| ID | 148588 |
| Title Proper | Protectionism in America |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Merry, Robert W |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) |
IN LATE August 1985, while President Ronald Reagan vacationed at his ranch above Santa Barbara, California, his political director, Ed Rollins, had dinner one Saturday night with reporters for the New York Times and Washington Post. The mischievous politico leaked a story that received front-page treatment Monday morning. President Reagan had decided, the newspapers reported, to reject the pleas of U.S. shoe manufacturers for import tariffs designed to protect them from foreign competition. No big surprise there. Reagan was known as a fervent free trader, hostile to tariffs and other barriers to global commerce. |
| `In' analytical Note | National Interest ,No.146; Nov-Dec 2016: p.28-36 |
| Journal Source | National Interest 2016-11 |
| Key Words | America ; Protectionism |