Trading Blows

Party Competition and U.S. Trade Policy in a Globalizing Era

By: James Shoch

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Paperback | 30 September 2001

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For the past two decades, trade policy has been high on the American political agenda, thanks to the growing integration of the United States into the global economy and the wealth of debate this development has sparked. Although scholars have explored many aspects of U.S. trade policy, there has been little study of the role played by party politics. With Trading Blows, James Shoch fills that gap.

Shoch offers detailed case studies of almost all of the major trade issues of the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton eras, including administrative and legislative efforts to curb auto, steel, and other imports and to open up markets in Japan and elsewhere, as well as free-trade initiatives such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) treaty that concluded the Uruguay Round of international trade talks, the extension of presidential fast-track trade negotiating authority, and the approval of permanent normal trade relations with China. In so doing, he explains the complex patterns of party competition over U.S. trade policy since 1980 and demonstrates the significant impact that party politics has had on the nation's recent trade policy decisions.

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With this volume, Shoch has greatly enriched our understanding of both the dynamics of American party competition and the nature of the U.S. foreign economic policy process. (Louis Ferleger, Boston University) The central thesis of this original and important work is that with the advance of globalization since 1980, trade policy has moved to the forefront of American politics, resulting in an increased role for parties in trade conflicts. Constituency pressure, personal ideology, and partisan electoral ambition have all contributed to heightened partisanship over trade issues. (David W. Brady, Stanford University)

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Non-Fiction Economics International Economics International Trade Politics & Government Political Parties Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary Subjects Interdisciplinary Studies General Studies Central Government Central Government Policies History

Specific Events & Topics in History Business & Management International Business Political Economy

Preface	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Parties and Trade Policy: A Theoretical Framework	p. 11
Trade Policy and Party Politics from the Civil War to 1980	p. 47
The First Reagan Administration: Democratic Pressure and White House Retreat	p. 71
Partisanship Heats Up: The Trade Policy Explosion of 1985-1986	p. 94
The One-hundredth Congress: Trade Legislation and Presidential Politics	p. 116
The Bush Years: Opening Japan, Negotiating NAFTA	p. 137
Clinton's First Two Years in Office: Trade Activism on All Fronts	p. 161
Trade Liberalization Grinds to a Halt, 1995-1998	p. 198
Trade Liberalization Set Back Again, Then Renewed?: The Battle in Seattle and PNTR with China	p. 227
Conclusion	p. 255
Appendix
Tariff Levels and Major Trade Acts by Partisan Control, 1820-1990	p. 274
Percentage of Party Members Voting for Freer Trade, 1870-1994	p. 277
Party Cohesion on Trade Votes in Congress, 1870-1994	p. 278
Percentage of "Promarket" Votes Cast by Members of Congress on Trade and All Issues, 1985-1994	p. 280
Difference in "Promarket" Ratings between Republicans and Democrats on Trade and All Issues, 1985-1994	p. 281
Notes	p. 283
Index	p. 377
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Party Competition and U.S. Trade Policy in a Globalizing Era

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