International Trade in the 1970s The US, the EC and the Growing Pressure of Protectionism

by La Barca, Giuseppe

• ISBN13: 9781472589330
• ISBN10: 1472589335
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781441134035
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2014-10-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The 1970s marked the end of the years in which the United States was the guarantor of a free world trade order, while Western Europe made efforts to catch up with the economic superpower. In this book, Dr La Barca explains how the trade environment and trade policies in the United States and in the European Community during the 1970s were more complex than frequently acknowledged. In particular, he examines the promotion of greater governmental protection of national industries and the relationship between such tendencies and the negotiations aimed at reducing trade barriers. This analysis shows how the United States and the European Community agreed to pursue their protectionist practices, thereby creating a barrier to serious efforts to enable free trade.

Author Biography

Giuseppe La Barca is Honorary Research Associate at Swansea University, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Background to the Upheavals and Settlement Attempts of the 1970s
2. Conflict and Cooperation on Trade Issues between the Transatlantic Partners and the Launching of a New Multilateral Round of Trade Negotiations
3. Crisis and Unstable Recovery
4. The Slackening of Growth in the EC Countries and the Strengthening of Protectionism
5. The Last Phase of the Tokyo Round
6. The End of the 1970s and the Dawn of a New Decade
Bibliography
Index