Improving Competitiveness, Congressional Style

Authors

Murray L. Weidenbaum, Washington University in St Louis

Files

Publication Date

8-1-1989

Series Information

Occasional Paper 76

Publisher

Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130

Description

Seemingly in order to demonstrate its concern with huge trade deficits, Congress passed the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988. While the object of the legislation is ostensibly to reduce trade deficits and enhance American competitiveness, the new statute actually responds to all sorts of pressure groups. This report examines the impact of the new trade law on a multitude of government agencies.

Keywords

Congress, International Trade Policy, Competitiveness, Government Regulation, Federal Agencies, Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988

Disciplines

Economics | Public Policy

Comments

The Center for the Study of American Business (CSAB), 1975-2001, is the predecessor of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis. Permanent URL: http://dx.doi/org/10.7936/K76D5R5G

DOI

doi:10.7936/K76D5R5G

Recommended Citation

Weidenbaum, Murray L., "Improving Competitiveness, Congressional Style", Occasional Paper 76, 1989, doi:10.7936/K76D5R5G.
Murray Weidenbaum Publications, https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mlw_papers/104.