TY - BOOK AU - Cohen,Stephen AU - Blecker Robert A AU - Whitney Peter D TI - Fundamentals of U.S. foreign trade policy: economics, politics, laws, and issues SN - 0813398452 AV - HF1713 PY - 2003/// CY - Boulder, Colo. PB - Westview Press KW - Free trade KW - United States KW - Foreign trade regulation KW - Commercial policy KW - Foreign economic relations N1 - 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 ER -