Defining Worker-Led Trade Policy A session at the Washington International Trade Association today tried to unravel the meaning of the Biden Administration’s so-called worker-led trade policy. Most of the discussion centered on high level economic theory and the mischaracterization of trade by Washington politicians. The representative for workers implied special interests were too influential in trade policymaking but offered no specific solutions. One area where right and left appeared to have some agreement was on the Administration’s Build Back America approach. Instead of focusing on winners and losers and trying to beat China, it was asserted the better approach is to construct the infrastructure and human capacity to suc...

TAGS – Asia, China, North America