The relationship between Trade Policy and Environmental Regulation has never been so politically intertwined as it is today with the dawning of FTAs and other trade agreements between America and its neighbors

After nearly a decade of subpar performance, US electronics firms experienced a resurgence in the early 1990's. How can we explain this resurgence? First, by looking to the decline of Japanese firms and increased competition within Asia, and second by looking to the US' firms increased reliance on international produciton networks to cut costs.