American Trade Politics, Fourth Edition
by I. M. Destler
published
June 2005
by Institute for International Economics
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binding
Paperback, 450 pages
isbn
0881323829
(isbn13: 9780881323825)
description
In this comprehensive revision of the most influential, widely read analysis of the US trade policymaking system, Destler addresses how globalizatio...more
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Read in October, 2007
This was a pretty good rundown on How Shit Gets Done when it comes to US trade policy, which has the unique issue of a huge divide in opinion between the general public (who tilt against trade) and the people in charge (who tilt for it). You end up learning a lot about trade policy in particular, but it's also an interesting study of how political elites can frame and therefore channel public opinion.
The later chapters and essays don't add much to the book that the earlier ones didn't al...more
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