Fast track : : a legal, historical, and political analysis / / Hal S. Shapiro.

• Author: Shapiro, Hal S.
• Place / Publishing House: Ardsley, NY : : Transnational Publishers.; c2006.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Series on international law and development; International Law and Development 6.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Fast track was conceived as a mundane procedural mechanism to enhance the president's credibility in negotiating complex multilateral trade agreements by streamlining the congressional approval process into an up-or-down vote in return for enhanced congressional oversight. It allows the Preside...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 1. Introduction / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 2. The History Of Fast Track / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 3. How Fast Track Works / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 4. The Divisive Battle To Renew Fast Track In 2002 / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 5. Fast Track And The Constitution / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 6. Is Fast Track Necessary? / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 7. Is There A Role For The States? / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 8. A Prescription For Progress / H. Shapiro
• Chapter 9. Conclusion / H. Shapiro
• Tables / H. Shapiro
• Appendix A. Timetable For Agreements Under The Trade Act Of 2002 / H. Shapiro
• Appendix B. Key Presidential Trade Negotiation Authority Legislation And Bills Since 1934 / H. Shapiro
• Appendix C. First Mention Of The Concept Of Fast Track / H. Shapiro
• Table Of Cases / H. Shapiro
• Index / H. Shapiro.