U.S. trade issues : a reference handbook / Alfred E. Eckes, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eckes, Alfred E., 1942-

Series:

Contemporary world issues.

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Commerce--History--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

United States.

United States--Commercial policy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 340 pages).

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What is the proper balance between free trade and protecting the American economy? U.S. Trade Issues: A Reference Handbook is a timely exploration of this vital and politically sensitive question, one that emerged as a crucial issue in the 2008 presidential election. Written by a former chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission, it provides an authoritative, accessible, and unbiased review of the defining events, principal players, and key controversies in U.S. trade policy.||U.S. Trade Issues describes American trade policies from the days of the republic to the present, focusing mo

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Background and History; 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions; 3 Worldwide Perspective; 4 Chronology; 5 Biographical Sketches; 6 Data and Documents; 7 Directory of Organizations; 8 Resources; Glossary; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216028734

9786612339608

9781282339606

1282339605

9781849729314

184972931X

9781598842005

1598842005

OCLC:

503050025