American trade politics / I.M. Destler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Destler, I. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Commercial policy.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, c2005.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

In this comprehensive revision of the most influential, widely read analysis of the US trade policymaking system, Destler addresses how globalization has reshaped trade politics, weakening traditional protectionism but intensifying concern about trade's societal impacts. Entirely new chapters treat the deepening of partisan divisions and the rise of "trade and..." issues (especially labor and the environment). The author concludes with a comprehensive economic and political strategy to cope with globalization and maximize its benefits. The original edition of American Trade Politics won the Gladys Kammerer Award of the American Political Science Association for the best book on US national policy.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Preface

Author's Note

I Origin: 1934-70

Chapter 1 The Root Problem: Political Imbalance

Chapter 2 The 1934 System: Protection for Congress

Protecting Congress from Trade Pressures

The System's Advantages and Limits

The System's Contradictions

II Erosion and Adaptation: 1971-94

Chapter 3 A Tougher World: Changes in the Context of Trade Policy

15 August as Prologue

The Trade Explosioin

The "Decline" of the United States

The Rise of New Competitors

The Erosion of the GATT

Stagflation

Floating Exchange Rates and Dollar "Misalignment

Economic Triopolarity and the End of the Cold War

A Tougher World

Chapter 4 A Less Protected Congress

Congressional Reform and the Weakening of Ways and Means

Renewing the Delegation of Power: The "Fast-Track" Procedures

Industry-Specific Proposals: The Automobile Case

Committee Competition and Policy Entrepreneurship

The Trade and Tariff Act of 1984: Pressure Contained

1985-88: The Years of Trade

The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

NAFTA and Fast-Track Renewal

1984 and After: The Leadership Difference

Chapter 5 An Embattled Executive

STR's Early Ups and Downs

Strauss and the MTN: The STR on Center Stage

The Executive Broker and Its Critics

The Carter Reorganization

Reagan I: Commerce Versus USTR

USTR and Presidential Ambivalence

Liberal Words, Protectionist Deeds

Reagan II: An Eight-Month Vacuum

Reagan II: The Shift to Activism

Targeting the World: Section 301

Targeting Japan: From MOSS to Semiconductor Sanctions

Working the Trade Bill: Damage Limitation

Carla Hills and Super 301

Geneva Versus Mexico City?

NAFTA but Not (Yet) GATT

Chapter 6 Changing the Rules: The Rise of Administrative Trade Remedies

Through the Early 1970s: Little Relief.

The Trade Act of 1974

The Result: Slightly More Relief

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979

The Declining Use of the Escape Clause

The Decline of Trade Adjustment Assistance

The Upsurge in "Unfair Trade" Cases

Forcing Political Solutions

Steel Wins Comprehensive Protection

New Legislative Initiatives

The Uruguay Round Antidumping Agreement

Administrative Remedies: A Balance Sheet on 1980-94

The Limits of Administrative Remedies

Chapter 7 The National Arena: New Dimensions of Conflict

An "Amazing Political Reversal"?

A Newly Ambivalent Elite

Challenges to Laissez-Faire Trade Doctrine

New Patterns of Interest Group Politics

Conclusions

Chapter 8 Triumph! NAFTA and the WTO

Back from the Precipice

From Candidate to President

The NAFTA Debate: Critics Rush to Fill the Vacuum

Clinton Recovers, and Wins Big

Japan, China, and APEC

Brussels and Geneva: Completing the Uruguay Round

US Business, Human Rights, and the China Market

Japan: Failure and Modest Success

Implementing the Uruguay Round: A Slow Start

Antidumping: Reversing the Round

The Loss of Future Fast Track

The WTO and US "Sovereignty

Delaying the Process: Dole, Hollings, and Gingrich

From Partisan Wrangle to Bipartisan Victory

End of an Era?

III Polarization: 1995-

Chapter 9 The Decline of Traditional Protectionism

Economic Resurgence

Clinton and Barshefsky: Business (Mostly) As Usual

Trade Remedies, Especially Antidumping

The World Trade Organization

Reemergence of the Trade Deficit

and Its Lesser Political Impact

The Globalization of US Business

Two Questions

Chapter 10 New Issues, New Stalemate

Threat to the Social Contract?

Impact of NAFTA

Clinton's Fast-Track Fiasco

Dilemmas of Substance and Process

The Battles of Seattle

Normalizing China.

Chapter 11 Partisan Rancor and Trade Politics in the New Century

Polarization of Congressional Politics

Decline of House Bipartisanship on Trade

The House Bill in 2001: Partisan Contention

Bipartisan Compromise in the Senate

Zoellick and "Competitive Liberalization

Cancun

and Geneva

Into the Second Bush Administration

Implications

IV Conclusion

Chapter 12 Conclusion: Making America Fit for Globalization

Bringing the Benefits of Imports Out of the Closet

Lukewarm Public Support for Trade Expansion

Uneven Distribution of Gains from Trade Expansion

Two Key Preconditions: Macroeconomic Balance and Productivity Improvement

Completing the Transition to Globalization

Completing the Transition to Globalization at Home

Appendix A Trade Promotion Authority in 2001: The Bargain That Wasn't

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611061005

9781281061003

128106100X

9780881324648

0881324647

9781435609143

143560914X

OCLC:

213306152