United States Technology Export Control: An Assessment - Couverture rigide

McDaniel, Douglas E.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0275941647 ISBN 13 : 9780275941642

Editeur : Praeger Publishers Inc, 1993

Synopsis

This is a broad-ranging study of U.S. strategic export control policy. In particular, this book analyzes and evaluates the effectiveness of export controls in delaying the acquisition of militarily sensitive high technology by the Soviet Union and its allied states. Furthermore, the question of whether or not U.S. economic competitiveness in various high-technology sectors has been unduly undermined by export controls is also evaluated. Numerous official government studies and reports, supplemented by a host of interviews with government officials, businesspeople, and analysts in the United States and Europe are utilized in drawing conclusions and posting policy recommendations. The consequences for export control policy of the revolutionary political upheavals in Eastern Europe and the former U.S.S.R. are also addressed.

The study concludes that the strategic/security goal of utilizing controls to hinder and delay the acquisition of militarily significant high technology by the former Soviet Union and its allied states was generally effective. More controversially McDaniel argues that export controls per se have not been a significant determinant of lagging U.S. competitiveness in high technology. However, this conclusion is qualified by the observation that while overall trends in U.S. high-technology exports to important trading partners do not suggest that controls by themselves have unduly hurt U.S. exporters, individual sectors and small firms may be disadvantaged. Finally, the study cautions that U.S. policy must adapt or risk becoming outmoded and increasingly ineffective. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of international relations, international political economy, and international business.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Douglas E. McDaniel is an analyst with the Inspector General's Office of the U.S. Department of State. He earned his Ph.D. at The American University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0275941647
• ISBN 13: 9780275941642
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible