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[Economist's View] The perils of protectionism, The Economist: Peter Mandelson is an avowed trade liberal. So it is somewhat embarrassing that as the European Union's Commissioner for Trade, he has presided over the imposition of punitive duties on a wave of Asian imports.

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[Blogs.iht.com] Managing Globalization » Business Blog » International Herald Tribune: Today, James Kanter tells us about a new report by Peter Mandelson, the European Union’s trade commissioner, on how protectionism can be bad for rich countries - namely the European Union. Mandelson says that the EU’s traditional barriers against low-cost inputs from the rest of the world (designed to protect its domestic suppliers) may be limiting its ability to compete in the future.

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