The Political Economy of U.S. Trade Policy

Author: Craig VanGrasstek

Event: Trade Policy Under the New U.S. Administration


Description:

A Disscusion of Current Issues in U.S. Trade Policy:

  • A new grant of negotiating authority for the president (known as “fast track” or “trade promotion authority”)
  • Approval of the pending free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama, and Korea
  • Conclusion of the Doha Round in the WTO
  • Renewal and reform of the Generalized System of Preferences and the special programs for the Andean and Caribbean Basin regions
  • The linkages between trade policy and a climate-change agreement

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