English version
I begin this blog about the economic crisis with a reference to neo-protectionism.
Neo-protectionism defines brightly the root cause and solution of the current economic crisis in developed countries (USA and Europe), deepened in the latter by a lack of political cohesion.
The fundamental principle is, world-wide free trade drives us towards a precarious social conditions and welfare state, together with environmental degradation. This is a logic consequence of the unfair competitiveness of the enterprises producing in developing countries with less demanding environmental and social policies.
This is not only an environmental problem, but a social one.
In developed countries, deindustrialization entails unemployment, precarization of the job market, commercial deficit and finally economic recession and social inequalities.
On developing countries, development will not provide a welfare state if it is not combined with fairness in the wealth distribution and environmental care. On the other side, the demographic pressures makes it difficult to achieve a comparable welfare state on these countries, that would be a prerequirement for a free trade with the developed world.
Finally, it is difficult to be socially responsible without a ban on "unfair" trading (as opposed to "fair trading").
By setting up taxes on imports of goods and services from countries where the social conditions are not comparable, we could balance the inequalities leading to competitive disadvantages, ensuring global social and environmental sustainable development.
References
- Neo-protectionism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-protectionism
- Fair Trade. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_trade
- Deindustrialization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deindustrialization
- Indian tax on import: CHAPTER V OF THE FINANCE ACT, 1994 - http://www.servicetax.gov.in/st-act.htm
- Offshoring. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshoring
- Accenture. The Offshore Ceiling–Fact or Fiction?. http://www.accenture.com/us-en/Pages/insight-information-technology-offshore-ceiling-interview.aspx
Critics
http://themichaelduffyfiles.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/michael-costa-neo-interventionism.html
http://blogs.news.com.au/heraldsun/andrewbolt/index.php/heraldsun/comments/beware_the_neo_interventionists/
http://eng.hi138.com/?i257711_Neo-interventionism_of_the_United_States_on_a_threat_to_world_peace_and_development
Further Reading:
Accenture: Offshore Outsourcing Has Not Worked
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/11/0429/accenture.html
Version Español
Comienzo este blog sobre la crisis económica con una referencia sobre el neo-proteccionismo.
Creo que define perfectamente la causa y la solución del problema raíz de la sociedad en los países desarrollados (USA y Europa), agravada en Europa por una falta de cohesión política.
Básicamente, el principio fundamental es que la libre competencia a nivel mundial conduce inevitablemente a una precarización de la sostenibilidad y del estado de bienestar, debida a las ventajas competitivas de las empresas que producen bienes y servicios en los países en desarrollo, con una política medioambiental y social menos exigente.
Esto es un problema no ya ecológico sino económico-social.
En los países desarrollados, la desindustrialización (deslocalización de la producción) genera desempleo y precariedad laboral, balanza comercial deficitaria, recesión económica y desigualdades sociales.
En los países en desarrollo, la industrialización genera trabajos precarios y degradación medioambiental. En países superpoblados, además es de suponer que el desarrollo no conllevará una mejora sustancial del nivel de vida, mientras no se controle la natalidad.
Es económicamente difícil ser socialmente responsables sin una penalización del comercio "injusto" (contrario al "fair-trade").
Mediante el establecimiento de tasas arancelarias a la importación de bienes y servicios procedentes de países donde no existen políticas similares, se neutralizaría esta diferencia competitiva y aseguraría el desarrollo sostenible social y medioambiental.
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