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Reason June 2006 Bruce Bartlett	The President's Rotten Record on Trade Why George W. Bush is the most protectionist president since Herbert Hoover.
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CFO August 1, 2003 Alix Nyberg	A Taxing Dispute The WTO ban on a U.S. export subsidy has pushed companies and Congress into a battle over tax bills.
Chemistry World April 10, 2014 Rebecca Trager	Fears free trade agreements will hamstring chemical legislation Language in two separate free trade agreements between North America and Europe that are currently in the pipeline would allow foreign investors to challenge government measures that could harm their profitability.
Inc. January 2005 Elizabeth Wasserman	Happy Birthday, WTO? An organization best known for sparking riots also deserves some credit for promoting the interests of American entrepreneurs.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Hans Peter Lankes	Market Access for Developing Countries Poor countries could boost growth and reduce poverty by expanding exports to the rich countries and to each other. But, despite the progress made in trade liberalization under successive multilateral agreements, many barriers persist in both developing and industrial countries.
Food Processing April 2006 David Joy	Regulatory Issues: WTO Sides With U.S. on GM Crops What the World Trade Organization decided on biotech foods in the European Union, and what it means to American producers.
Inc. May 1, 2003	Free Free-Trade Trade wars can only hurt the U.S. and Europe.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2005 Rich Smith	EU Is Still a Banana Republic More than a year after the EU promised to eliminate quotas on the volume of bananas that can be imported to the Continent from Latin America, and nearly a decade after complaints against the quota system were first voiced, Europe still hasn't embraced the principles of the free market.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Peter D. Sutherland	Why We Should Embrace Globalization For the first time, many companies are operating on a global basis. Although this change has raised fears among some people in both industrial and developing countries, it offers new and exciting opportunities for raising living standards worldwide.
Knowledge@Wharton September 24, 2003	Collapse in Cancun: The World Trade Agenda Gets Sidetracked Despite a recognition that free trade in theory leads to greater global prosperity, participants at Cancun fell into two general, and opposing, camps.
Chemistry World November 3, 2015 Ned Stafford	GM food and feed law falters in EU parliament Both GMO supporters and opponents applauded parliament's rejection of the proposed law.
BusinessWeek June 11, 2009 Carol Matlack	The New Protectionism One country's bailout is another's industrial subsidy. Rising tension could lead to damaging trade wars.
HBS Working Knowledge November 17, 2003 Cynthia D. Churchwell	Lessons From a Nasty Trade Dispute Even if the World Trade Organization rules in favor of your country's government, it may not mean the end of a business dispute. Harvard professors Rawi Abdelal and Laura Alfaro explain why.
Knowledge@Wharton	Testing His Metal -- and His Motives: Bush's Steel Tariffs Spark an Uproar Is the competition unfair? And is the American steel industry really important enough to justify public support in the form of higher prices for cars, refrigerators and other metal products?
InternetNews March 18, 2004 Michael Singer	U.S. Spurns China's Tax on Chips The government's Trade Office file papers with the WTO asking that China remove its tariffs on imported processors and integrated circuits.
CFO July 1, 2002 Tim Reason	Love It and Leave It? Will the outcry over inversions change the way overseas income is taxed?
IndustryWeek July 1, 2003 John S. McClenahen	Unruly Trade As the global economy grows, the rules of international trade take on greater significance. Not every nation plays by the rules -- nor sees them the same way. And that makes a world of strategic difference for U.S. manufacturers.
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 Peter Coy	Commentary: On the Yuan, Be Careful What You Wish For Trade war fever is rising in Washington. Slapping China with unilateral tariffs would feel good -- and make matters worse.
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Dexter Roberts	China's Trade Boss Vice-Premier Wu Yi has an iron will. She'll need it when she comes to Washington to lead talks
Knowledge@Wharton	Does China Pose an Economic Threat to the United States? It would appear so, given the rhetoric in recent months by American politicians and some businesspeople, who have complained about the loss of U.S. jobs to China and unfair Chinese trade practices. But faculty members at business schools say the complaints are misplaced and driven by politics.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Adhikari & Yang	What Will WTO Membership Mean for China and Its Trading Partners? After 15 years of arduous negotiations, China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization. The opening of an economy as large as China's can be disruptive to some developing countries in the short run, but, in the long run, it should benefit not only China but also its trading partners.
Finance & Development September 1, 2002 Anne McGuirk	The Doha Development Agenda The launch of a new trade round in Doha last November was a major breakthrough following the debacle in Seattle in 1999. The new round places the needs and interests of developing countries at the heart of its work, but a successful outcome is by no means a foregone conclusion.
U.S. Banker June 2009 Joseph Rosta	Protectionism Is not Self-Defense As anti-trade measures pile up, "this will worsen the contraction of world trade and undermine confidence in an early and sustained recovery in global economic activity," the WTO says.
InternetNews March 5, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Offshoring Fever in Senate Partisan bickering delays legislation to end EU trade penalty tariffs imposed this week on U.S. goods.
