These two volumes survey the most important scholarly writings in economics and political science that explain the drivers and constraints to freer world trade....

In 2006, a team led by the English economist Sir Nicholas Stern issued a striking report that analyzed the economic dimensions of global climate change and called for immediate collective action to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions....

NAFTA entered into force in 1994 after a bitter Congressional debate. But NAFTA in operation has proved no less controversial than NAFTA before ratification, for both supporters and opponents of trade liberalization have cited experience with the agreement to justify their positions....

Book DescriptionThe mainstay of federal business taxation, the US corporate income tax, is riddled with distortions and inequities. As a means of taxing the richest Americans?a popular goal?the corporate income tax is a hopeless failure. Many companies pay no corporate tax, and among those that do the burden is highly uneven....

Price divergence is readily apparent to anyone who shops. Travelers from Manchester to London, or from Chicago to Paris, are hit by sticker shock. Products ranging from London Fog raincoats to Viagra are available over the Internet at half their retail store prices....

Air and water pollution blighted northern Mexican cities long before NAFTA was a glimmer on the political horizon....