http://www.america.govpublications/ejournalusa/0507/benefits-of-trade/table-of-contents-continued.html.rss http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/econ-chinese/2008/June/20081021154335xjyrreP0.1539881.html?CP.rss=true War-ravaged East Asian economies briefly used protectionist policies to revive their economies, but only when they opened their markets to imports did they realize enduring rapid expansion. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/econ-chinese/2008/June/20081021154335xjyrreP0.1539881.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:56:59 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/econ-chinese/2008/June/20081021100724xjyrreP0.170437.html?CP.rss=true The difference in economic development between the many former Soviet bloc countries that have opened their markets and the few that have not done so is sharp and revealing. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/econ-chinese/2008/June/20081021100724xjyrreP0.170437.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:59:45 -0400 http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/econ-chinese/2008/June/20081021143450xjyrreP0.3841669.html?CP.rss=true The WTO is the world's greatest bulwark against protection. http://www.america.govhttp://www.america.gov/st/econ-chinese/2008/June/20081021143450xjyrreP0.3841669.html?CP.rss=true Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:03 -0400