Dollars and Borders - U.s. Governemnt Attempts to Restrict Capital Flows, 1960-1980

Originally published in 1987, Dollars and Borders explores the United States' government's relation to transnational capital in the 1960s and 1970s. This title will be of particular interest to students of Politics and Economics.

List of contents

Preface; 1. The Erosion of U.S. Hegemony 2. The 1962 Revenue Act 3. The Interest Equalization Tax, 1963-1971 4. The Voluntary Capital Control Programs, 1965-1967 5. The Mandatory Capital Control Program, 1968-1971 6. The Contradictory Consequences of the Capital Controls 7. U.S. Attempts to Regulate the Eurocurrency Market, 1979-1980 8. State Policy Formation and Business Interests; Notes; Index

About the author

James P. Hawley

Summary

Originally published in 1987, Dollars and Borders explores the United States’ government’s relation to transnational capital. James P. Hawley traces the attempts of four presidents (John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter) in the 1960s and 1970s to restrict international movements of U.S. capital and analyses the political and economic issues confronted by the government during this period. This title will be of particular interest to students of Politics and Economics.

Product details

• Authors: James P Hawley, James P. Hawley
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138187849
• ISBN: 978-1-138-18784-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / International / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, Politics & government, International Economics, Political Economy, Politics and government, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies