Free Trade Today
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Free Trade Today is an influential book by economist Jagdish Bhagwati that presents a rigorous, accessible defense of free trade and globalization in the modern world economy.
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| Free Trade Today canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Free Trade Today Context triple: [Jagdish Bhagwati, notableWork, Free Trade Today]
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A.
Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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B.
Free Market Fairness
Free Market Fairness is a political philosophy book by John Tomasi that argues for a synthesis of free-market economic principles with robust commitments to social justice and individual rights.
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C.
The Right of Free Exchange
The Right of Free Exchange is a principle in Herbert Spencer’s political philosophy asserting that individuals should be free to trade goods, services, and labor without coercive interference from the state.
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D.
FTA
FTA is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Transportation that provides financial and technical assistance for public transportation systems nationwide.
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E.
Free to Choose
Free to Choose is a 1980 book and television series by economists Milton and Rose Friedman that advocates free-market economic policies and individual liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Free Trade Today Target entity description: Free Trade Today is an influential book by economist Jagdish Bhagwati that presents a rigorous, accessible defense of free trade and globalization in the modern world economy.
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A.
Full Employment and Free Trade
Full Employment and Free Trade is an influential economic treatise by Michael Polanyi that explores how to achieve full employment within a liberal market economy without resorting to central planning.
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B.
Free Market Fairness
Free Market Fairness is a political philosophy book by John Tomasi that argues for a synthesis of free-market economic principles with robust commitments to social justice and individual rights.
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C.
The Right of Free Exchange
The Right of Free Exchange is a principle in Herbert Spencer’s political philosophy asserting that individuals should be free to trade goods, services, and labor without coercive interference from the state.
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D.
FTA
FTA is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Transportation that provides financial and technical assistance for public transportation systems nationwide.
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E.
Free to Choose
Free to Choose is a 1980 book and television series by economists Milton and Rose Friedman that advocates free-market economic policies and individual liberty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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international political economy ⓘ |
| arguesAgainst |
protectionism
ⓘ
trade barriers ⓘ |
| author | Jagdish Bhagwati ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ohlin Lectures ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
anti-globalization arguments
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arguments for widespread protectionism ⓘ |
| discusses |
political economy of trade policy
ⓘ
trade and developing countries ⓘ trade and income distribution ⓘ trade and labor standards ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
benefits of globalization
ⓘ
defense of free trade ⓘ policy debates on trade ⓘ |
| genre |
economic policy
ⓘ
international economics ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
pro-globalization
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pro–free trade ⓘ |
| hasReception | influential in debates on trade policy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
ⓘ
general educated readers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ students of economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
free trade
ⓘ
globalization ⓘ international trade ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible exposition of trade theory
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analysis of globalization controversies ⓘ rigorous defense of free trade ⓘ |
| numberOfChapters | 3 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
In Defense of Globalization
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Protectionism ⓘ |
| series |
Ohlin Lectures series
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linked to:
Ohlin Lectures
|
| targetRegion | global economy ⓘ |
| usesFramework |
neoclassical trade theory
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welfare economics ⓘ |
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