East-West Trade Trends
Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act of 1951 (the Battle Act) ; Fourth Report to Congress, Second Half of 1953By United States. Foreign Operations Administration
Length4h 23m
About this audiobook
In "East-West Trade Trends," the United States Foreign Operations Administration meticulously analyzes the shifting dynamics of international trade between Eastern and Western blocs during a pivotal era. The book offers a comprehensive overview of economic indicators, trade policies, and geopolitical events that shaped the post-World War II landscape. Written in a scholarly yet accessible style, the work contextualizes trade patterns within the broader narrative of the Cold War, exploring the intricate web of alliances and economic dependencies that characterized this period. Its use of data and projections not only addresses economic realities but also highlights the ideological undercurrents influencing trade relationships. The United States Foreign Operations Administration, a key player in shaping U.S. foreign policy in the mid-20th century, drew from its extensive analytics and diplomatic insights while crafting this volume. Founded to coordinate foreign aid and operations, the agency'Äôs historical perspective on trade facilitation and economic strategy provides invaluable context to the developments discussed in the book. Its authors are well-versed in the socioeconomic ideologies that influenced both Eastern and Western nations, providing a well-rounded perspective on trade. "East-West Trade Trends" is an essential read for scholars, policymakers, and anyone interested in the intricate factors that define international trade. With its in-depth analysis and historical context, this volume offers crucial insights into contemporary global trade patterns, making it a foundational text for understanding the complexities of international economics.
Audiobook details
GenreBusiness and Economics
Length4 hrs 23 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMay 19, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION
26The Kremlin and Peace
2CHAPTER I
27A Mixture of Motives
3Emphasis on Heavy Industry
28Their Objectives Haven’t Changed
4How Forced Industrialization Affects Trade
29Their Practices Haven’t Changed
5How the Kremlin Controls Trade
30The Free World Is Strong
Show all chaptersShow less
6West Has Never Barred Peaceful Exports
31The Challenge
7Stalin’s Last Gospel
32CHAPTER V
8CHAPTER II
33The Background
9Letting Off Pressure
34Basic Policy Reaffirmed
10The “New Economic Courses”
35The New Direction of Policy
11Malenkov’s Big Announcement
36Reviewing the Control Lists
12Khrushchev and the Livestock Lag
37East-West Trade: Road to Peace
13Mikoyan Advertises the Program
38Trade Within the Free World
14Has Stalin Been Overruled?
39The China Trade Falls Off
15CHAPTER III
40They Play by Their Own Rules
16The New Trade Agreements
41United States Policy on the China Trade
17More Consumer Goods Ordered
42CHAPTER VI
18A Shopping Spree for Ships
43Battle Act Functions
19Most of All, They Want Hard Goods
44The Money and the Manpower
20Something Different in Soviet Exports
45Meshing the Gears
21They Have Dug Up Manganese
46Improving the Machinery
22The Emergence of Russian Oil
47The Termination-of-Aid Provision
23Gold Sales Expanded
48Miscellaneous Activities
24Reaching Outside Europe
49Summary of the Report
25CHAPTER IV
50APPENDIX A
Take Your Mark, LEAD!Kelly Parker Palace6h 13m$17
Sales Success for the RookieSteve Lentini3h 49m$15
The Business of StoriesSusan Payton3h 58m$20 · $0.00
A Bridge Not Too FarDeepak Ohri4h 55m$15
AretéBrian Johnson19h 57m$35
Testtrainer Logisches DenkenGRETA CRENSHAW10h 11m$12.50 · $0.00
Level UpRob Dial7h 42m$26 · $0.00
Hal Moore on LeadershipHarold G. Moore, Mike Guardia5h 6m$17
Basic Economics, Fifth EditionThomas Sowell28h 6m$40
The Goals ProgramZig Ziglar4h 34m$20
The Stocks & ETF Compass: A Guide to Wealth, High Standard of Living, and Secure Retirement through Intelligent Investment in the Stock Market and Passive Income – Including Starter GuideJens Hattermann4h 9m$20 · $0.00
Eat It!Jordan Syatt, Michael Vacanti4h 40m$20 · $0.00
The Power of the Spoken WordFlorence Scovel Shinn1h 58m$1.20 · $0.00
Progress and Poverty, Volumes I and II (Annotated)Henry George19h 21m$0.99 · $0.00
Not Everything Counts but Everything Matters: The powerful and inspirational new book about leadership and achieving success from the visionary multi-premiership winning Panthers coachIvan Cleary6h 1m$24 · $0.00
Leads MachineFrancis Rodino6h 30m$27 · $0.00
CAPITAL (Complete 3 Volume Edition)Karl Marx111h 13m$2 · $0.00
BuildTony Fadell11h 5m$8 · $0.00
The Joys Of CompoundingGautam Baid17h 34m$18 · $0.00
The Entrepreneur Roller CoasterDarren Hardy7h 8m$17
You may also like
The Anatomy of FascismRobert O. Paxton11h 1m$23
Imperial Germany & the Industrial Revolution (Annotated)Thorstein Veblen11h 25m$0.99 · $0.00
A Tract on Monetary Reform (Summarized Edition)John Maynard Keynes2h 39m$2
The United States in World War IIChristopher Collier, James Lincoln Collier1h 59m$15
The Road to Serfdom, the Definitive EditionFriedrich A. Hayek11h 44m$20
A History of Fascism, 1914–1945Stanley G. Payne21h 35m$30
"Speaking of Prussians--"Irvin S. Cobb1h 21m$2 · $0.00
EmpireNiall Ferguson15h 12m$23
The Mighty EndeavorCharles B. MacDonald22h 32m$25
The Collected Works of Woodrow Wilson (Annotated)Woodrow Wilson, Josephus Daniels42h 44m$2 · $0.00
The Story of the Great War, Volume 2 of 8Various18h 34m$2.30
IMPERIAL GERMANY AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION: The Background Origins of World War I - Economic Rise as a Fuel for Political RadicalismThorstein Veblen11h 17m$1 · $0.00
Liversidge v AndersonHouse of Lords3h 3m$2 · $0.00
The Story of the Great War, Volume 3 of 8Various18h 42m$2.30
State of the Union AddressesDwight D. Eisenhower6h 48m$2 · $0.00
Our RevolutionLeon Trotsky4h 8m$1 · $0.00
William Pitt and the Great WarJ. Holland Rose19h 23m$2 · $0.00
To Govern the GlobeAlfred W. McCoy5h 4m$25 · $0.00
THE ENGINEERS AND THE PRICE SYSTEM (Annotated)Thorstein Veblen4h 53m$2 · $0.00
Imperialism, the Highest Stage of CapitalismVladimir Lenin4h 31m$4 · $0.00