Linking Trade and Technology Policies

An International Comparison of the Policies of Industrialized Nations

Author: Moore, Gordon E.; Harris, Martha Caldwell
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309046459
eISBN Pdf: 9780309584043
Place of publication: United States
Year of digital publication: 1992
Month: January
Pages: 177
Language: English

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How is technology changing the nature of global competition? Can governments devise policies that help to create comparative advantages for national firms? An international group of experts in trade and technology policy addresses these questions in a book that contributes to a better understanding of how U.S. approaches to such policies differ from those of other industrialized countries. It explores current trends in trade and technology policies and the consequences for U.S. economic competitiveness.

Topics discussed include the changing positions of the United States, Japan, and Germany in technological and trade competition, the management of trade conflict in high-technology industries, and new approaches to linking trade and technology policy. The book highlights the critical interplay of domestic and international policies and underscores the need for policymakers to achieve greater complementarity between their domestic and international economic policies.

Linking Trade and Technology Policies
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Preface
Contents
Technology and International Trade Competition-Historical Trends
- Technology and International Competition: A Historial Perspective
  - WHY WORRY ABOUT HIGH TECHNOLOGY?
    - External Economies within Sectors
    - External Economies Across Sectors
  - TRENDS IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRADE
  - SOURCES OF TRENDS IN HIGH-TECHNOLOGY TRADE
  - SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
  - NOTES
  - REFERENCES
- Technological and Trade Competition: The Changing Positions of the United States, Japan, and Germany
  - TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
  - THE UPSURGE OF JAPAN IN WORLD MARKETS
  - THE DETERIORATION OF THE U.S. COMPETITIVE POSITION
  - THE STABLE PATTERNS OF GERMANY'S TRADE PERFORMANCE
  - CONCLUDING REMARKS
  - NOTES
  - REFERENCES
  - APPENDIX SIE-WORLD TRADE DATA BASE
  - REFERENCES
- Summary of Panel Discussion
  - NOTES
New Paradigms for Linking Technology and Trade Policies
- Managing Trade Conflict in High-Technology Industries
  - TRADE BARRIERS, STRUCTURAL IMPEDIMENTS, AND STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCESAS SOURCES OF TRADE CONFLICT IN HI...
  - TRADE BARRIERS, STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES, AND NEW MULTILATERAL RULESFOR TECHNOLOGY TRADE: A LONG-TERM...
    - Government Procurement Practices
    - Intellectual Property Protection
    - Antidumping Procedures
    - Industrial Targeting and Subsidies
    - Foreign Direct Investment Policy
    - Competition Policy
  - IMPROVEMENTS IN NATIONAL TRADE POLICIES: AN INTERIM POLICY AGENDA
    - Antidumping Laws
    - Countervailing Duties
    - Section 301 and Super 301
  - CONCLUSIONS
  - NOTES
  - References
- Summary of Panel Discussion
Technology Challenges to Trade Policy
- Technology Challenges to Trade Policy
  - WHY IS HIGH TECHNOLOGY DIFFERENT?
  - WHY TRADE POLICY IN HIGH TECHNOLOGY IS DIFFERENT
  - AN ILLUSTRATION: U.S.-JAPAN SEMICONDUCTOR TRADE AGREEMENT
  - LESSONS OF THE SCTA
  - NOTES
  - REFERENCES
- Summary of Panel Discussion
Trade Challenges to Technology Policy
- The Challenges of International Trade to U.S. Technology Policy
  - THE STRUCTURE OF U.S. TECHNOLOGY "POLICY"
  - NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND CHALLENGES
  - RESPONSES AND COMPLICATIONS
  - EVALUATING THE U.S. TECHNOLOGY POLICY RESPONSE TO THE TRADE CHALLENGE
  - CONCLUSION: ISSUES FOR THE FUTURE
  - NOTES
  - REFERENCES
- Summary of Panel Discussion
APPENDIXES
- A Biographical Information About the Authors
- B Symposium Program
- C List of Symposium Attendees
INDEX