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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jordon J. HillmanPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780899300405ISBN 10: 0899300405 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 24 November 1982 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews.,. the author concentrates on how the government makes a decision about allocating public financing for U.S. exports. He covers this topic by critically examining the history of the Ex-Im Bank in chronological order. Within that framework, there is a discussion of the role of Congress and the executive branch. An interesting chapter on the Ansett case ... is included in the book. The author then gives some recommendations on operating standards and organizational structure and suggests amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act. The book was written under a grant from the Sloan Foundation as part of a study on government sponsored enterprises. Both the Foundation and the author should be thanked for a job well done. The book is beautifully written and organized. The bibliography is excellent, and the content of the book is incisive, instructive, and constructive. We need more critical works on government sponsored enterprises. Let us hope the others will equal the quality of this book. -Bankers Magazine .,. the author concentrates on how the government makes a decision about allocating public financing for U.S. exports. He covers this topic by critically examining the history of the Ex-Im Bank in chronological order. Within that framework, there is a discussion of the role of Congress and the executive branch. An interesting chapter on the Ansett case ... is included in the book. The author then gives some recommendations on operating standards and organizational structure and suggests amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act. The book was written under a grant from the Sloan Foundation as part of a study on government sponsored enterprises. Both the Foundation and the author should be thanked for a job well done. The book is beautifully written and organized. The bibliography is excellent, and the content of the book is incisive, instructive, and constructive. We need more critical works on government sponsored enterprises. Let us hope the others will equal the quality of this book. -Bankers Magazine ?...the author concentrates on how the government makes a decision about allocating public financing for U.S. exports. He covers this topic by critically examining the history of the Ex-Im Bank in chronological order. Within that framework, there is a discussion of the role of Congress and the executive branch. An interesting chapter on the Ansett case ... is included in the book. The author then gives some recommendations on operating standards and organizational structure and suggests amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act. The book was written under a grant from the Sloan Foundation as part of a study on government sponsored enterprises. Both the Foundation and the author should be thanked for a job well done. The book is beautifully written and organized. The bibliography is excellent, and the content of the book is incisive, instructive, and constructive. We need more critical works on government sponsored enterprises. Let us hope the others will equal the quality of this book.?-Bankers Magazine ?The objectives and performance of the Export-Import Bank of the United States are examined from a historical perspective. Avoiding either an advocacy or an adversarial position, Hillman (law, Northwestern University) describes in essentially chronological order how the role of the bank has changed in response to economic conditions and national interests. In an evenhanded manner, he expresses reservations about the bank's recent promotional activities, the deterioration in its financial condition, and the difficulty of striking a balance between improving the general welfare and promoting private interests; and he proposes reforms in its statutory authority and organization. ... The volume is suitable for both a general and professional audience.?-Choice The objectives and performance of the Export-Import Bank of the United States are examined from a historical perspective. Avoiding either an advocacy or an adversarial position, Hillman (law, Northwestern University) describes in essentially chronological order how the role of the bank has changed in response to economic conditions and national interests. In an evenhanded manner, he expresses reservations about the bank's recent promotional activities, the deterioration in its financial condition, and the difficulty of striking a balance between improving the general welfare and promoting private interests; and he proposes reforms in its statutory authority and organization. ... The volume is suitable for both a general and professional audience. -Choice ... the author concentrates on how the government makes a decision about allocating public financing for U.S. exports. He covers this topic by critically examining the history of the Ex-Im Bank in chronological order. Within that framework, there is a discussion of the role of Congress and the executive branch. An interesting chapter on the Ansett case ... is included in the book. The author then gives some recommendations on operating standards and organizational structure and suggests amendments to the Export-Import Bank Act. The book was written under a grant from the Sloan Foundation as part of a study on government sponsored enterprises. Both the Foundation and the author should be thanked for a job well done. The book is beautifully written and organized. The bibliography is excellent, and the content of the book is incisive, instructive, and constructive. We need more critical works on government sponsored enterprises. Let us hope the others will equal the quality of this book. -Bankers Magazine Author InformationHillman /f Jordan /i Jay Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |