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Fast Track Derailed: The 1997 Attempt to Renew Fast Track Legislation, Abridged
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, Robert; Watkins, MichaelCase HBS-HKS302-EEconomicsIn the United States, the president has the Constitutional authority to negotiate international trade agreements. But the Congress has the ultimate authority over trade. This arrangement blunts the negotiating power of the United States in trade talks because other countries know that any commitments made at the table could be altered or rejected by Congress. Therefore, from 1974 to 1993, Congress granted the president fast track authority by com...Starting at €8.20
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Food Fight: The US, Europe, and Trade in Hormone-Treated Beef (Abridged)
Devereaux, Charan; Lawrence, Robert; Watkins, MichaelCase HBS-HKS434-EEconomicsThose familiar with transatlantic trade relations are well aware of the longstanding US-EU dispute over trade in beef. This note traces the history of the quarrel, beginning with the introduction of the use of growth-promoting hormones for raising beef cattle. In 1989, Europe banned the use of these hormones. The ban covered all beef, including meat imported from the United States where growth-enhancing hormones were widely used. In retaliation, ...Starting at €8.20