Traditionally, it was manufacturers who pressed for tariffs and other barriers to

trade; in recent years, Mr. Jasinowski tells us, most of them have seen the light, whereas

the unions and their friends "for reasons that are not altogether clear ... have chosen to

protect the status quo." An energetic discussion of the history and theory of free trade,

and why we need to do better than 2 1/2 per cent growth. JJJ: "Manufacturers in particular

are very pragmatic people. They have to make things and then they have to compete.

They have to sell at a profit in competitive markets. And the Japanese threat, which now

is almost a joke, scared manufacturers beyond their wits, and they decided that they had

to change how they operated, and one of the things they had to do was benchmark on a

global basis, and they had to compete on a global basis."