Progressive governments are always planning on how to create additional jobs for its citizens. The United States falls in this category. Today the majority of these influential nations realize the importance of exports. Many nations have built economies on exportation of goods and services. Consider Japan's economy.
Japan is a nation that has relatively few natural resources.
Yet, it has learned to be an extremely effective global producer of many manufactured items, like automobiles. The Clinton administration targets exports as one of the major means of creating jobs for U.S. citizens. Governments assign a different priority for exports. The U.S. perspective targets exports as one of the chief components for building a sound economy for the new millenium. Realizing the need for economic integration, nations are forming levels of economic integration sponsored by the World Trade Organization.