<DIV>This clear, concise summary of the in-depth analyses presented in <I>The Political Economy of American Trade Policy</I> examines the level, form, and evolution of American trade protection.<BR><BR>In case studies of trade barriers imposed during the 1980s to help the steel, semiconductor, automobile, lumber,...</i></div>

<DIV>During the first three decades following the Second World War, an increasingly open international trading system led to unprecedented economic growth throughout the world. But in recent years, that openness has been threatened by increased protectionism, regional trading arrangements—Europe...</div>

<DIV>In recent years the tremendous growth of the service sector—including international trade in services—has outstripped that of manufacturing in many industrialized nations. As the importance of services has grown, economists have begun to focus on policy issues raised by them and have tried...</div>

<DIV>There is no doubt that the open multilateral trading system after World War II was a key ingredient in the rapid economic development of the entire world. Especially in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan, exports increased dramatically both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GNP. In...</div>