Trading blows : party competition and U.S. trade policy in a globalizing era / James Shoch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shoch, James.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Free trade--Political aspects--United States.

Free trade.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States--Commercial policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the past two decades, trade policy has been high on the American political agenda, thanks to the growing integration of the United States into the global economy and the wealth of debate this development has sparked. Although scholars have explored many aspects of U.S. trade policy, there has been little study of the role played by party politics. With Trading Blows, James Shoch fills that gap. Shoch offers detailed case studies of almost all of the major trade issues of the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton eras, including administrative and legislative efforts to curb auto, steel,

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1.Parties and Trade Policy; 2.Trade Policy and Party Politics; 3.The First Reagan Administration; 4.Partisanship Heats Up; 5.The One-hundredth Congress; 6.The Bush Years; 7.Clinton's First Two Years in Office; 8.Trade Liberalization Grinds to a Halt, 1995-1998; 9.Trade Liberalization Set Back Again, Then Renewed?; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798890873545

9780807875315

0807875317

OCLC:

559597265