Social Studies 98eb: The Politics of International Trade

Michael J. Hiscox
Harvard University

PROFESSOR HISCOX
 

 

 

Course Materials

Syllabus (printable version in PDF)
Syllabus (with links to downloadable readings)

Tips for writing the short paper
Tips for writing the research paper

Discussion questions for weekly meetings:
 

Meeting 1
Meeting 2
Meeting 3
Meeting 4
Meeting 5
Meeting 6
Meeting 7
Meeting 8
Meeting 9
Meeting 10
Meeting 11
 

Further reading, by topic
 

Links to Documents and Data: 

Sides in the Debate
 - Pro-trade voices:
Cato Institute
National Foreign Trade Council
USAEngage
Consuming Industries Trade Action Coalition
World Economic Forum

 - Anti-trade voices:
Economic Policy Institute
Global Exchange
MadeinUSA
AFL-CIO
World Social Forum

 - Surveys:
PEW Global Attitudes Project
PIPA Americans and International Trade

The Economics of Trade
International Economics Study Center
Institute for International Economics
Economist Survey of Globalisation
Economist Survey of World Trade
US ITC Dataweb

Politics and American Trade Policy
US Trade Representative
US International Trade Commission
US International Trade Administration
Thomas (Congressional Documents)
2002 Fast Track House Roll Call Votes
2002 Fast Track Senate Roll Call Votes
2002 Fast Track Committee Report
Opensecrets.org

Trade Agreements, Disputes, and the WTO
World Trade Organization
WTO: Settling Disputes
WTO: The Doha Agenda
USTR Trade Agreements
USTR Dispute Settlement
Harvard's Global Trade Negotiations

Regionalism vs. Multilateralism
USTR Bilateral Agreements
USTR Regional Agreements
Bilaterals.org
Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation
European Union
WTO: Regional Agreements

NAFTA
NAFTA Secretariat
NAFTA Commission for Labor Cooperation
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
1993 NAFTA House Roll Call Votes
1993 NAFTA Senate Roll Call Votes
1993 NAFTA Committee Report

Agricultural Trade
WTO: Agriculture
2002 Farm Act
2002 Farm Act Committee Report
U.S. Department of Agriculture
EWG Farm Subsidies Database

Steel Politics
WTO Appellate Report on US Steel Tariffs
Congressional Hearings on the Steel Tariffs
CITAC Press Releases and Testimony
AISI Policy Page
USTR Press Briefing 2003

Multinational Corporations
UNCTAD World Investment Directory
OECD Foreign Direct Investment Statistics
US Direct Investment Abroad
Foriegn Direct Investment in the US
ILO: Corporate Codes of Conduct
Amnesty: Responsibilities for Corporations
Corporate Register
OPIC

Trade and Labor Standards
Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
FairTrade Labelling Organizations International
Ethical Trade Initiative
Clean Clothes Campaign
Social Accountability International
ILO: International Labour Standards

ILO: Data on National Labour Laws by Country
WTO: Labour Standards
Worker Rights Consortium
National Labor Committee

Trade and the Environment
UN Environmental Program
Environmental Treaties
WTO: Trade and Environment
WTO: Environmental Disputes
The Shrimp-Turtle Dispute
The US Gasoline Dispute
The Tuna-Dolphin Dispute
Global Reporting Intiative

Trade with China
2000 China PNTR House Roll Call Votes
2000 China PNTR Senate Roll Call Votes
China PNTR Committee Report
China's WTO Accession Hearings
USTR Reports on China's WTO Compliance

Trade and Development
WTO Trade and Development
WTO Doha Agenda
UNCTAD Trade and Development
World Bank Development Reports
Harvard's Center for International Development