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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.
IndustryWeek July 1, 2005 Patricia Panchak	Editor's Page -- Globalization, Freer Trade And Labor What's gone wrong in the global march toward increasingly open markets? And, more important, how can we fix it?
IndustryWeek November 1, 2007 Thomas J. Duesterberg	The Competitive Edge -- Time to End the Global Gridlock Lack of movement in world trade negotiations could be costing U.S. manufacturers half a trillion dollars.
Inc. October 2005 Darren Dahl	Going South Opportunity is in season as CAFTA opens up Central America to U.S. exports.
IndustryWeek April 1, 2004 Jill Jusko	The Two Sides Of Trade Manufacturers are full of praise and criticism as the WTO's influence spreads. Meanwhile the 146-member group finds itself at a crucial crossroads as globalization alters the trade landscape.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Geri Smith	Central America Is Holding Its Breath The U.S. Senate could soon start hearings on the CAFTA trade pact.
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Peter Coy	Now It's A Worldwide Stalemate The latest bad news for free-trade advocates was the U.S. announcement on Mar. 30 of tariffs on coated-paper imports from China and the signal that more tariffs could be in the offing.
BusinessWeek October 7, 2010	The United States of Tariffs Congress' call for punitive tariffs on Chinese goods goes against the free-trade ideology the U.S. has espoused for years. Yet the U.S. has used tariffs for more than two centuries to raise revenue and protect American industry.
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.
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.
InternetNews October 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Ag Proposal Could Benefit IT Trade Talks IT trade groups praise U.S. efforts to spark stalled trade talks on broadening the global tech marketplace.
IndustryWeek June 23, 2010	TradeTension As the volume of world trade grows, trade disagreements also are growing in complexity and number. Here are some key trade disputes that manufacturers should have on their radar.
CRM August 1, 2005 Coreen Bailor	A Glimpse at DR-CAFTA The Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) is a heavily debated topic, but some CRM industry pundits contend that it could have little effect on outsourcing.
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.
Food Engineering December 1, 2008	Regulatory Watch: Will food safety be a priority for Obama? A strong FDA Commissioner is seen as a first step toward restoring integrity to the food inspection process.
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Mark Drajem	The Benefits of a U.S.-Colombia Free-Trade Deal A trade pact could boost U.S. exports by $1.1 billion, with companies such as GE, Wal-Mart, and Citigroup as big beneficiaries
IndustryWeek July 20, 2011 Stephen Gold	Free Markets Make Trade Deficits Disappear It's time for policymakers to boost our exports through free trade agreements.
BusinessWeek March 28, 2005 Paul Magnusson	This Trade Pact Won't Sail Through Expect a bruising CAFTA debate as both parties try to score points with Latinos
Inc. July 2005 Darren Dahl	It's Son of Nafta! If it is ratified, the Central America Free Trade Agreement will eliminate duties on trade between the U.S. and six Central American nations.
BusinessWeek September 10, 2009 Steve LeVine	Free Trade in the Slow Lane The White House is delaying deals with Panama and Colombia in favor of protectionist measures.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003	Behind Brazil's New Assertiveness Foreign Minister Celso Amorim explains the rationale for its much tougher positions on world and regional trade
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Nichols & Drajem	How the U.S. Unfroze a Trade Deal with South Korea Obama hopes a South Korean trade deal will improve ties with American business and pave the way for more accords with other nations.
IndustryWeek November 1, 2006 Jonathan Katz	Election Outcome Could Stall Trade Talks The Bush administration's success in passing trade agreements could end if Democrats win the House.
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Jonathan Wheatley	Lula's Trade Crusade Is Far From Over It's a rude awakening for the Bush administration. Brazilian President Lula da Silva, emboldened after bringing together 22 developing countries to confront the U.S. and Europe at global trade talks in September, now looks ready to derail talks for a Free Trade Area of the Americas.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek May 22, 2006 Peter Coy	Why Free-Trade Talks Are In Free Fall As the total benefits from lowering trade barriers in goods diminish, there simply isn't enough added wealth generated to buy support for the deal by such measures as retraining unemployed workers. So the winners in each nation are drowned out by the losers.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005	CAFTA-DR: A Who's Who An overview of six countries involved in the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2005 Tonya Vinas	Manufacturers Applaud Bills' Passage Manufacturers expect to benefit from three bills recently signed into law by President Bush. The deals address trade, transportation and energy.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Rich Duprey	Sugar Firms Not Sweet on Cuts Companies complain, but consumers would gain if the European Union adopts cuts in sugar subsidies.
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Paul Magnusson	Who'll Survive the Textile Trade Shakeout? With the new year, three decades of quotas on U.S. and European textile and apparel imports will become history -- meaning companies will be free to source from the cheapest suppliers. Some 30 million jobs worldwide could be affected, including an estimated 650,000 in the U.S.
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 June 24, 2009 Pete Engardio	Beijing Bolsters the Barriers Despite appeals to the WTO, there's not much the U.S. can do about China's protectionist policies.
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005	El Salvador's CAFTA Imperative President Saca believes a free-trade agreement with the U.S. is essential to his country's and the region's growth and stability.
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.
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.
BusinessWeek November 12, 2009 Roberts & Engardio	China's End Run Around the U.S. As more free-trade deals exclude America, Beijing could dominate a new Asian trade bloc.
CFO May 1, 2004 Tim Reason	Euro Clash Removing tariffs is easy. Breaking down social barriers to trade is hard.
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004	An EU-Latin America Trade Breakthrough? The European Union looks poised to score a trade victory in the U.S.'s backyard.
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Leonardo Cardemil, Juan Carlos Di Tata, & Florencia Frantischek	Central America: Adjustment and Reforms in the 1990s Following a weak performance in the 1980s, the Central American economies experienced a turnaround in the 1990s as they adopted improved policies within a more stable political environment. Now, how can they best maintain macroeconomic stability, continue structural reforms, and strengthen social policies to maximize rates of economic growth and reduce the incidence of poverty?
IndustryWeek May 1, 2006 John S. McClenahen	China Poised To Pass U.S. In Manufactured Goods Exports After pulling even with the U.S. last year in manufactured exports, China, whose symbol is the red dragon, this year will almost certainly surpass the U.S. to become the world's number one exporter of manufactured goods.
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.
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."
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.
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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
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