how openness helps developing countries grow richer and combat poverty Panagariya, Arvind. creator text bibliography nyu New York Oxford University Press c2019 2019 monographic eng

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xiv, 362 p. : ill. 1. Setting the stage -- Part I Why free trade matters -- 2. The positive case for trade openness -- 3. The mirage of infant industry protection -- 4. Other common arguments for protection -- Part II Trade, growth, poverty, and inequality -- 5.Trade openness, growth, and poverty: exposing the critics' specious arguments -- 6.Trade openness and growth: the empirical evidence -- 7.Trade openness and poverty: the empirical evidence -- 8. Trade openness and inequality -- Part III Miracles of yesteryear -- 9. The uncontroversial case of Hong Kong and Singapore -- 10. Taiwan: an early triumph of outward orientation -- 11. South Korea: from basket case to upper middle income -- Part IV Miracles of today -- 12. India: from near autarky to near free trade -- 13. China: from isolation to global dominance -- 14. Other success stories in Asia, Africa, and Latin America -- 15. In conclusion. Arvind Panagariya. Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-354) and index. Free trade Developing countries Economic development Developing countries HF2580.9 .P36 2019 9780190914493 (hbk.) 0190914491 (hbk.) 2018026679 210127 on1041227325