Cohen, Stephen.

Fundamentals of U.S. foreign trade policy : economics, politics, laws, and issues / U.S. foreign trade policy. United States foreign trade policy. Fundamentals of United States foreign trade policy. Stephen D. Cohen, Robert A. Blecker, Peter D. Whitney. - 2nd ed. - Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2003. - xiv, 360 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references, electronic resources (p. 347-348), and index.

pt. 1. Overview. 1. Content and context of trade policy -- 2. Historical survey of U.S. trade relations -- pt. 2. Economics. 3. Economic theories of international trade -- 4. Trade balances, trade performance, and trade policy -- pt. 3. Politics and law. 5. Formulation and administration of U.S. trade policy : who does what -- 6. Decisionmaking explained : the how and why of policymakers' and legislators' behavior -- 7. U.S. legislation regulating imports and exports -- 8. World Trade Organization : international trade law and trade liberalization -- pt. 4. Major contemporary issues. 9. Trade sanctions versus export expansion -- 10. Trade relations with Japan and China : the new "twin deficits" -- 11. European Union-United States trade relations -- 12. regional free trade blocs and the United States -- 13. Consensus cracks : the anti-globalization backlash -- 14. Look ahead.

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Free trade--United States
Foreign trade regulation--United States


United States--Commercial policy
United States--Foreign economic relations

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