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Beyond Free Trade: Firms, Government, and Global Competition
Beyond Free Trade Firms Government and Global Competition Author:Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business School Press Beyond Free Trade grew from the conviction of David B. Yoffie and some of his colleagues that current debates about world trade are missing the depth and complexity of the tremendous changes taking place in the international economy. In looking at firms that actually move goods, services, and capital around the world, the authors incorporate res... more »earch on industries that cut across all spectrums: high tech (telecommunications, computers, and semiconductors); low tech (bearings, automobiles, and construction equipment); services (insurance); manufacturing; and raw materials. They argue that the invisible hand of Adam Smith and David Ricardo is being replaced by the guiding hands of multinational corporations and governments. As a result, politicians and firms now have the opportunity to structure global competition in new ways.« less