In an interconnected world, economic and political interests inevitably reach beyond national borders. Since policy choices generate external economic and political costs, foreign state and non-state actors have an interest in inflencing policy actions in other sovereign countries to their...

Intro -- Introduction -- Part I. International Competitiveness -- U.S. International Competitiveness in a Changing Global Economy -- 1. What Do We Mean by Competitiveness? -- 2. Indicators of U.S. Economic Performance -- 2.1 Aggregate Trade Balances -- 2.2 Technology and Trade -- 2.3 Investments...