International Trade

Question:
What causes trade protectionism? Why is the trade protectionism on the rise? Examine mechanisms by which governments can influence trade flows. Illustrate your answer with examples of current international trade restrictions. You are required to evaluate the quality of literature and data resources used in the assignment.
Your discussion should demonstrate a clear understanding of theories of trade protectionism.

Guidance Notes:
The individual assignment is expected to cover the following issues:
Define trade protectionism as a concept using a range of reliable references, such as a core text or a peer reviewed journal article.
Examine theories of trade protectionism. Give clear reference to literature on theories of trade protectionism from reliable sources.
Identify causes of trade protectionism. Give clear reference to literature from reliable sources.
Identify the reasons for the rise in trade protectionism. Give clear reference to literature from
reliable sources.
Identify and give recent examples of mechanisms of trade intervention (tariff and non-tariff
barriers) in the context of the assignments debate. Give clear reference to literature from
reliable sources.
Give evidence of the evaluation of the literature and data sources used in the assignment.
Provide reference to different case studies (either based on secondary source information or
data sources) to show how the different theories of international trade and practices work.

Structure:
An introduction to an essay should address itself directly to the question or topics you have been asked to discuss.
The main section of the essay should outline the argument(s) that describe your response to an essay question. It might be an idea or a notion which explores in a discursive manner. In this case the order of the topics being examined forms the structure of the essay argument.
The conclusion of an essay should draw together all the previous points of your argument into one general statement, which is then directly related to the essay topic or the question you have been answering.

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