U.S. Trade Policy: Balancing Economic Dreams and Political Realities

U.S. Trade Policy: Balancing Economic Dreams and Political Realities
ISBN-10
1483371131
ISBN-13
9781483371139
Series
U.S. Trade Policy
Category
Political Science
Pages
250
Language
English
Published
2001-02-20
Publisher
CQ Press
Author
John M. Rothgeb Jr.

Description

What was the “battle in Seattle” over trade all about? You may know...but do your students? With John Rothgeb's concise text U.S. Trade Policy: Balancing Economic Dreams and Political Realities, your students will learn about international trade, the political tensions it rouses, and its historical roots. Rothgeb carefully traces the forces that affect U.S. trade policy's development and implementation, including: * the strategic and competitive international arena * policymakers' views on the value of trade * the influence of special interest groups * the impact of institutional rivalries Supplement your foreign and economic policy course with a balanced discussion of the enormous changes spurred by the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, the Bretton Woods system, and the GATT, to the controversy surrounding current trade relations withteh European Union and China.

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