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02401nam a2200349Ka 4500 001 D78B64C22AF211DEBA18F106A8D7520A 005 200904162055.0 008 970125s1997 txu 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9780155028548 020 $a 0155028545 035 $a (OCoLC)36265831 040 $a RFB $c RFB $d SILO $d IWA $d SILO 100 1 $a Dethloff, Henry C. 245 1 $a The United States and the global economy since 1945 / $c Henry C. Dethloff. 260 $a Fort Worth : $b Harcourt Brace College Publishers, $c c1997. 300 $a x, 187 p. 440 0 $a Harbrace books on America since 1945 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-175) and index. 505 0 $a The Americanization of the world economy, 1945-1970: Legacy of war; The Marshall plan; The American hegemony, 1950-1970; Agriculture and automobiles; Cold War commerce -- Globalization of the American economy, 1970-1995: The changing world order; Coping with change; Business, not as usual; Toward a new world order; The new reality. 520 $a This book is a brief introduction to economic changes of a truly global dimension..... Since World War II, the world has become a much more homogenous, interrelated, and integrated place. The United States had much to do with changing that world.... A careful examination of this text provides a better understanding of the dynamics of U.S. history. It should help explain what has happened to U.S. businesses and consumers since World War II. Globalization has been the primary force affecting change in American life over the past half-century. This book explores those factors that have been critical catalysts in the rise of the new global economy. It also seeks to provide a definition or characterization of that global economy.... -Pref. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1945-1960. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1961-1971. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1971-1981. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1981-1993. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy $y 1993- 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $y 1945- 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $y 1945-1989. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $y 1989- 939 $a 3254526 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160817033709.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D78B64C22AF211DEBA18F106A8D7520AInitiate Another SILO Locator Search