U.S. Trade Policy

U.S. Trade Policy

The post comprises three assignments

1: U.S. Trade Policy

How have the major U.S. trade policies changed since the inception of international trade? Research the policies covered on Page 1 of the Module 4 lecture and provide a historical overview of each. What are the current benefits and drawbacks of each in the global trade environment?

Your paper should be 4-6 pages in length, not including the title or reference pages, and conform to CSU-Global Guide to Writing and APA Requirements. Include at least three academic peer-reviewed journal article references in addition to the course textbook. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find these references.

Interactive – Permanent

Title: Module 4, P1 – Course: ECN500

Type: Timeline

Item Title: Protectionism
Item Content: Protectionism in the early national period in the United States with the objectives of gaining revenue for the government and protecting domestic industry

Item Title: Tariff of Abominations
Item Content: The Tariff of Abominations and North-South differences with respect to tariffs versus liberalized trade

Item Title: McKinley and Kingley Tariffs
Item Content: The McKinley and Kingley Tariffs and the argument that cheap foreign labor caused inflows of goods that were not beneficial to the national economy

Item Title: Smoot Hawley Tariff
Item Content: The Smoot Hawley Tariff and why this was a bad idea during a recession/depression

Item Title: 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreements
Item Content: Restoration of trade with the 1934 Reciprocal Trade Agreements and associated wave of trade liberalization

Item Title: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) & World Trade Organization (WTO)
Item Content: Movement toward systematic multilateral liberalization under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) beginning in 1947 and the World Trade Organization (WTO) beginning in 1995

2:Read the chapter on ethics in Jensen.
write a one page assessment of a non violent event in the news that is related to national security.

3:Corporate Social Responsibility

Following is the description of the assignment:
Find 2 periodical articles (dated 2016, regarding Corporate Social Responsibility). List the article name, periodical, author(s) and date of publication. Briefly summarize each article. Express your opinion about what the companies in the articles are doing. Do you have positive or negative feelings? Support your reasoning.

Corporate Social Responsibility