The Jones Act: 100 Years of Failed Protectionism

Tags: Cronyism and Corporatism

06/11/2020 Jonathan Helton

June 5 marks the one hundredth anniversary of the Jones Act, a law passed to protect the domestic water transportation industry from outside competition.

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Original Article: “The Jones Act: 100 Years of Failed Protectionism“.

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