Today International Policy Network released the Spanish version of Dan Ikenson’s “No Longer Us versus Them: Trade Policy for the 21st Century.”

“Ya no se trata de Ellos contra Nosotros” cogently documents why international trade can no longer be viewed in a simplistic “winners vs losers” fashion. It details the enormous benefits of the internationalised global trading network:

“The removal of political and technological barriers to trade over the past two decades has had huge ramifications. In the new globalised economy, a product might be designed by teams in the USA and India, have components produced in Thailand, Poland and Mexico, while final assembly takes place in China, from where it is distributed to millions of consumers around the world. The benefits, equally widespread, include: better, less expensive products, more rewarding and higher paying jobs, and economic growth.”

A full version of the paper is available to download here in English and Spanish.