Lovett (Tulane Law School), Eckes (a former commissioner of the U.S. International Commission during the Reagan and Bush I administrations), and Brinkman (international economics, Portland State U.) evaluate the evolution of U.S. trade policy, focusing on the period from the establishment of the Gen

This federal law has been alternatively referred to in thepopular press as the "Japanese Restriction Law," the"Gephardt Act," and the "International Trade CompetitivenessLaw." Whatever the generic title, this statute is one ofthis nation's most restrictive laws in response to perceivedtrading impacts of the global economy on American tradepolicy. Its focus is almost entirely on economic and traderelationships with Japan. This work is an exhaustive docu-mentation of the history of the U.S. Congress in enactingthis law which has significant impact on U.S. foreign tradewith specific reference to Japanese trade relationships.William S. Hein & Co., Inc., 1991