United States Foreign Economic Policy-Making: An Analysis of the Use of Food Resources 1972-1980

ISBN-13: 9780367275945 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 354 str.

Kenneth A. Gold

Opis

This book develops an analytical framework for understanding US foreign agricultural policy through a "state interest" approach, and describes and analyses seven cases of food policy decisions through this perspective which shows that decision makers sought to utilise US food resources to accomplish foreign policy objectives.

Spis treści

1. An Analysis of United States Foreign Agricultural Policy 2. Foreign Economic Policy 3. United States Food Power 4. Food Policy Decisions Toward the Soviet Union: The Soviet Grain Transactions, 1972; The U.S.-Soviet Grain Agreement, 1975 5. U.S. Foreign Policy Toward the Allende Regime in Chile, and the 1973 Soybean Embargo 6. U.S. Food Policy Toward the Third World, 1974-75 7. The Soviet Grain Embargo, January 4, 1980 – April 24, 1981 8. Summary and Conclusions. Appendix A: Table on International Food Trade. Appendix B: Why Poor Countries Cannot Easily Increase Their Own Food Production