| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 262 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Forewords / William V. Roth, Jr. and Robert Matsui -- The Roots of Multilateral Trade Policy -- Linking Jobs to Trade Policy, 1939-1942 -- Gaining Congressional Approval for Multilateral Trade Liberalization, 1943-1945 -- The Planners and the Public, 1943-1946 -- Public Response to the ITO, 1946-1947 -- The ITO, the GATT, and U.S. Trade Policy, 1947-1948 -- Congressional Challenges and Public Apathy toward Trade, 1948-1949 -- Dead on Arrival: The Fate of the ITO, 1948-1951 -- The Rise and Erosion of the Freer Trade Consensus and the Debate over NAFTA, 1949-1994 -- Present at the Creation of the WTO, 1986-1994 -- Conclusion: Democracy and Economic Interdependence |
| Summary |
In Trade and the American Dream, Susan Aaronson highlights a previously ignored dimension of 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 Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) - she examines how policymakers communicate and how the public comprehends trade policy. As "the American century" draws to a close, the message is clear: the American public's aspirations - indeed, the traditional pursuit of the American Dream - should be reflected in international trade policy. Aaronson suggests ways to create greater public understanding for the GATT/WTO and international trade as America enters the twenty-first century. If national trade policy is to play in Peoria, Americans must first understand it |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-252) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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International economic relations.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Exports & Imports.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- General.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- International -- Marketing.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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Commercial policy
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Economic history
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International economic relations
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Außenhandelspolitik
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Geschichte 1939-1994.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Commercial policy -- History -- 20th century
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United States -- Economic conditions -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140024
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| Subject |
United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Roth, William V., Jr. (William Victor), 1921-2003, writer of foreword.
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Matsui, Robert T., 1941-2005, writer of foreword.
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| LC no. |
95051058 |
| ISBN |
9780813149196 |
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0813149193 |
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