6 The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences and Its Impacts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. I. US. Trade Policy since World War I1
5. Introduction 3
6. 1 The Changing Nature of U.S. Trade Policy since World War I1 5
7. II. Industry-Specific Nontariff Trade Barriers 33
8. Introduction 33
9. 2 Voluntary Export Restraint in U.S. Autos, 198M1: Quality, Employment, and Welfare Effects 35
10. 3 U . S . Antidumping Policies : The Case of Steel 67
11. 4 The Multifiber Arrangement and Its Effect on the Profit Performance of the U.S. Textile Industry 111
12. III. Trade Policies to Facilitate Domestic Adjustment, Promote Developing Country Exports, and Meet Strategic Concerns
13. Introduction 151
14. 5 Costs and Benefits of Trade Adjustment Assistance 153
15. 6 The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences and Its Impacts 195
16. 7 The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve: An Analytic Framework 237
17. IV. Export-Promo ting Policies
18. Introduction 277
19. 8 The Domestic International Sales Corporation and Its Effects 279
20. 9 The Benefits and Costs of Official Export Credit Programs 321
21. V. Levels of Protection in the Developed Countries
22. Introduction 359
23. 10 The Effects of the Tokyo Round on the Structure of Protection 361
24. 11 Effects of Protection in Developed Countries on Developing Countries’ Exports of Manufactures 389
25. List of Contributors 425
26. Author Index 429
27. Subject Index 432