Dani Rodrik

It has never been very clear to me what Dani Rodrik thinks of protection, so I was excited to hear him say this: At a time when the world is digging deeper into recession, exporting your problems through trade protection is the last thing that any responsible country should be

That is what Dani Rodrik calls them.  His post is commenting on a NY Times article describing how a NY utility company and government agency recently became aware of the conditions under which their manhole covers were made: Seemingly impervious to the heat from the metal, the workers at one

So far, Dani Rodrik's blog has been extremely interesting.  In a post today, he says that the issue of "whether we should increase trade restrictions or lower them" is part of the "old debate," and then suggests that today's questions are different: