The New Politics of American Trade

by Destler, I. M.; Balint, Peter J.; Institute for International Economics (U. S.)

• ISBN13: 9780881322699
• ISBN10: 0881322695
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Peterson Inst for Intl Economics

Author Biography

I. M. Destler, Visiting Fellow, is Professor at the School of Public Affairs and Director of the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland Peter J. Balint is Adjunct Lecturer in Quantitative Methods and a doctoral candidate in Environmental Policy at the School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
Acknowledgments	x
Introduction: Same Old Story?	1	(4)
Suddenly, Stalemate	5	(10)
The Trade Policymaking System, 1934-94	6	(3)
The Rise of ``Trade and...''	9	(6)
Trade and Labor	15	(10)
Evolution of Labor's Position	15	(4)
The Trade Threat Crystallizes: NAFTA	19	(2)
The Campaign for Worker Rights	21	(4)
Trade and the Environment	25	(14)
Environmental Arguments for and against Liberalized Trade	26	(3)
Environmental NGOs' Positions on NAFTA and Fast Track	29	(4)
The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI)	33	(2)
The Tuna-Dolphin, Shrimp-Turtle, and MMT Decisions	35	(1)
Potential for Environmental Support of Fast-Track Reauthorization	36	(3)
The New Trade Politics Kaleidoscope	39	(10)
Ambivalent President, Fractious Congress	40	(1)
Critics Emboldened, Backers Frustrated	41	(1)
Cracks among the Critics?	42	(3)
The Larger, Structural Challenge	45	(4)
A Constructive Compromise?	49	(2)
Competing Worldviews	51	(2)
Compatible Goals, Tension over Means	53	(1)
Three Possible Futures	54	(2)
A National Commitment to Enhanced Labor and Environmental Standards	56	(1)
Steps to Reinforce the Social Compact at Home	56	(1)
Making the Trade Regime More Labor/Environment-Friendly	57	(4)
Further Measures within the WTO Framework?	61	(2)
The Need for Balance and Staging	63	(2)
Conclusion	65