{"product_id":"trade-is-not-a-four-letter-word-how-six-everyday-products-make-the-case-for-trade-9781982127367","title":"Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word: How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade","description":"\u003cb\u003eTrade myths, busted and debunked, with the help of six surprising everyday goods--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe taco salad, the Honda Odyssey, the banana, the iPhone, the college degree, and the blockbuster HBO series \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrade allows us to sell what we produce at home and purchase what we don't. It lowers prices and gives us greater variety and innovation. Yet understanding our place in the global trade network is rarely so simple, and today's workers are wary of being taken advantage of. Trade has become an easy excuse for struggling economies, a scapegoat for our failures to adapt to a changing world, and--for many Americans on both the right and the left--nothing short of a four-letter word. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut as Fred P. Hochberg reminds us, trade is easier to understand than we commonly think. In \u003ci\u003eTrade Is Not a Four-Letter Word\u003c\/i\u003e, you'll learn how NAFTA became a populist punching bag on both sides of the aisle. You'll learn how Americans can avoid the grim specter of the $10 banana. And you'll finally discover the truth about whether or not, as President Trump once famously tweeted, \"trade wars are good and easy to win.\" (Spoiler alert--they aren't.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHochberg unravels the mysteries of trade by pulling back the curtain on six everyday products, each with a surprising story to tell: the taco salad, the Honda Odyssey, the banana, the iPhone, the college degree, and the smash hit HBO series \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e. Behind these six examples are stories that help explain not only how trade has shaped our lives so far but also how we can use trade to build a better future for our own families, for America, and for the world. There is no going back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrade Is Not a Four-Letter Word \u003c\/i\u003eis the antidote to today's acronym-laden trade jargon pitched to voters with simple promises that rarely play out so one-dimensionally. It's time to read between the lines. Packed with colorful examples and highly digestible explanations, \u003ci\u003eTrade Is Not a Four-Letter Word \u003c\/i\u003eentertains as it dispels popular misconceptions and arms readers with a thorough grasp of the basics of trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982127367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2019 pg. 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2020 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fred P. Hochberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36674238546076,"sku":"9781982127367","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0abed52a-13f5-4f2d-8106-d5c30fcb32b2.jpg?v=1603931617","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/trade-is-not-a-four-letter-word-how-six-everyday-products-make-the-case-for-trade-9781982127367","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}