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Negotiating Freer Trade : The United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and the Trade Agreements of 1938
On November 17, 1938, Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, after four years of discussion and manoeuvre, signed two wide-ranging and interlocking trade agreements. A few large elements dominated the talks. The Americans wanted to breach the walls of the British imperial preferential tariff...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Waterloo :
Wilfrid Laurier University Press,
2006.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | On November 17, 1938, Great Britain, the United States, and Canada, after four years of discussion and manoeuvre, signed two wide-ranging and interlocking trade agreements. A few large elements dominated the talks. The Americans wanted to breach the walls of the British imperial preferential tariff system. The British were anxious to retain markets and political support in the British dominions and the Baltic, while protecting their domestic agriculture and improving political relations with the United States. Canada, whose acquiescence and co-operation were necessitated by the pre-existing. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (208 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780889208230 |