Journal of Economic Literature
Book Reviews
2026-09-01
Thomas J. Prusa of Rutgers University reviews “Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Action: Limits Imposed by Economic and Legal Theory” by Philip Bentley, Aubrey Silberston,. The EconLit Abstract of the reviewed work begins “Examines current actions against dumping and export subsidies, focusing on the numerous contradictions found in existing law and practice and possible changes to these. Discusses antidumping principles; antisubsidy and countervailing principles; injury; antidumping action--problems arising; zeroing and the full degree of dumping; subsidies and countervailing action--problems arising; public policy considerations; and antidumping action--alternative approaches. Appendices provide further information on Article VI of the 1947 GATT Treaty, the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 Agreement, the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, and a list of cases. Bentley is Partner with McDermott Will and Emery Stanbrook. Silberston is Emeritus Professor of Economics at Imperial College, London. Index.”