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The Franchise System of Distribution

Description: This report discusses the franchising system of distribution and its growing popularity among small business owners. Legal challenges to franchising under anti-trust laws are also discussed.
Date: September 3, 1965
Creator: Knight, Edward
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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United States policy toward Vietnam

Description: This report is about the United states policy regarding Vietnam
Date: February 20, 1969
Creator: Collier, Ellen C. & Haggard, H. T.
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Seal Harvest in the United States and Canada: A Selection of Pertinent Materials

Description: This report discusses the fur seal trade in the U.S. and Canada and environmental and animal cruelty concerns regarding the methods and numbers of seals killed each year. It provides a variety of materials related to the management, hunting, and harvesting of fur seals and focuses especially on the practice in the Pribilof Islands of Alaska. Legislative proposals regarding seal hunting are also discussed.
Date: May 11, 1971
Creator: Shaw, Elmer W.
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Sino-American Trade

Description: This report discusses the nature and history of the United States with the People's Republic of China, and the measure of impact politics has on future trade prospects.
Date: September 10, 1972
Creator: Stepanek, James B.
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United States Economic Relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan

Description: This report discusses the United States economic ties with the Republic of China in Taiwan and analyzes Taiwan's economic growth since 1950 and their policies toward trade with countries that recognize the government of the People's Republic of China. U.S. policy options in the future regarding trade ties with Taiwan are also discussed.
Date: March 19, 1973
Creator: Niksch, Larry A.
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The Trade Reform Act of 1973-An Overview

Description: This report is an outline of the Trade Reform Act of 1973, a bill introduced to give the President authority to negotiate the reduction of barriers to world trade.
Date: June 18, 1973
Creator: Reifman, Alfred
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Development in the World Oil Industry: A Chronological Survey

Description: This chronological survey is a history of developments in or affecting the international petroleum industry, with emphasis on relations between oil-producing and oil-processing companies, and the Middle East and North Africa.
Date: July 25, 1973
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
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The Impact of the Rise in the Price of Crude Oil on the World Economy: Prognosis and Policy Options

Description: This report outlines the major effects of OPEC countries raising the effective oil prices from $3.45 a barrel to $9 a barrel in 1973. The main economic problems the author mentions are inflation, domestic demand, and acute balance-of-payments. In addition, this report outlines policy options for the United States and other industrial countries.
Date: February 10, 1974
Creator: Reifman, Alfred
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U. S. Trade Policy: 1972 to mid-1974

Description: This report is about U. S. trade policy from 1972 to mid-1974
Date: October 23, 1974
Creator: Wertman, Patricia
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The issue of fair trade

Description: This report presents various issues on fair trade like goods, prices etc.
Date: February 12, 1975
Creator: Useem, Howard
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Current U.S -Spanish Negotiations

Description: This report is about the negotiation between U.S and Spanish.
Date: October 15, 1975
Creator: Lampson, Edward T. & Mian, Pauline
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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters: an Historical and Bibliography Review

Description: This report investigates the International Brotherhood of Teamster, the largest trade union at that time, along with a bibliographic essay to look over some materials involved with dealing with the Teamsters.
Date: March 11, 1977
Creator: Whittmaker, William
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Free Trade Versus Protectionism: An Analysis of the Issue

Description: This report discusses the gain international trade, qualifications to the free trade doctrine and arguments for protectionism.
Date: February 13, 1978
Creator: Ahearn, Raymond
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Automobiles Imported from Japan

Description: In recent years, U.S. automotive imports from Japan have seen an increasing at an unusually rapid pace. Congress is considering measures that alleviate the situation and in June 1980 concurrently resolved to promote the competitiveness of U.S. industry in world automobile and truck markets. As a result of the restraint agreement, automobile imports from Japan dropped from 1.99 million units in 1980 to 1.91 million units in 1981 (calendar year).
Date: March 12, 1980
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Imported Automobiles in the United States: Their Rising Market Share and the Macroeconomic Impact of a Proposed Import Restriction

Description: After two generations of almost unchallenged supremacy, the U.S. auto industry has recently faced plummeting sales, rising competition from imports, and mounting requirements for capital investment and structural change. This has resulted in massive spilling of red ink in the industry's profit and loss columns, further financial pressures on the ailing Chrysler Corporation, layoffs of nearly 250,000 workers (as of August 4, 1980 in the automotive industry alone according to the United Auto Work… more
Date: September 15, 1980
Creator: Nanto, Dick K. & Elwell, Craig
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Increased U.S. Military Sales to China: Arguments and Alternatives

Description: The report examines the current debate in the United States over proposals for increased U.S. military sales to China. The study first examines the background of U.S.-China security ties since the Nixon Administration, and then sets forth the parameters of the current debate by noting a number of issues concerning U.S. military transfers to China on which all sides generally agree. It shows that Americans familiar with the issue tend to identify with different groups of opinion or "schools of t… more
Date: May 20, 1981
Creator: Sutter, Robert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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China-U.S. Trade

Description: The improved political relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China (P.R.C.), initiated by the Nixon Administration and furthered by the Carter Administration's decision to establish diplomatic relations, has spurred a rapid increase in Sino-U.S. trade. While still small relative to overall U.S. foreign trade, the volume of trade represents an abrupt shift from the no-trade policy that had been pursued since 1950. Despite the rapid expansion, outstanding issues rema… more
Date: November 19, 1981
Creator: Holliday, George D. & Hardt, John P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Japan's International Trade Patterns, Institutions, and Policies

Description: This report presents an overview of Japan's performance in its trading relations. The report begins with a discussion of the development, size, and importance of Japan's international trading sector. It then examines the composition, institutions, and policies for trade. This is followed by a review of Japan's balance of payments, capital flows, value of the yen, and direction of trade.
Date: March 15, 1982
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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