Controls on the export of military and dual-use items were fundamental to international efforts to constrain Soviet military capabilities during the Cold War. While essential to combating the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, these controls also impose severe costs on national economies. Also, conflicts over export control policies often mar relations between the executive and legislative branches of government as well as between the United States and other countries. This text explores how and why the United States came to adopt its export policies by examining the administrations of four presidents: Truman, Eisenhower, Bush, and Clinton.
By:
Richard T. Cupitt
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1.100kg
ISBN: 9780415924405
ISBN 10: 0415924405
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 12 January 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
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A / AS level
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Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction; The United States and Export Controls; One domestic politics and export controls Presidents, Political Entrepreneurs, and Prohibition Norms; Two dual-use export controls in historical perspective; Three the truman administration Politics Doesn’t Stop at the Water’s Edge; Four the eisenhower administration “Damned Silly Practices”; Five the bush administration A New World Order; Six the clinton administration It’s the Economy, Stupid; Seven conclusion Reluctant Champions
Richard T. Cupitt is Associate Director at the Center for International Trade and Security at the University of Georgia. He is also the Center's liaison to Washington, D.C. His books include U.S. and Japanese NonproliferationExport Controls (1996) and International Cooperation onNonproliferation Export Controls (1994).
