Chapter 1. Introduction: Concepts, History and Social Science

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The U.S. Department of State’s statement of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act from official State Department web site.

 

An overview of major trade laws since 1930 from the International Trade Data System (IDTS), a federal government system for the integration and dissemination of international trade data.

 

“What is a Market Economy?”—an official U.S. State Department online publication written by economics professor Michael Watts.


Social Science Information Gateway, an on-line resource for social scientists.

 

An overview of the positivist approach, the foundational philosophy of science.