Title: Trade and the American dream
First published: 1996
Description: In Trade and the American Dream, Susan Aaronson highlights a previously ignored dimension of United States trade policy: public understanding. Focusing on the debate over the three mechanisms designed to govern world trade - the International Trade Organization (ITO), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) - she examines how policymakers communicate and how the public comprehends trade policy.

As "the American century" draws to a close, the message is clear: the American public's aspirations - indeed, the traditional pursuit of the American Dream - should be reflected in international trade policy. Aaronson suggests ways to create greater public understanding for the GATT/WTO and international trade as America enters the twenty-first century. If national trade policy is to play in Peoria, Americans must first understand it.
Subjects: Commercial policy, International economic relations, Economic conditions, History, International Relations, Exports & Imports, Au©enhandelspolitik, Geschichte 1939-1994, POLITICAL SCIENCE, International, Public Policy, Marketing, Trade & Tariffs, General, Economic Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, Economic history, Außenhandelspolitik
Places: United States
Time periods: 1945-, 20th century
LC classification: HF1455 .A593 1996