Four Ways Trade is Like March Madness
Trade policy is at a historical crossroads — a jump ball, as it were. As we enjoy the NCAA Tournament, let’s look at four similarities between trade and college basketball.
Steve Lamar is Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association. Steve is also President of the Board of the Washington International Trade Association (WITA), whose NextGenTrade™ initiative examines emergent trade issues that will be at the center of trade discussions, negotiations and disputes in the years to come.
Trade policy is at a historical crossroads — a jump ball, as it were. As we enjoy the NCAA Tournament, let’s look at four similarities between trade and college basketball.
While the 2016 presidential election was not about trade per se, it is clear that new U.S. political leadership and many in the American public would like to look at trade differently – a change in perspective, if you will – including who we do trade deals with, whether trade deficits or surpluses matter, and whether Congress or the Administration is in the driver’s seat on trade.