First published 2025
Hannan examines the contemporary significance of free trade through expert voices from across the political and academic spectrum. Former prime ministers from Australia and the United Kingdom join ambassadors, trade negotiators, and Nobel Prize winners to address specific aspects of modern commerce. The book explores practical realities of negotiating trade agreements alongside theoretical frameworks. Contributors tackle monetary economics and its trade implications, the mechanics of free trade agreements, and pathways toward genuine global free trade systems. Political figures and think tank analysts move the discussion beyond abstract economic theory into concrete policy applications. The work presents both strategic approaches to modern trade and the moral arguments supporting free markets, offering readers comprehensive insight into how trade policy shapes global peace and prosperity.
Genres: business, political-science, economics, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: expert-voices
Period: Twenty-First Century
703 pages · Hardcover · Springer