The Softwood Lumber War - Politics, Economics, and the Long U.S.-Canadian Trade Dispute

Informationen zum Autor Daowei Zhang is professor of forest economics and policy in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University. Klappentext As a forester interested in economics and policy! the author followed the softwood lumber dispute between the US and Canada for nearly 20 years. In this book! he offers a detailed evaluation of how the conflict began and how it was sustained for such a long period of time. Zusammenfassung As a forester interested in economics and policy, the author followed the softwood lumber dispute between the US and Canada for nearly 20 years. In this book, he offers a detailed evaluation of how the conflict began and how it was sustained for such a long period of time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Figures and Tables List of Abbreviations Foreword Preface 1. A War between Friends 2. Theory of Economic Policy Formation 3. Lumber I: The First Shot, 1982-1983 4. Lumber II: A New Coalition and the Memorandum of Understanding, 1984-1986 5. The Free Trade Agreement and Termination of the MOU, 1987-1991 6. Lumber III: The War Intensifies, 1991-1994 7. A Temporary Truce: The Softwood Lumber Agreement of 1996 8. Lumber IV: The Battle through Litigation, 2001-2006 9. Lumber IV: The Negotiation Track, 2001-2006 10. Comparative Political Economy: The Softwood Lumber War and the Newsprint Tariff Battle 11. An End to the War? Lessons Learned and the Prospects for the 2006 Agreement References Index About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Daowei Zhang, Daowei/ Binkley Zhang, Professor Daowei Zhang
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2007
• EAN: 9781933115559
• ISBN: 978-1-933115-55-9
• No. of pages: 301
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 248 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; Kanada, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Industrielle Chemie und Chemietechnologie