The Prospects for U.S. Trade Policy under the Trump Administration

• Authors: Wąsiński Marek , Słomińska Beata
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A reform of U.S. trade policy was among the priorities of Donald Trump’s campaign. Guidelines of the new policy developed by Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Peter Navarro, head of the National Trade Council, were then included in the Presidential Trade Agenda for 2017. A lower trade deficit is a key target seen by the new administration as a prerequisite for boosting economic growth. Duties and taxes are to be introduced to countervail unfair practices, which are among the sources of the deficit. The new administration’s preference for bilateral rather than multilateral agreements is reiterated. Keeping with his campaign promises, Trump has signed executive orders to withdraw the U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership and to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Keywords

EN

U.S.; US Trade; Trump; Administration

• Publisher: Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
• Journal: The Polish Quarterly of International Affairs
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 85-100

Contributors

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Wąsiński Marek

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Słomińska Beata