The Lure of Export Subsidies
Alan Mur- The Lure ray, in Congressional Quarterly Weekly Re- (Feb. 19, 1983), 1414 22nd St. N.w.,Export Subsidies Washington, D.C. 20037.
Rising protectionism in world markets and sizable job losses at home are making it more and more difficult for Congress to abide the prin- ciples of free trade. Advocates of a "fight fire with fire" strategy are winning new support on Capitol Hill for at least one countermeasure, a big boost in federal export subsidies.
Exports are becoming increasingly...