Kaplan, Edward S. Edward S. Kaplan, American Trade Policy, 1923-1995 . Greenwood Press, 1996. Bibliography and index. Greenwood Press, 1994. Bibliography and index.
Trade is where foreign and domestic policies meet.
Edward S. Kaplan's new book, American Trade Policy, 1923-1995 promises to address some of that complexity. Kaplan is to be commended for attempting to tackle the morass of U.S. trade policy. Regrettably, his book falls short. Kaplan relies on a few secondary sources, not primary sources, and thus, he provides an incomplete understanding of the politics and economics of trade policymaking. U.S. trade policy has always reflected freer trade and protectionist sentiment.