| Buy American: The Untold Story of Economic Nationalism Contributor(s): Frank, Dana (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807047112 ISBN-13: 9780807047118 Publisher: Beacon Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2000 Annotation: Are imports really to blame for disappearing American jobs? Labor historian Dana Frank demonstrated how "Buy American" campaigns are not a new idea, tracing the history and politics of economic nationalism from the American Revolution to the present. The entertaining story is full of surprises, including misguided heroes, chilling racism, and more than a few charlatans. Frank contributes a much-needed new approach to the whole debate between free trade and protectionism, a strategy that would serve the needs of workers instead of the interests of corporations and economic elites. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science |
| Dewey: 658.834 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 8.99" (1.10 lbs) 336 pages |
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| Publisher Description: With the election of Donald Trump, economic nationalism has re-emerged as a patriotic rallying cry. But are imports and "foreigners" really to blame for the disappearance of good jobs in the United States? Tracing the history and politics of economic nationalism from the American Revolution to the present, historian Dana Frank investigates the long history of "Buy American" campaigns and their complexities. This entertaining story is full of surprises, including misguided heroes, chilling racism, and more than a few charlatans. Frank helps reframe the debate between free trade, on the one hand, and nationalism on the other, to suggest alternative strategies that would serve the needs of working Americans--instead of the interests of corporations and economic elites--and that don't cast "foreigners" or immigrants as our "enemies." |