Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation Resolving Disputes

Charan Devereaux

ISBN 10: 0881323624 / ISBN 13: 9780881323627

Published by The Peterson Institute For International Economics Sep 2006, 2006

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Neuware - Trade policy has moved from the wings onto center stage. Between 1992 and 2000, U.S. exports rose by 55 percent. By the year 2000, trade summed to 26 percent of U.S. GDP, the United States imported almost two thirds of its oil, and was the world's largest host country for foreign investors. America's interest in a more open and prosperous foreign market is now squarely economic. This volume presents cases on five important trade negotiations all focused on making the rules, or the process of establishing how the trade system would operate. The cases not only explore the changing substance of trade agreements, but delve into the negotiation process. They explore not just the what of trade, but the who, how, and why of decision-making. By examining some of the most important recent negotiations, the reader can come to understand not just the larger issues surrounding trade, but how players seek to exert influence and how the system is evolving on day-to-day basis. This book presents a coherent description of the facts, that will allow for discussion and independent conclusions about policies, politics, and processes. An upcoming companion volume (ISBN 0-88132-363-2) will offer cases on settling trade disputes-or attempting to settle them. In both volumes particular attention is given to how trade decision-making occurs within the context of the American political system The two volumes will also be sold as a set ISBN 0-88132-364-0. Information on the second volume and the set will be available in the future.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Case Studies in US Trade Negotiation Resolving Disputes
• Publisher: The Peterson Institute For International Economics Sep 2006
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881323624
• ISBN 13: 9780881323627
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 155H x 27D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 155 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 706 grams

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Synopsis

Trade policy has moved from the wings onto center stage. Between 1992 and 2000, US exports rose by 55 percent. By the year 2000, trade summed to 26 percent of US GDP, and the United States imported almost two-thirds of its oil and was the world's largest host country for foreign investors. America's interest in a more open and prosperous foreign market is now squarely economic. This volume presents cases on five important trade negotiations, all focused on "making the rules," or the process of establishing how the trade system would operate. The cases not only explore the changing substance of trade agreements but also delve into the negotiation process. They explore not just the what of trade, but the who, how, and why of decision-making. By examining some of the most important recent negotiations, the reader can come to understand not just the larger issues surrounding trade, but how players seek to exert influence and how the system is evolving on a day-to-day basis. This book presents a coherent description of the facts that will allow for discussion and independent conclusions about policies, politics, and processes.

About the Author

Robert Z. Lawrence was a senior fellow and also the Albert L. Williams Professor of Trade and Investment at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He served as a member of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers from 1999 to 2000.

Charan Devereaux is a senior researcher at the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Trade and Negotiations Program and the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, where she writes on international trade issues.

Michael D. Watkins is a professor of practice in organizational behavior at INSEAD, Fontainebleau. He is also founding partner of Genesis Advisers, a leadership strategy consultancy. He is the author of The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels (2003) and Breakthrough Business Negotiation: A Toolbox for Managers (Jossey-Bass, winner of the CPR Institute prize for best negotiation book in 2002).