Trade Policy Agenda 1998 And 1997 Annual Report Of The President Of The United States On The Trade Agreements Program

Contains an overview and details of the President's 1998 Traded Policy Agenda, in addition to the President's 1997 annual report on the Trade Agreements Program. Addresses world trade in 1997, The World Trade Organization and implementation of WTO agreements, other multilateral activities, regional negotiations, bilateral negotiations, U.S. trade law and trade enforcement activities, and trade policy development. Includes a listing of trade agreements entered into by the U.S. since 1984.

What was the “battle in Seattle” over trade all about? You may know...but do your students? With John Rothgeb's concise text U.S. Trade Policy: Balancing Economic Dreams and Political Realities, your students will learn about international trade, the political tensions it rouses, and its historical roots. Rothgeb carefully traces the forces that affect U.S. trade policy's development and implementation, including: * the strategic and competitive international arena * policymakers' views on the value of trade * the influence of special interest groups * the impact of institutional rivalries Supplement your foreign and economic policy course with a balanced discussion of the enormous changes spurred by the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act, the Bretton Woods system, and the GATT, to the controversy surrounding current trade relations withteh European Union and China.