IndustryWeek January 20, 2010 Jill Jusko	What's Up at the WTO The World Trade Organization continues to mediate U.S.-China disputes of importance to the manufacturing community.
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Robert J. Barro	The GOP Doth Protect Too Much, Methinks Tariffs and giveaways help only the special interests -- as outlays soar.
Chemistry World February 18, 2014 Ned Stafford	GM maize poised for approval in Europe The European commission is on the verge of authorizing a genetically modified maize for cultivation after ministers from EU member nations last week failed to muster a large enough majority to reject the crop.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Banana Wars Heating Up Fresh Del Monte favors the EU's banana tariffs, but several Central American countries protest. For now, investors would be wise to remember that Fresh Del Monte is in a commodity business, with the associated risks.
BusinessWeek June 23, 2010 Peter Coy	Five Options for Tackling Trade With China The U.S. needs much more than an exchange-rate "head fake" from Beijing to correct the glaring trade imbalance. Policies must be challenged
BusinessWeek January 31, 2005 Stanley Reed	The EU's Trade Doctor Is In Can Peter Mandelson parlay the acumen he has shown in British politics into success in the even more high-stakes arena of international trade and competitiveness?
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Dadush & Nielson	Governing Global Trade The multilateral system that has underpinned world trade for over 50 years is facing serious challenges.
Chemistry World June 19, 2014 Ned Stafford	EU plan to let member states decide on GM The European council of environment ministers would allow member states to go it alone and ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops.
Chemistry World January 15, 2015 Ned Stafford	New EU law set to open door to GM crops After nearly five years of debate the European parliament has finally approved a new law that will allow EU nations to restrict or ban the cultivation of GM crops within their borders.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2003 Tonya Vinas	D-Day For Steel Following a report due this month by the U.S. International Trade Commission, President Bush will make a decision to keep, alter or repeal controversial tariffs on imported steel. No matter what he decides, he will be hurting U.S. manufacturers.
Reason February 2006 Griswold, Slivinski & Preble	Six Reasons to Kill Farm Subsidies and Trade Barriers The time is ripe for unilaterally removing America's distorting agricultural trade policies. Here's how: 1. Lower Food Prices for American Families... 2. Lower Costs and Increased Exports for American Companies... etc.
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Engardio & Yang	The Runaway Trade Giant Piracy, currency valuation, industry subsidies. As its impact on the U.S. economy expands, China is also growing less vulnerable to American pressure on key issues.
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004	A Breakthrough In Trade Talks? Efforts to unblock stalled multilateral trade talks received a boost with a surprise May 10 offer by the European Union to do away with billions of dollars in agricultural export subsidies.
CFO March 1, 2004	Making the List The SEC tries to tease apart the tangled connections between pension-investment consultants and money managers. Also: IRS aims to soup up audits; companies collecting antidumping tariffs; hotel fees irk business travelers; and more.
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Engardio & Roberts	Wielding A Heavy Weapon Against China The battle lines have been drawn. Unless Washington and Beijing can find a reasonable middle ground for defining a market economy, it will be open season on Chinese manufacturers. And boom times for U.S. trade attorneys.
InternetNews June 15, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Approves Multinational Tax Break A controversial measure favored by IT firms moves to a vote of the full House.
Finance & Development September 1, 2001 Jagdish Bhagwati	Targeting Rich-Country Protectionism Even as the rich countries have lowered their trade barriers over the past five decades, they have continued to maintain a strongly protectionist stance against the labor-intensive products made in poor countries. This is a deplorable fact, attention to which is certainly welcome...
Knowledge@Wharton February 12, 2003	U.S. Steel Users Claim Tariffs "Protect a Few at the Expense of the Majority" High prices for steel may result in a permanent loss of business for U.S. steel makers at a time when the industry is striving to consolidate and become more efficient. The main reason for the surge in steel prices is the tariff program imposed by the Bush administration in March 2002.
InternetNews March 9, 2004 Roy Mark	U.S. Increasing Trade Pressure on China, India Offshoring grows as a hot-button issue as Baucus bashes Bangalore and U.S. Trade Representative Zoellick urges Congress to stay the free trade course.
On Wall Street December 1, 2010 Milton Ezrati	U.S. Applies Pressure In China Currency Feud Trade tensions seem to intensify daily, especially between the United States and China. Congress not too long ago upped the ante, labeling China a "currency manipulator."
Finance & Development June 2011	Esprit de Currency The IMF and WTO must pull together to iron out exchange rate policy disputes.
InternetNews May 13, 2004 Roy Mark	Senate Approves Tech Corporate Tax Break Legislation calls for one-year reduction in foreign dividend taxes from 35 percent to 5.25 percent.
Finance & Development March 2010 Henn & McDonald	Avoiding Protectionism So far the world has resisted widespread resort to trade measures, but the hardest part may be yet to come.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Alan W. Dowd	A Different Course? America and Europe in the 21st Century Understanding the changes and challenges within Europe could help Americans respond to the changes and challenges facing the transatlantic community.