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Foreword
As the nearly 100 member nations
Trade (GATT) head into the Uruguay Ro
chief advocate of an open international
ing industries less than competitive in
trade deficit remains at unprecedented
credits, and living standards are headec
turn to the comfortable position the Uni
ing partners and competitors 10 or 15
Most simply, the U.S. dilemma can
petitiveness of American firms in most
cline, in large part because of growing
As this assessment shows, the United S
service industries, But trade in services
goods, and many of the benefits from
firms accrue to the host nations wher(
accounting firms, and other suppliers of
the Nation's trade balance, even grantin;
petitive service sector benefits the compel
As the U.S. negotiating strategy in 1
policy makers will have to balance the n
ing industries. These coincide some of th
to decide in what ways and how strongly
GATT and further open the world tradir
the executive branch will have to contin
U.S. firms compete effectively, prepare I
industries that will remain a major U.S.
icies for economic adjustment suited to
system. Past OTA assessments-as well;
industries has changed fundamentally
system has not caught up.
This assessment was requested by
Affairs and Foreign Relations, and the f
is grateful for the assistance provided b)
Federal Government during the course (
operation of the Office of the United Sta
ments of Commerce, State, and Treasur,
with OTA.
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United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment. International competition in services: banking building software know-how--, report, July 1987; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc39881/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.