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

Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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

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• Authors: Kenneth A. Gold, Kenneth A. (The Government Affairs Institute Gold
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367275785
• ISBN: 978-0-367-27578-5
• No. of pages: 358
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Food Supply and Policy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Politics & government, environmental science, engineering & technology, Politics and government, Food & beverage technology, Food and beverage technology, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Agribusiness and primary industries, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Food Science / General, Primary industries