Troubled Times: U.S.-Japan Trade Relations in the 1990s

ISBN-13: 9780815752677 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 321 str.

Edward J. Lincoln

Opis

In this work, Edward J. Lincoln tackles the thorny issue of US trade relations with Japan, the subject of so much tension in the 1990s. In so doing, he builds on his earlier Brookings publication, Japan's Unequal Trade. Lincoln argues that statistical evidence shows only modest progress in diminishing Japan's distinctiveness. Despite an upturn in the mid-1990s, import penetration, intra-industry trade, and foreign direct investment all remain low relative to most other nations. High profile negotiating efforts by both the Bush and Clinton administrations made progress in chipping away at protectionist barriers but fundamental problems remain.