The testimony argues that the United States has recently disengaged from formal economic cooperation with the Asia-Pacific region, an important historical partner and the world’s fastest-growing economy. Meanwhile, the region has moved ahead with its own agreements, the Comprehensive and...

This work explores the role played by party politics in US trade policy. The author 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