Clashing over Commerce
A History of US Trade Policy
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Part I: Revenue
1. The Struggle for Independence, 1763–1789
2. Trade Policy for the New Nation, 1789–1816
3. Sectional Conflict and Crisis, 1816–1833
4. Tariff Peace and Civil War, 1833–1865
Part II: Restriction
5. The Failure of Tariff Reform, 1865–1890
6. Protectionism Entrenched, 1890–1912
7. Policy Reversals and Drift, 1912–1928
8. The Hawley-Smoot Tariff and the Great Depression, 1928–1932
Part III: Reciprocity
9. The New Deal and Reciprocal Trade Agreements, 1932–1943
10. Creating a Multilateral Trading System, 1943–1950
11. New Order and New Stresses, 1950–1979
12. Trade Shocks and Response, 1979–1992
13. From Globalization to Polarization, 1992–2017
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
References
Index
Economic History Association: Alice Hanson Jones Prize
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Manhattan Institute for Policy Research: F.A. Hayek Book Prize
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