The root problem: political imbalance
The 1934 system: protection for Congress
Protecting Congress from Trade Pressures
The System's Advantages and Limits
The System's Contradictions
Erosion and adaptation: 1971-94
A tougher world: changes in the context of trade policy
The "Decline" of the United States
The Rise of New Competitors
Floating Exchange Rates and Dollar "Misalignment"
Economic Tripolarity and the End of the Cold War
A less protected Congress
Congressional Reform and the Weakening of Ways and Means
Renewing the Delegation of Power: The "Fast-Track" Procedures
Industry-Specific Proposals: The Automobile Case
Committee Competition and Policy Entrepreneurship
The Trade and Tariff Act of 1984: Pressure Contained
1985-88: The Years of Trade
The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
NAFTA and Fast-Track Renewal
1984 and After: The Leadership Difference
STR's Early Ups and Downs
Strauss and the MTN: The STR on Center Stage
The Executive Broker and Its Critics
The Carter Reorganization
Reagan I: Commerce Versus USTR
USTR and Presidential Ambivalence
Liberal Words, Protectionist Deeds
Reagan II: An Eight-Month Vacuum
Reagan II: The Shift to Activism
Targeting the World: Section 301
Targeting Japan: From MOSS to Semiconductor Sanctions
Working the Trade Bill: Damage Limitation
Carla Hills and Super 301
Geneva Versus Mexico City?
Changing the rules: the rise of administrative trade remedies
Through the Early 1970's: Little Relief
The Result: Slightly More Relief
The Trade Agreements Act of 1979
The Declining Use of the Escape Clause
The Decline of Trade Adjustment Assistance
The Upsurge in "Unfair Trade" Cases
Forcing Political Solutions
Steel Wins Comprehensive Protection
New Legislative Initiatives
The Uruguay Round Antidumping Agreement
Administrative Remedies: A Balance Sheet on 1980-94
The Limits of Administrative Remedies
The national arena: new dimensions of conflict
An "Amazing Political Reversal"?
Challenges to Laissez-Faire Trade Doctrine
New Patterns of Interest Group Politics
Triumph! NAFTA and the WTO
From Candidate to President
The NAFTA Debate: Critics Rush to Fill the Vacuum
Clinton Recovers, and Wins Big
Brussels and Geneva: Completing the Uruguay Round
US Business, Human Rights, and the China Market
Japan: Failure and Modest Success
Implementing the Uruguay Round: A Slow Start
Antidumping: Reversing the Round
The Loss of Future Fast Track
The WTO and US "Sovereignty"
Delaying the Process: Dole, Hollings, and Gingrich
From Partisan Wrangle to Bipartisan Victory
The decline of traditional protectionism
Clinton and Barshefsky: Business (Mostly) As Usual
Trade Remedies, Especially Antidumping
The World Trade Organization
Reemergence of the Trade Deficit-and Its Lesser Political Impact
The Globalization of US Business
New issues, new stalemate
Threat to the Social Contract?
Clinton's Fast-Track Fiasco
Dilemmas of Substance and Process
Partisan rancor and trade politics in the new century
Polarization of Congressional Politics
Decline of House Bipartisanship on Trade
The House Bill in 2001: Partisan Contention
Bipartisan Compromise in the Senate
Zoellick and "Competitive Liberalization"
Into the Second Bush Administration
Conclusion: Making America fit for globalization
Bringing the Benefits of Imports Out of the Closet
Lukewarm Public Support for Trade Expansion
Uneven Distribution of Gains from Trade Expansion
Two Key Preconditions: Macroeconomic Balance and Productivity Improvement
Completing the Transition to Globalization
Completing the Transition to Globalization at Home
Appendix A Trade Promotion Authority in 2001: The Bargain That Wasn't.
