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Bush, seen here in 2006, revoked his steel tariffs less than two years after imposing them in 2002. Reuters/Jason Reed

George W. Bush tried steel tariffs. It didn’t work

William Hauk, University of South Carolina

President Trump slapped steep tariffs on steel imports, echoing protectionist measures taken by Bush in 2002.
Phoenix Lake, Dortmund’s coolest new quarter, was once an abanonded steel mill surrounded by polluted waterways and brownfields. Frank Vincentz/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Redesigning the rust belt: an old German steel region gets a mindful modern makeover

Christa Reicher, Technical University of Dortmund

A former industrial region in the heart of Germany is slowly reinventing itself for the 21st century, offering urban planning lessons for Detroit and beyond.

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  1. George W Bush
  2. Germany
  3. Global Perspectives
  4. Post-industrial
  5. Protectionism
  6. Steel
  7. steel tariffs
  8. Tariffs
  9. Trump administration

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