Antidumping laws and the U.S. economy
By: Greg Mastel.
Contributors: Economic Strategy Institute.
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Armonk, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9780765603258
Subjects: Antidumping duties -- Law and legislation -- Economic aspects -- United States.
Other titles: Antidumping laws and the US economy
Description: Timely and accessible, this is the only available comprehensive review of the goals, operation, and history of the U.S. antidumping laws coupled with a strategy for using those laws to promote U.S. trade policy and economic objectives in the post-Uruguay Round World.Mastel, a former congressional adviser to U.S. trade negotiators, brings a unique expertise to the subject, having been involved in the creation and the analysis of the laws. He brings fact to bear on the sometimes heated debate over the merits of antidumping laws and the impact of the Uruguay Round upon U.S. antidumping laws.Thoroughly documented, the book features charts and international case studies (including the steel, electronics, ball beatings, cement, and agricultural products industries) the at resent the historical and economic record of U.S. antidumping laws. In addition, the complete text of the Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 is conveniently reproduced in the appendix.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-207) and index.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction: Antidumping and the World Economy -- 1. Antidumping Laws: Operation and History -- 2. The Record of U.S. Antidumping Laws -- 3. The Roots of Dumping -- 4. The Economic Case for Antidumping Laws -- Technical Appendix to Chapter 4 / Greg Mastel, Andrew Z. Szamosszegi and Lawrence Chimerine -- 5. Responding to Critics -- 6. Current Issues -- 7. Conclusion -- App. A. Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 -- App. B. Foreign Antidumping Laws.