The New School Graduate Program in International Affairs

GPIA Public Policy Workshop Series presents

Anwar Shaikh
Professor
Department of Economics
Graduate Faculty
New School for Social Research

"Secrets of International Trade: History, Theory and Implications for Development Policy"

The discussion of trade theory and policy is dominated by two myths. First, that developed countries got to be rich through free trade policies. And second, that trade theory proves that this was, and still is, the best way to enrich a nation. I will show that the rich nations largely regulated and restricted trade to their own benefit, and I will present a theory of international trade which shows that this was, and still is, the right way to enhance development.

About the Public Policy Workshop Series:

Workshops on the State: Public Policies on Industrialization, Sustainable Development, and the Welfare State

The purpose of these workshops is to bring together students and faculty who are interested in exploring the nature, challenges, and possible limitations to state policies that address the complex links between poverty reduction, job creation, environmental sustainability, globalization, and industrialization. Given the deeply problematic empirical and theoretical nature of free market policies, our goal in this workshop will be to analyze alternative or "progressive" socio-economic policies.