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U.S. Trade Policy and Multilateralism - The Challenge of Bilateral Trade Agreements

Kevin J. Fandl
American University Washington College of Law; George Mason University - School of Public Policy

Virginia Bar Journal, 2007

Abstract:
This paper addresses the role of bilateral free trade agreements in U.S. trade policy and how their increased use has affected the multilateral trade system. It also considers the effects of bilateral trade deals on developing countries in terms of power bargaining and movement toward reciprocal agreements.

Keywords: trade, free trade agreement, bilateral trade agreement, development, trade policy

JEL Classifications: F13, K33, O11, O19, O54

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Date posted: June 18, 2008 ; Last revised: June 18, 2008

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Fandl, Kevin J., U.S. Trade Policy and Multilateralism - The Challenge of Bilateral Trade Agreements (2007). Virginia Bar Journal, 2007. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1147054

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Kevin J. Fandl (Contact Author) American University Washington College of Law ( email ) 4801 Massachusetts Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20016 United States HOME PAGE: http://mason.gmu.edu/~kfandl
George Mason University - School of Public Policy ( email ) 4400 University Drive Fairfax, VA 22030-4444 United States

Abstract

Date posted: June 18, 2008 ; Last revised: June 18, 2008

Suggested Citation

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Kevin J. Fandl (Contact Author)