CONTENTS

Economic Perspectives

Electronic Journal of the U.S. Information Agency, Vol. 2, No. 3, June 1997

U.S. TRADE LAW AND TRADE POLICY

Focus Commentary
Facts and Figures Information Resources Departments

FOCUS

U.S. TRADE POLICY: ENFORCING U.S. LAWS
An Interview with Susan G. Esserman, General Counsel, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The World Trade Organization dispute settlement mechanism will become increasingly important as a means of enforcing trade agreements and settling commercial disputes. The U.S. government, however, will continue to use all its trade laws to address unfair trade practices.

MAKING AND IMPLEMENTING U.S. TRADE LAW
An Interview with Thelma Askey, Staff Director, U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade
The U.S. Congress, in general, continues to support trade liberalization. But trade law and trade agreements are becoming more complex as issues not traditionally included in trade discussions, such as labor standards and environmental practices, are now part of the process.



COMMENTARY

THE VALUE OF EFFECTIVE COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT
IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
By Jonathan Zavin, Partner, Richards & O'Neil; and Scott M. Martin, Associate General Counsel and Vice President of Intellectual Property, Paramount Pictures Corporation of Los Angeles
Developing countries will find it in their long-term interest to protect intellectual property rights, such as copyrights, patents and trademarks, even if in the short term they are not likely to be exporters of goods with significant intellectual property content.

THE U.S. ANTIDUMPING LAW -- THE MOST POWERFUL TRADE LAW
By William Perry, Partner, Williams, Mullen, Christian & Dobbins
U.S. antidumping law is the most powerful legal instrument U.S. industries have to protect themselves from unfair foreign competition.



FACTS AND FIGURES

AN OVERVIEW OF U.S. TRADE LAWS



INFORMATION RESOURCES

KEY CONTACTS AND INTERNET SITES

ADDITIONAL READINGS ON TRADE AND TRADE LAW



DEPARTMENTS

ECONOMIC TRENDS

CONGRESSIONAL CURRENTS

CALENDAR OF ECONOMIC EVENTS

WHAT'S NEW IN ECONOMICS: ARTICLE ALERT



Economic Perspectives

An Electronic Journal of the U.S. Information Agency

Volume 2, Number 3, June 1997

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