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U.S. trade, protectionism and the global economic downturn /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Nova Science,
2010.
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| Colección: | Global economic studies series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- U.S. TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ; U.S. TRADE, PROTECTIONISM AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; 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 ; 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; Considering the role of trade liberalization ; End Notes ; 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.