Trade and the American dream : a social history of postwar trade policy / / Susan Ariel Aaronson ; forewords by William V. Roth, Jr., and Robert T. Matsui
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Aaronson Susan A.
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| Titolo: |
Trade and the American dream : a social history of postwar trade policy / / Susan Ariel Aaronson ; forewords by William V. Roth, Jr., and Robert T. Matsui
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| Pubblicazione: | Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1996 |
| ©1996 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 382/.3/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | International economic relations |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Commercial policy History 20th century |
| United States Economic conditions 1945- | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | William V. Roth, Jr. |
| MatsuiRobert T. | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of IIIustrations; List of Tables and Figures; Forewords; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Roots of Multilateral Trade Policy; 2. Linking Jobs to Trade Policy, 1939-1942; 3. Gaining Congressional Approval for Multilateral Trade Liberalization, 1943-1945; 4. The Planners and the Public, 1943-1946; 5. Public Response to the ITO, 1946-1947; 6. The ITO, the GATT, and U.S. Trade Policy, 1947-1948; 7. Congressional Challenges and Public Apathy toward Trade, 1948-1949; 8. Dead on Arrival: The Fate of the ITO, 1948-1951 |
| 9. The Rise and Erosion of the Freer Trade Consensus and the Debate over NAFTA, 1949-199410. Present at the Creation of the WTO, 1986-1994; Conclusion: Democracy and Economic Interdependence; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Every hour of every day Americans see, smell, taste, or hear goods and services traded between the United States and other nations. Trade issues are front-page news but most Americans know little about the potential impact of global economic interdependence on their jobs, standard of living, and quality of life.In Trade and the American Dream, Susan Aaronson highlights a previously ignored dimension of the United States trade policy: public understanding. Focusing on the debate over the three mechanisms designed to govern world trade -- the International Trade Organization (ITO), the General |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Trade and the American dream |
| ISBN: | 0-8131-0874-8 |
| 0-8131-4919-3 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910819663003321 |
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