Patchwork Protectionism : Textile Trade Policy in the United States, Japan, and West Germany / Richard Friman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friman, Richard, Author.

Series:

Cornell Studies in Political Economy Series

Cornell Studies in Political Economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

General Economics.

Local Subjects:

General Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.) : 15 b&w illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

H. Richard Friman characterizes the new protectionism of the 1980s as a ragged patchwork of selectively applied, direct and indirect protectionist policies—including tariffs, "as, administrative restrictions, state subsidies, and production cartels. Why have various advanced industrial countries responded to postwar trade competition with different choices among these protectionist options? In Patchwork Protectionism, Friman explores this question through a comparative analysis of major trade policy decisions affecting the textile industries of the United States, Japan, and West Germany.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface

1. Bridging the Gap: Broad Patterns, Specific Choices, and Theories of Postwar Protectionism

2. Inside State Structure: Access Channels and the Authority of State Policy Makers

3. Beyond Societal Structure: Societal Actors and the Strength of Industrial Alliances

4. United States Textile Trade Policy

5. Japanese Textile Trade Policy

6. West German Textile Trade Policy

7. Choosing between Protectionist Policies: The Sources and Fate of the Patchwork

Appendix Operationalization

Index

Notes:

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

ISBN:

1-5017-3472-5

OCLC:

1178770025