Author:
Griswold, Daniel T., 1958-
Imprint:Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, c2009.
Descriptionxv, 203 p.; 24 cm.
Note:Introduction : Main Street meets the global economy -- America's consuming interest in trade -- How American workers and families have traded up -- U.S. manufacturing in a global economy : more stuff, better stuff, fewer workers -- America's trade deficit : accounting abstraction or public enemy no.1? -- Foreign investment : paying dividends for American families -- America in the global economy : strong, free, and open for business -- More like us : the growth of the global middle class -- The protectionist swindle : how trade barriers cheat the poor and the middle class -- A trade agenda for a free people.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.