LEADER 04987nam 22007453u 450 001 9910827672403321 005 20230803025709.0 010 $a1-4411-3403-4 035 $a(CKB)2670000000341821 035 $a(EBL)1158301 035 $a(OCoLC)833766634 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000907519 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12396555 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000907519 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10897948 035 $a(PQKB)10327297 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1158301 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000341821 100 $a20130418d2013|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInternational Trade in the 1970s $eThe US, the EC and the Growing Pressure of Protectionism 210 $aLondon $cBloomsbury Publishing$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (251 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4725-8933-5 311 $a1-4411-4784-5 327 $aFC; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Tables; List of Figures; Introduction; 1 Background to the Upheavals and Settlement Attempts of the 1970s; An overview of the backdrop to EC and US difficulties in the early 1970s.; Trade expansion, trade interventionism and extension of corporations' activities beyond national borders; 2 Conflict and Cooperation on Trade Issues Between the Transatlantic Partners and the Launching of a New Multilateral Round of Trade Negotiations; The background to the Tokyo Round negotiations 327 $aThe undoing of the Bretton Woods regime and its impact on trade relationsThe Road towards a new round of multilateral trade negotiations in the GATT; 3 Crisis and Unstable Recovery (October 1973-December 1976); The economic conjuncture and its impact on domestic and international policies in the United States and in the European Community; The initial phase of the multilateral trade negotiations; Bilateral agreements and disputes in the framework of GATT; 4 The Slackening of Growth in the EC Countries and the Strengthening of Protectionism on Both Sides of the Atlantic 327 $aDifferences and similarities in the economic trend of the transatlantic economic areas and their impact on the EC and US economic policiesGrowth and recession in main US and EC industries and measures adopted to support them; A comprehensive assessment: to what extent was protectionism on the rise in the years following the first oil crisis and which forms did it take?; 5 The Last Phase of the Uruguay Round; The re-launch of the multilateral negotiations under the Carter administration; The final stages of the negotiations; Results of the Tokyo Round 327 $a6 The end of the 1970s and the Dawn of a New Decade: the Second Oil Shock and the Aftermath of the Tokyo Round NegotiationsThe second oil shock and its impact on the US and EC economies; The implementation of the Tokyo Round codes; Sectors calling for financial aid and protection from foreign competition; Overview of the development in the 1970s from the perspective of the following decade; Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe 1970s marked the end of the years in which the United States was the guarantor of a free world trade order, while Western Europe made efforts to catch up with the economic superpower. In this book, Dr La Barca explains how the trade environment and trade policies in the United States and in the European Community during the 1970s were more complex than frequently acknowledged. In particular, he examines the promotion of greater governmental protection of national industries and the relationship between such tendencies and the negotiations aimed at reducing trade barriers. This analysis sho 517 $aInternational Trade in the 1970s 606 $aBusiness 606 $aInternational trade 606 $aUnited States -- Commerce -- Germany (West) 606 $aInternational trade$xHistory$y20th century$zUnited States 606 $aProtectionism$xHistory$y20th century$zEurope 606 $aProtectionism$xHistory$y20th century$zEuropean Economic Community countries 606 $aProtectionism 606 $aCommerce$2HILCC 606 $aBusiness & Economics$2HILCC 606 $aInternational Commerce$2HILCC 615 4$aBusiness. 615 4$aInternational trade. 615 4$aUnited States -- Commerce -- Germany (West). 615 0$aInternational trade$xHistory 615 0$aProtectionism$xHistory 615 0$aProtectionism$xHistory 615 0$aProtectionism 615 7$aCommerce 615 7$aBusiness & Economics 615 7$aInternational Commerce 676 $a382.097304 700 $aBarca$b Giuseppe La$01683222 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827672403321 996 $aInternational Trade in the 1970s$94053867 997 $aUNINA