The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection (3rd Edition)

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The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection (3rd Edition)
by Russell Roberts
from Prentice Hall

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• A biased fable of free trade
  Distraction 2/5,education 2/5,inspiration 2/5: The story of small town America,with and without free trade is moderately compelling. It is 120 pages long and gives less perspective than the Wikipedia entry on free trade. There is minimal discussion of the newer ideas of energy flow in economics. There is no concern for resource depletion and no mention of population problems. Lower environmental standards are alright for overseas infant industries(It's alright for a two year old to jab a sharp stick in my... more info

• The Choice: A Fine Choice
  Russell Roberts has taken the concept of free trade and made it understandable. I originally purchased this book for my college International Economics class, but it would work for high school economics classes as well. It is easy to read and has well rounded characters. As a future educator I would certainly recommend this book.

• Wish "It's a Wonderful Life" were more like this
  I don't really consider this a work of fiction, and neither does the author. It is in a fiction format, but its primary purpose is to make the case against protectionism, and for free markets. Roberts does this beautifully, raising and dismissing almost every argument for protectionism, and doing this with charm, wit, and almost a complete lack of venom.
  The story follows the time-traveling journey and conversation of Ed Johnson (a businessman looking for protection form Japanese competition) and his... more info

• How free trade benefits us all
  This is the third edition of Roberts' novel about the benefits of free trade, using "It's a Wonderful Life" as his template. David Ricardo "touches down" from heaven to earth (like Clarence), to help convince Ed (George Bailey) that he should not support protectionism. The previous versions focused more on threats that were perceived from Japan and Nafta. Here, Roberts uses India and China as his examples.
  To me, one of the most appealing things about Roberts' work is his honesty. He doesn't pretend... more info

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