Bibliograph

Trade is not a four-letter word, how six everyday products make the case for trade, Fred P. Hochberg

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Trade is not a four-letter word, how six everyday products make the case for trade, Fred P. Hochberg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-279) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Trade is not a four-letter word

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1105949421

Responsibility statement

Fred P. Hochberg

Sub title

how six everyday products make the case for trade

Summary

Trade allows us to sell what we produce at home and purchase what we don't. It lowers prices and gives us greater variety and innovation. Yet it has become an easy excuse for struggling economies, a scapegoat for our failures to adapt to a changing world, and nothing short of a four-letter word. Hochberg pulls back the curtain on six everyday products, each with a surprising story to tell: the taco salad, the Honda Odyssey, the banana, the iPhone, the college degree, and the smash hit HBO series Game of Thrones. Behind these examples are stories that help explain not only how trade has shaped our lives so far but also how we can use trade to build a better future for our own families, for America, and for the world. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Clearing the air. The Rockies, the Rockys, and 300 years of American trade ; The giant sucking sound ; A myth-busting interlude -- Six products that make the case for trade. The spice of life ; The most American car on the road ; The $10 banana ; How do you like them apples? ; A matter of degrees ; Why winter came -- Further beyond. Realities ; Remedies -- Epilogue

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