International Economic Policy: Was There a Bush Doctrine?
By Barry Eichengreen & Douglas A. Irwin, National Bureau of Economic Research, February 1, 2008 (Paper can be downloaded from the website)
The Bush Administration's foreign economic policy was very similar to its predecessors due, in large part, to entrenched special interest groups that were difficult to resist. The next administration will likely contend with similar problems like overseeing a successful conclusion to the Doha Round and negotiating an agreement with China to reduce its accumulation of dollar reserves. Continuity will likely remain the rule.
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