Tamara Kay: 2 books
Trade Battles
Activism and the Politicization of International Trade Policy
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
Winner of ASA's 2019 Charles Tilly Distinguished Book Award Trade was once an esoteric economic issue with little domestic policy resonance. Activists did not prioritize it, and grassroots political mobilization seemed unlikely to free trade advocates. The passage of the North American Free Trade...
by Tamara Kay
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2011
When NAFTA went into effect in 1994, many feared it would intensify animosity among North American unions, lead to the scapegoating of Mexican workers and immigrants, and eclipse any possibility for cross-border labor cooperation. But far from polarizing workers, NAFTA unexpectedly helped stimulate...