United States Trade Policy: A Work in Progress

Pearson's fascinating account of United States trade policy over the last four decades provides students with insights into the actual practice of international trade. The text focuses on one cycle in U.S. trade policy: the serious deterioration in the liberal trade consensus starting in the 1960s, the patchwork of repairs to that consensus by the late 1990s, and the most recent challenge under the anti-globalization banner. With this practical understanding and the analytical tools of trade theory, students will be better equipped to assess and manage the trade issues of the new millennium.