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THE CONFLICT THAT DEVELOPED BETWEEN LAND USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN THE DESIGNATION OF THE ALPINE LAKES REGION AS A "WILDERNESS AREA" IS EXPLORED. IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE ARENA FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION HAS SHIFTED TO THE CONGRESS AND BUREAUCRACY, WHERE THE BATTLE OF "SINGLE-INTEREST" INTEREST GROUPS CONTINUE AT A LESS VISIBLE PUBLIC LEVEL.

History : from reel to real -- The template : Robert F. Kennedy's Thirteen days -- The real Robert Kennedy -- The mythmaking of Robert McNamara -- The forgotten voice of Dean Rusk -- The erratic expertise of Llewellyn Thompson -- The selective memory of McGeorge Bundy -- The determined diplomacy of Adlai Stevenson -- The Trollope ploy myth -- Lyndon Johnson and the Cuban Missile Crisis : an unanticipated consequence? -- Conclusion : Leadership matters -- Epilogue : What if?

Key Features:Contains contributions by most of the world's important international trade specialists, who reflect on Professor Deardorff's accomplishments supplemented by their own views on the topics being addressedOffers reprints of many of Professor Deardorff's most important publicationsAddresses topics at the core of international trade theory and policy by Professor Deardorff himself, together with contributions by many of the world's leading trade economists.

Key Features:Written by an author who is a co-developer of the Michigan Model of World Production and TradeIncludes a brief introduction to each chapter, with a review question component useful for instructors at the end of the chapterProvides references to current developments and more recent literature.

Although the hostilities of the Vietnam War ended in 1975, the diplomatic repercussions lasted for several more decades. Eventually, however, the dedicated perseverance of diplomats on both sides paid off. In November 2003, Major General Pham Van Tra, defense minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, met with U.S. defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the halls of the Pentagon, signaling a new era in U.S.-Vietnamese defense relations. This book traces the development of that relationship in the years since the Vietnam War. It focuses especially on the 1990s, a decade in which the author se

"This examination of normalization attempts between the U.S. and Vietnam begins in the late 1970s but focuses largely on the 1990s, when the author was involved as the Director for Indochina, Office of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Topics addressed include trade, immigration, and POW/MIA concerns"--Provided by publisher