Protectionism, State Discrimination, and International Business since the Onset of the Global Financial Crisis.
Journal
Journal of International Business Policy
ISSN
2522-0691
ISSN-Digital
2522-0705
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2019-02
Author(s)
Abstract
The manner and extent of state discrimination against international business since the start of the Global Financial Crisis is documented and interpreted. Without resorting to 1930s-style across-the-board tariff increases, governments have tilted the playing field in favor of local firms so often since November 2008 that 70% of the world’s goods exports competed against crisis-era trade distortions by 2013. Export mercantilism and other forms of selective subsidization are persistent features of crisis-era policy response. Available evidence also casts doubt on the notion that foreign direct investments have been treated as well as successive World Investment Reports contend.
Language
English
Refereed
Yes
Volume
2
Number
1
Start page
9
End page
36
Pages
28
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
259860