April 13, 2025, The Books on Trade and Tariffs Edition

In the Sunday Book Review, Tom Fox considers books that would interest the compliance professional, the business executive, or anyone who might be curious. These could be books about business, compliance, history, leadership, current events, or anything else that might interest Tom. Today, we look at five books that help to explain the current trade, tariff, and sanctions situation. 1. Why Politicians Lie About Trade: … and What You Need to Know About It by Dmitry Grozoubinski 2. Trade Wars Are Class Wars: How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace by Matthew C. Klein & Michael Pettis 3. Misadventures of the Most Favored Nations: Clashing Egos, Inflated Ambitions, and the Great Shambles of the World Trade System by Paul Blustein 4. Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective by Ha-Joon Chang 5. No Trade Is Free: Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America’s Workers by Robert Lighthizer Resources: Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars by Martin Wolf, Alan Beattie, and Martin Sandbu in the FT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices