Readings in free trade

Introduction . . 9
Further Reading . . 25

Kurt Tucholsky (1932): A Poem to Set the Tone . . 26
Adam Smith (1776): A Critique of Mercantilism . . 29
David Ricardo (1817): The Argument in Favour of Free Trade: Comparative Advantage . . 47
Richard Cobden (1844): Against the Economy of Privileges . . 62
Frederic Bastiat (1846): Protection from the Sun . . 67
Henry George (1886): Should "Infant Industries" be Protected? . . 75
Ludwig von Mises (1927): Free Trade as a Peace Policy . . 83
Gottfried Haberler(1933): Free trade, monopolies and wages . . 93
Jagdish Bhagwati (1988): Multilateralism and Development . . 99
Otto Graf Lambsdorff (1995): Protectionism: The Modern Imperialism . . 110
C. Christian von Weizsacker (1999): The Ethics of the International Capital Market . . 130
Mario Vargas Llosa (2000): More Globalisation, More Democracy! . . 138

About the Editor . . 150