Export Trade Policy

While the United States government, regardless of the political party in power at any given time, is an ardent vocal supporter of unrestricted free trade, the actions of the federal government frequently do not mesh well with its rhetoric. "Free trade" agreements typically are negotiated to maximize the access of American exporting firms to foreign markets, while providing protection for many domestic producers through subsidies and import restrictions.

An aspect of the approach of the United States government that is less well publicized, however, involves export trade policies. The controversy over export subsidies provided by the United States government to American exporting firms through taxation relief on specific export earnings has been well publicized because of World Trade Organization (WTO) rulings that such actions contravene trade agreements. The controversy continues because the United States government, instead of complying with WTO rulings, attempts (in several instances) to re-write the law so that the benefits to American exporters remain, although the language of the law is somewhat modified. These efforts fool no one, and so the controversy continues and the United States is exposed to WTO authorized monetary sanctions by some of it important trading partners.

Oddly, the article by Michael Santarini (2004) published deals with the mirror image of the issue of subsidizing exports ù restricti

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