1st Edition

Talking Trade U.s. Policy In International Perspective

By Robert S Walters Copyright 1994
180 Pages
by Routledge

159 Pages
by Routledge

160 Pages
by Routledge

"Challenges from Japan, opportunities in the new European Community, and prospects for developing countries’ economies all revolve around trade and all have implications for U.S. economic strengths and interests. The cases in this book have been selected to illustrate a variety of contemporary trade policies, practices, and partners. The volume begins with an overview of the multilateral trade... Read more
Foreword -- Policy Contexts for U.S. Trade -- Introduction: U.S. Trade Negotiations in Perspective -- The Multilateral Trade Order: The New GATT Round -- The Domestic Political Setting of U.S. Trade Policy -- U.S. Trade Diplomacy -- The U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Problem -- Negotiations to Open Japan’s Construction Markets to U.S. Firms -- The U.S.-Brazilian Informatics Dispute -- European Community Enlargement and the United States

Biography

Robert S. Walters is professor of political science at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of American and Soviet Aid: A Comparative Analysis and coauthor (with David H. Blake) of The Politics of Global Economic Relations, now in its fourth edition. His present research is focused on competitiveness policies.