The Development of Arkansas’ International Trade: Problems and Progress

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  • Gene E. Bigler

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1981.2.0.1-15

Abstract

The importance of international exports for Arkansas' economy was recognized belatedly in the state; so, even though momentum was actually built in the 1950s, little additional progress was achieved until the late 1970s. This paper examines both the practical and structural conditions that have impeded the growth of Arkansas' exports and then reviews the progress that has been made in overcoming these obstacles. Contributions from the public and private sectors are considered, as well as problems of coordinating state and federal efforts in order to assist both the manufacturing and agricultural interests of the state.

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1982-01-01

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