Reconciling Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Interdependence The Rhetoric of Presidential Economic Leadership

Name: Reconciling Free Trade, Fair Trade, and Interdependence The Rhetoric of Presidential Economic Leadership
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ISBN: 9780275961091

ISBN-10: 0275961095

ISBN-13: 9780275961091

Edition: 1998

Authors: Delia B. Conti

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Conti examines presidential rhetoric on trade, providing a detailed analysis of presidential trade arguments and strategies throughout American history. She then concentrates on the rhetoric of contemporary presidents, who have had to contend with both the burgeoning trade deficit and the displacement of military competitiveness with post-cold war economic competitiveness. Despite vast disparities in governing philosophies and strategies, Presidents Reagan, Bush, and Clinton all preached the virtues of free trade while continuing a policy of select protectionist actions. As Conti suggests, the arcane details of trade policy, the continuing pervasiveness of nontariff barriers, and the…

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List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 3/30/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 200
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Series Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Presidential Rhetoric on Trade: A Historical Overview



Trade in the Era of the Cold War: Maintaining and Building Political Alliances



President Reagan's Trade Rhetoric: Maintaining Consistency Despite Increasing Interdependence and a Growing Trade Deficit



President Bush Embraces a New World Order: Foreign Cooperation and Domestic Confrontation



President Clinton Engages Trade: Economics to the Forefront


Conclusion: The Rhetoric of Intermestic Issues


Selected Bibliography


Index