Future Visions for U.S Trade Policy: Council Presents Major Alternatives
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Robert Scott of the Economic Policy Institute and Daniel Ikenson of the Cato Institute debate how the next U.S. president should deal with China on trade.
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Jeffrey J. Schott, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, and Thea M. Lee, policy director for the AFL-CIO, debate what the next president should do on the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Jonathan Jacoby of the Center for American Progress and Robert Lane Greene of the Economist debate the shape of trade policy for the next U.S. administration.
Charles Kernaghan of the National Labor Committee and Claude Barfield of the American Enterprise Institute debate the merits of labor standards in trade pacts.
Daniel T. Griswold of the Cato Institute and Bob Young of the American Farm Bureau debate whether American farm subsidies should be maintained.
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The Chinese economic boom could pose a real challenge to U.S. power and influence. Morgan Stanley's Stephen Roach and Desmond Lachman of the American Enterprise Institute debate whether China's growth is happening at the United States' expense.
Jagdish Bhagwati and Rajeev Kohli refute claims that the arrival of multi-brand, multinational retailers in India will hurt small businesses and farmers.
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Michael Spence examines the causes of recent distress in both advanced and developing economies and evaluates potential policy responses.
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Jagdish Bhagwati faults the Obama administration and the Democratic Party for fostering anti-Indian sentiment with their protectionist rhetoric.
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Jagdish Bhagwati writes that the Doha round's failure at the hands of U.S. negotiators forebodes the return of protectionism.
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To diagnose the ills of the struggling global economy, Michael Spence considers the impediments to growth in both advanced and developing nations.
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Jagdish Bhagwati argues the failure of the Doha round's multilateral trade negotiations undermines the rule-making authority and dispute-settlement mechanism of the World Trade Organization.
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Michael Spence surveys a variety of economic development models, highlighting the problems of long-term sustainability inherent to each.
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Drawing on the lessons of the Information Technology Agreement, Matthew Slaughter calls for the elimination of international trade and investment barriers in energy industries.
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Jagdish Bhagwati offers a primer on the major economic misconceptions that have allowed protectionism to re-emerge in U.S. trade policy.
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Edward Alden highlights the skepticism over international trade that confronts advocates for greater American involvement in the global marketplace.
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Jagdish Bhagwati criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama for failing to close the Doha Round, decrying outsourcing, and surrending to the "manufactures fetish."
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Jagdish Bhagwati recommends developing nations avoid emigration restrictions to stem the outflow of their skilled workers.
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Jagdish Bhagwati argues that while the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is being sold in the United States as evidence of American leadership on trade, the exact opposite is true.
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What is the effect of U.S. domestic political gridlock on international relations?
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