U.S. Trade, Protectionism and the Global Economic Downturn.
Andrew J. Caldwell
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
| Omfang | 1 online resource (146 pages)
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| Utgave | 1st ed.
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| Opplysninger | Intro -- U.S. TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN -- U.S. TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 GLOBALIZED SUPPLY CHAINS AND U.S. POLICY -- SUMMARY -- A NEW PARADIGM -- GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS: MANUFACTURING IN THE 21ST CENTURY -- Typical Supply Chains -- Business Decisions and the Public Interest -- THE PUBLIC POLICY DIMENSION OF GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS -- Major Policies Affecting Global Supply Chains -- Taxation -- Trade and investment policy -- Labor and health care costs -- Labor costs -- Health care costs -- Environmental regulation -- Currencies and exchange rates -- Infrastructure and transportation -- Scanning -- Logistics security in China -- Product and food safety -- Education and training -- Protection of intellectual property -- Risks -- Fiscal, monetary, and industrial policies -- Policy Review Mechanisms -- CONCLUSION -- End Notes -- Chapter 2 THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND PROTECTIONISM -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- LOW IMPACT SCENARIO: FIREWALLS HOLD AS WTO RULES AND OBLIGATIONS CONSTRAIN PROTECTIONIST MEASURES -- Firewalls against Protectionism -- Scorecard of Protective Measures to Date -- Proposals Modified -- MEDIUM IMPACT SCENARIO: WTO RULES PROVE INADEQUATE, PARTICULARLY FOR SECTOR-SPECIFIC ASSISTANCE, AND TRADING SYSTEM IS WEAKENED -- Auto Sector Rescue Programs -- Financial Sector Rescue Programs -- HIGH IMPACT SCENARIO: WTO RULES ARE VIOLATED, MAJOR TRADE CONFLICTS OCCUR, AND TRADING SYSTEM IS UNDERMINED -- Re-balancing Trade Flows -- Dealing with Fiscal Stimulus "Free Riders" -- Current Account Surplus Countries - Transitioning to Domestic- Led Growth -- POLICY CHALLENGES FOR CONGRESS -- Coordination and Surveillance of Stimulus Programs -- Multilateral Surveillance of Trade Barriers -- Management of U.S. Trade Relations.. - Responding to requests for protection -- Dealing with current account surplus countries -- Considering the role of trade liberalization -- End Notes -- Chapter 3 U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE: TRENDS AND FORECASTS -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- Trade in Goods -- Trade in Services -- Trade in Goods and Services -- THE U.S. DEFICIT IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- Savings Shortfalls and the Trade Deficit -- Implications of the Trade Deficit -- Types of Trade Data -- U.S. MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE -- CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE -- FORECASTS -- U.S. TRADE WITH SELECTED NATIONS -- ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY, AUTOS, AND OIL -- SOME COMMON PERCEPTIONS -- Is the Trade Deficit at a Dangerous Level? -- IS TRADE WITH CHINA MERELY REPLACING THAT WITH SOUTHEAST ASIA? -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE STATISTICS WEB RESOURCES -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX -- Blank Page.
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| ISBN | 9781616685126
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