Table of Contents:
  • Origin: 1934-70
  • The root problem: political imbalance
  • The 1934 system: protection for Congress
  • Erosion and adaptation: 1971-94
  • A tougher world: changes in the context of trade policy
  • A less protected Congress
  • An embattled executive
  • Changing the rules: the rise of administrative trade remedies
  • The national arena: new dimensions of conflict
  • Triumph! NAFTA and the WTO
  • Polarization: 1995-
  • The decline of traditional protectionism
  • New issues, new stalemate
  • Partisan rancor and trade politics in the new century
  • Conclusion: Making America fit for globalization.