Böcker av Kent (Professor of Economics Jones

In an age of global populism, open trade policy has become a victim of anti-globalization and economic nationalism. Populism and Trade addresses these concerns by tracing the impact of divisive political tactics in influencing voters to support protectionism and reject trade integration and cooperation. Focusing on the influence of the Trump administration and the Brexit referendum, Kent Jones explains the fragile nature of global trade institutions andargues for the policies needed to save them.

Reconstructing the World Trade Organization for the 21st Century explores the reasons for the WTO's failure to achieve comprehensive multilateral trade liberalization in the new 21st century global economy. The solution to the problem must come from institutional reforms that can promote global agreement on achieving the gains from trade.