This work investigates the economic and political implications of administered protectionism within the United States trade policy framework. The authors, Alan Rugman and Andrew D. M. Anderson, utilize extensive trade data and legal analysis to examine how anti-dumping and countervailing duty laws function as tools of protectionism. They argue that these administrative mechanisms often distort market competition and serve as a surrogate for traditional tariff-based trade barriers.

Experts recognize this text as a significant contribution to the study of trade policy and the mechanics of protectionism. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose and the rigorous analytical approach applied to complex legal and economic frameworks.