Review: International Economics: Natural Resources in U.S.-Canadian Relations, Volume II
| Author | John M. Treddenick |
| Date | 01 December 1981 |
| Published date | 01 December 1981 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002070208103600417 |
| Subject Matter | Review |
924
INTERNATIONAL
JOURNAL
all
the
recent
literature.
For
example,
a
discussion
of
the
way
in
which
dumping
helps
firms
move
down
a
'learning
curve'
in
order
to
reduce
costs
would
have been
a
good
addition
to
the
discussion of
why
firms
engage
in
dumping.
The
chapters
also
suffer
from an
occasional
lack
of
precision.
This
can
be
illustrated
by
the
section
where
Bryan
describes
the
way
in
which
a
subsidy
is
shared
by
a
seller
and
purchaser
of
a
good
by
setting
out
four
extreme
cases.
Two
of
the
cases
require
con-
ditions
of 'perfectly'
or
'totally'
inelastic
demand
or
supply
curves,
but
the
author
simply
states
the
requirement
as
inelastic
demand or supply
without.
adding
the modifier
'totally'
or 'perfectly'
(pp
270,
276).
There
are
a
few
minor
annoyances
to
the reader
which should be
mentioned.
First,
the
footnotes
and
citations
appear
at
the
end of
the
chapters
rather
than
at
the
bottom
of
the
page.
Secondly,
given
that
so
many
cases
are
cited,
a
separate
index
for
the
cases
would
have
been
an
asset.
As
well,
the
cases
could
have been
listed
by
country
so
that
one
wishing
to
see,
for
example,
which
Canadian
cases
receive
treat-
ment
would
not
have
to
scan
the
entire
index. Finally,
the
book
does
not
contain
tables
or
flow
charts;
a
simple
flow
chart
outlining
the
antidumping
procedures
would
have
been
helpful
to
readers
wishing
to
obtain
a
quick
glance
at
the
process.
These
negative
criticisms
should
not
detract
from
the
view
that
this
volume
can
be
an
extremely
valuable
source
to those
interested
in
a
detailed
analysis of
United
States
antidumping
and
countervailing
duty
laws,
especially
representatives
of
firms
who become
involved
in
such proceedings.
Bernard
M.
Wolf/York
University
NATURAL
RESOURCES
IN
U.S.-CANADIAN
RELATIONS,
volume
it
Patterns and
trends
in resource
supplies
and
politics
Edited
by
Carl
E.
Beigie
and
Alfred
0.
Hero,
Jr
Boulder,
Colorado:
Westview
Press,
198o,
xiv,
626
pp,
us$27.
5
o
cloth,
us$12.00
paper
This
book
is
the
second
in
a
three-volume
series
which
examines
the
role
of
natural
resources
in
Canada-United
States
relations.
Each
of
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