American trade politics /
I.M. Destler.
- 4th ed.
- Washington, DC : Institute for International Economics, c2005.
- xvii, 373 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Origin: 1934-70 -- The root problem: political imbalance -- The 1934 system: protection for Congress -- Erosion and adaptation: 1971-94 -- A tougher world: changes in the context of trade policy -- A less protected Congress -- An embattled executive -- Changing the rules: the rise of administrative trade remedies -- The national arena: new dimensions of conflict -- Triumph! NAFTA and the WTO -- Polarization: 1995- -- The decline of traditional protectionism -- New issues, new stalemate -- Partisan rancor and trade politics in the new century -- Conclusion: Making America fit for globalization.
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. The new edition contains three completely new chapters (9-11), plus an extensively reshaped concluding chapter (12). All of the other chapters have been revised and edited.
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United States--Commercial policy. Estados Unidos--Política comercial Estados Unidos--Comercio exterior.