The current crisis is twofold: it affects Wall Street and Main Street — that is, both finance and the real economy. It has also been accompanied by a sharp decline in trade. The reasons for this decline — manifested not … Continue reading →

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February 3, 2011

Globalization Marches On

Jagdish Bhagwati

In a recent symposium in the Financial Times on globalization’s prospects in 2011, the columnist Gideon Rachman observed that, “When Barack Obama visited India recently, the US President warned his hosts that the debate about globalization has reopened in the … Continue reading →

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