U.S. Regulatory Hypocrisy Hampers Trade

• Published in: The Wall Street journal Asia
• Main Author: By Pietro S. Nivola
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Victoria, Hong Kong Dow Jones & Company Inc 16.05.1996
• Subjects: Alcoholism; Civil rights; Costs; Law; Litigation; Regulation; Trade disputes; US exports

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has released its annual report on foreign regulatory policies that hurt American business abroad. Fair enough. The report, however, does not delve into U.S. laws that might create similar difficulties. You'd never know, for instance, that parts of the...