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We've been told for years that "free" trade is good for America. This book ex-
plains, with lucid prose and impeccable logic, why it isn't so. In reality, no na-
tion, including the United States, ever got rich practicing free trade. Cutting-
edge economics increasingly understands why, and these insights will reshape
policy in the years to come. This is a book for both liberals and conservatives,
but it's also a book the free-trading Democratic and Republican leaderships
don't want people to read. It explains problems the U.S. must solve if it is ever
to achieve real economic recovery. Read this book to get the inside track on
the next chapter of globalization: the rise of smart economic nationalism.
plains, with lucid prose and impeccable logic, why it isn't so. In reality, no na-
tion, including the United States, ever got rich practicing free trade. Cutting-
edge economics increasingly understands why, and these insights will reshape
policy in the years to come. This is a book for both liberals and conservatives,
but it's also a book the free-trading Democratic and Republican leaderships
don't want people to read. It explains problems the U.S. must solve if it is ever
to achieve real economic recovery. Read this book to get the inside track on
the next chapter of globalization: the rise of smart economic nationalism.
"The only way to save our economy is with trade and industrial policies designed to correct
the defects of free trade. Ian Fletcher's Free Trade Doesn't Work is the best guide to develop
such policies"
—Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, U.S. Senator (D-SC) 1966-2005.
"Fletcher has written a powerful and refreshing critique of some cherished assumptions
held by mainstream economists. It is uniformly insightful, often brilliant, and remarkably
readable. Obama’s team should read it – and soon."
—Prof. George C. Lodge, Harvard Business School.
"Some book reviews write themselves, because the book is so clear and articulate and
easily read, and the information in it so straightforward, that all the reviewer needs to do is
lay it out." —Thom Hartmann, liberal TV talk-show host.
"Fletcher knows his stuff; but he can write, too, and does a great job of explaining the
proposition in his title. For sure, nearly all economic theoreticians favor absolute free
trade. His book persuades me they are wrong. Check it out."
—John Derbyshire, conservative commentator, National Review. more praise
the defects of free trade. Ian Fletcher's Free Trade Doesn't Work is the best guide to develop
such policies"
—Sen. Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, U.S. Senator (D-SC) 1966-2005.
"Fletcher has written a powerful and refreshing critique of some cherished assumptions
held by mainstream economists. It is uniformly insightful, often brilliant, and remarkably
readable. Obama’s team should read it – and soon."
—Prof. George C. Lodge, Harvard Business School.
"Some book reviews write themselves, because the book is so clear and articulate and
easily read, and the information in it so straightforward, that all the reviewer needs to do is
lay it out." —Thom Hartmann, liberal TV talk-show host.
"Fletcher knows his stuff; but he can write, too, and does a great job of explaining the
proposition in his title. For sure, nearly all economic theoreticians favor absolute free
trade. His book persuades me they are wrong. Check it out."
—John Derbyshire, conservative commentator, National Review. more praise
