000			00857nam a2200133Ia 4500
080			_a09.05.08 S622
245			_aU.S. options for the Free Trade Area of the Americas
260			_bSELA _aCaracasVE _c1998
300			_a47 p.
500			_aDC
520			_aReviews the current status of the trade debate in Washington and its implications for SELA member countries. Examines what the fast track negotiating authority is, and why it has been so difficult to obtain. Discusses the implications of extending a new grant of fast-track authority on the terms proposed by Congress, as well as the prospects for negotiations without fast track. Examines other pending issues in US trade legislation could either be acted upon as part of the fast-track bill in 1998 or advanced as separate legislative initiatives.
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942			_cM _mS622
999			_c19594 _d19594