Trade Policy and U.S. Competitiveness (Aei Studies, 461)

, by Barfield, Claude E.

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Participants	p. xi
Preface	p. xv
Renewing America's Competitiveness	p. 1
Renewing America's Competitiveness	p. 3
Leadership in Trade Policy	p. 11
Congress and the President-- the Issues	p. 13
Transferring Authority to the Trade Representative	p. 17
The Congressional Perspective	p. 19
Trade Policy and the Trade Representative	p. 22
What the Numbers Say: Summary of the Competitive Position of the United States	p. 25
Overview of the U. S. Competitive Position Today	p. 27
the Determinants of Competitiveness	p. 37
The Role of Domestic Policy in Addressing Trade Problems	p. 39
The Competitiveness Gap	p. 43
Successful Exporting: What the Private Sector Can Do	p. 46
Trade Legislation, Trade Policy, and U.S. Competitiveness	p. 51
Issues Affecting the Formulation of a Trade Bill	p. 53
Trade Policy: A Democrat's View	p. 55
The Need and the Prospects for a Trade Bill in 1987	p. 58
Trade Policy: A Republican's View	p. 61
Competitiveness and Trade Policy: A View from the Administration	p. 65
Trade Legislation: A View from the European Community	p. 70
Trade Policy: A View from Japan	p. 73
Industrial Adjustment: Industrial Policy Revived?	p. 75
Reform of Section 201 Import Relief	p. 77
Protectionism	p. 81
The Importance of Process Alan Wolff	p. 86
Making Relief Conditional on Adjustment	p. 90
The Politics of Industrial Adjustment	p. 92
Labor Adjustment: Aid or Barrier to Competitiveness?	p. 95
More Options for the Displaced Worker	p. 97
The Urgency of Assistance to Displaced Workers	p. 100
Myths Surrounding Displaced Workers	p. 104
Labor Adjustment, Retraining, and Advance Notice of Closings	p. 107
Balancing Competitiveness with Assistance to Workers	p. 109
Competitiveness: a Major Campaign Issue in '88?	p. 115
Is Competitiveness a Genuine Issue?	p. 117
A Democrat's View	p. 119
A Republican's View	p. 122
What the Polls Tell Us	p. 127
The Meaning of Competitiveness	p. 131
Glossary of International Trade Terms	p. 137
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