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Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s

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Book Synopsis: In Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s, Michael Franczak demonstrates how Third World solidarity around the New International Economic Order (NIEO) forced US presidents from Richard Nixon to Ronald Reagan to consolidate American hegemony over an international economic order under attack abroad and lacking support at home. The goal of the nations that supported NIEO was to negotiate a redistribution of money and power from the global North to the global South. Their weapon was control over the major commodities—in particular oil—that undergirded the prosperity of the United States and Europe after World War II.

Using newly available archival sources, as well as interviews with key administration officials, Franczak reveals how the NIEO and "North-South dialogue" negotiations brought global inequality to the forefront of US national security. The challenges posed by NIEO became an inflection point for some of the greatest economic, political, and moral crises of 1970s America, including the end of golden age liberalism and the return of the market, the splintering of the Democratic Party and the building of the Reagan coalition, and the rise of human rights in US foreign policy in the wake of the Vietnam War. The policy debates and decisions toward the NIEO were pivotal moments in the histories of three ideological trends—neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and human rights—that formed the core of America's post–Cold War foreign policy.

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Discover the hidden history of global inequality and American foreign policy in the 1970s with Michael Franczak's groundbreaking book, Global Inequality and American Foreign Policy in the 1970s. Through meticulous research and never-before-seen archival sources, Franczak uncovers how Third World solidarity and the New International Economic Order reshaped US presidents' decision-making processes, ultimately consolidating American hegemony over the international economic order.

Uncover the intricate nexus between global politics and economics as Franczak explores how the NIEO movement sought to redistribute wealth and power from the global North to the global South. By gaining control over vital commodities, particularly oil, these nations aimed to challenge the economic prosperity of the United States and Europe post-World War II. Through eye-opening interviews with key administration officials, Franczak exposes the significance of the NIEO and the "North-South dialogue" negotiations in highlighting global inequality as a matter of US national security.

By delving into the complexities of the NIEO, Franczak unravels the profound impact it had on the economic, political, and moral fabrics of 1970s America. This transformative period witnessed major shifts such as the end of golden age liberalism and the resurgence of the market, the fragmentation of the Democratic Party and the emergence of the Reagan coalition, and the elevation of human rights in US foreign policy after the Vietnam War. Franczak explores how the NIEO debates became pivotal moments that shaped three influential ideological trends: neoliberalism, neoconservatism, and human rights, which continue to shape America's foreign policy even today.

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