Protecting Markets : U.S. Policy and the World Grain Trade / Ronald Libby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Libby, Ronald, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General Economics.

Local Subjects:

General Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

During the 1980s, conflicts surrounding the international grain trade intensified as the value of the dollar rose and the European Community employed export subsidies to penetrate traditional U.S. markets. Ronald Libby shows that the U.S. government, armed with the Export Enhancement Program (EEP) of 1985, waged an effective subsidy battle with Europe during the Reagan and Bush administrations. American agricultural policy is, he argues, profoundly mercantilist in its orientation and strongly at odds with the rhetoric of liberal economic policy expressed by both presidents.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures and Tables

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. A Mercantilist Approach to U.S. Farm Trade Policy

2. The European Threat to American Grain Exports

3. The American Response

4. The Grain Subsidy War

5. The Political Context of the American Trade Assault

6. The Political Impact of the EEP on the European Community

7. The EEP as a Bargaining Lever in the GATT Negotiations

Conclusion

Appendix: Ranking of Companies by Value of EEP Bonuses

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

1-5017-3702-3

OCLC:

1178769687