Critique: The Libertarian free trade argument 5 Articles

by Eric Balkan

One of the economic arguments in favor of free trade the unrestricted flow of goods, services, and money across national borders has come from libertarian ideology. Libertarian economists espouse laissez-faire capita...read more

by Jeffrey R. Wright

On Libertarian Economics: Nature's 'Default' State (An Open Letter to Mr. Kaushik Basu - Professor of Economics, Cornell University) (*Let me just say up front that I am fully aware that the Scientific American articl...read more

by Tom Koecke

If the economy were run as Libertarians propose, people would be at liberty to conduct business at will, with the market keeping quality and safety under control. There is some merit to the argument, but there are presumpt...read more

by William Meyers

The Libertarian free trade argument promotes free trade as an absolute good. The real world is complex and no reasonable person should want all human activity to be regulated only by free markets and free trade. Very fe...read more

by Alex Ansong

The Theoretical Justifications of International Trade and the Regulation of International Trade Under the WTO: Implications for Developing Countries Proponents of notable international trade theories like the theory o...read more