The China Deal: If You Can't Sell It, Buy It

Lisa & Ian Murray seamus at accessone.com
Sun May 21 13:21:04 PDT 2000


Doug H.> It is in part. But what I really want to challenge is the idea, common on the left, that trade is a zero-sum game. ======= The lack of adequate global environmental metrics to complement the current accounting mechanisms make claims of zero-sum or non-zero sum extremely problematic. Also, it may be the case that some are thinking in terms of the distribution of power that defines the terms of trade as zero-sum in the way Dems.-Repugs. vying over seats in Congress is zero-sum until population dynamics creates the need for more seats in the House; the Senate is zero-sum.

Ian



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