Introduction --1. Recession, Recovery and US International Trade during the First Reagan Presidency --2. Goals in International Trade during the First Reagan Presidency --3. Trade Policies and Politics --4. US Import competing industries and expanding American firms in foreign markets --5. The Trade Deficit during the Second Reagan Presidency --6. Disagreements and dialogue in US trade policy --7. Free-Trade Agreements --8. Main Trading Partners outside the Americas --9. Economic Diplomacy during the Second Reagan Presidency.

Under the Reagan presidency, the United States saw a period of strong economic growth. Analyzing the evolution of US foreign trade and its impact on the economy under the Reagan administration, Giuseppe La Barca shows how their economic achievements came about in part through well-exploited luck and reaffirmation of the supremacy of US economic interests. In stimulating its economy by consuming more than it produced, the US caused a growing trade deficit, appreciation of the dollar and an inflow of foreign capital that attracted prolonged differential interest rates. Offering a critical analysis of the evolution of US foreign trade and its impact on the national economy during the 1980s, this book shows how domestic and international economic policies shaped one another, and the impact they had in an increasingly globalizing world..

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