In thinking of protectionism, the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and what might come next, here are two interesting angles.
Governments with their backs against the wall
Ideally, stabilisation using monetary and fiscal policy, alongside actions by the private sector, should restrain the decline in consumption, and yield conditions which are not too harsh for households. At [...]

I wrote two columns on trade liberalisation in Financial Express:

Where did the Bombay Club go wrong?
Trade liberalisation: Looking beyond the WTO

Also see:

Protectionism by India, as seen at Global Trade Alert.
The [...]

On February 25, 2009, Henry Seggerman-who manages the successful Korean International Investment Fund, was the guest speaker at a Korea Society (based in New York City) symposium entitled The Perils of Protectionism: Korea’s Investment Challenge. He is also a noted columnist for the Korea Times and a contributor to other noteworthy publications such as the Wall [...]