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In this comprehensive revision of the most influential,
widely read analysis of the US trade policymaking
system, Destler addresses how globalization has reshaped
trade politics, weakening traditional protectionism but
intensifying concern about trade’s societal impacts.
Entirely new chapters treat the deepening of partisan
divisions and the rise of “trade and . . .” issues (especially labor and the environment). The author concludes with a comprehensive economic and political strategy to cope with globalization and maximize its benefits. The original edition of American Trade Politics won the Gladys Kammerer Award of the American Political Science Association for the best book on US national policy.