U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: POLICY, PROGRAMS AND TRENDS -- U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: POLICY, PROGRAMS AND TRENDS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: TRENDS, PROSPECTS, AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS* -- SUMMARY -- DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THEIR ROLE IN U.S. AND WORLD TRADE -- U.S. TRADE POLICY TOWARD DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- ISSUES IN U.S. TRADE WITH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- TRENDS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- END NOTES -- U.S. TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIP WITH SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: THE AFRICAN GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY ACT AND BEYOND* -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- PERSPECTIVES ON THE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN ECONOMY -- U.S.-AFRICA TRADE AND INVESTMENT TRENDS -- AGOA: AN UPDATE -- AGOA: CURRENT AND FUTURE CHALLENGES -- APPENDIX: REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AMONG SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA NATIONS -- END NOTES -- MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT* -- SUMMARY -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- OVERVIEW -- MCA BACKGROUND -- MCC IMPLEMENTATION -- SELECT ISSUES -- END NOTES -- WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION NEGOTIATIONS: THE DOHA DEVELOPMENT AGENDA -- SUMMARY -- BACKGROUND -- THE DOHA AGENDA -- CONGRESSIONAL ROLE -- END NOTES -- TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY (TPA): ISSUES, OPTIONS, AND PROSPECTS FOR RENEWAL -- SUMMARY -- A BRIEF HISTORY OF TPA -- THE ELEMENTS OF TPA -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- OPTIONS FOR CONGRESS -- PROSPECTS FOR TPA RENEWAL -- APPENDIX A. TIMELINE FOR NEGOTIATION, CONGRESSIONAL CONSULTATION, AND LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF TRADE AGREEMENTS UNDER TPA -- APPENDIX B. A SHORT GUIDE TO THE EXPEDITED LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES FOR PASSAGE OF TRADE IMPLEMENTING BILLS UNDER TPA -- END NOTES -- TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING: FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT* -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING -- WHY TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING? -- THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR TCB.

OVERVIEW OF U.S. BILATERAL TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING -- U.S. AGENCIES IN TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING -- TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING BY NON-U.S. DONORS -- LEGISLATION ON TRADE CAPACITY BUILDING -- POLICY ISSUES -- END NOTES -- U.S. TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS PROVIDE IMPORTANT BENEFITS, BUT A MORE INTEGRATED APPROACH WOULD BETTER ENSURE PROGRAMS MEET SHARED GOALS* -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- PREFERENCE PROGRAMS HAVE SOME ECONOMIC EFFECTS ON THE UNITED STATES AND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE U.S. FOREIGN POLICY -- BY PROVIDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES, PREFERENCES CAN INCREASE U.S. IMPORTS FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND THUS PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- FUNDAMENTAL PROGRAM TRADE-OFFS BALANCE FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC BENEFITS -- SEPARATE APPROACHES TO PREFERENCE PROGRAMS IMPEDE ASSESSING WHETHER THEY ARE MEETING SHARED GOALS -- CONCLUSIONS -- MATTERS FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION -- AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION -- APPENDIX I. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON GAO DATA ANALYSIS -- PROGRAM MEASURES -- APPENDIX III. COVERAGE, UTILIZATION, AND LIMITATIONS OF PREFERENCE PROGRAMS -- PREFERENCE MARGINS -- APPENDIX IV. U.S. IMPORTS AND GLOBAL EXPORTS FROM LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES -- APPENDIX V. PREFERENCE IMPORTS BY PROGRAM AND PRODUCT GROUP, 2006 -- APPENDIX VI. GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTSAPPENDIX -- OBTAINING COPIES OF GAO REPORTS AND TESTIMONY -- TO REPORT FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS -- CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS -- PUBLIC AFFAIRS -- END NOTES -- INTERNATIONAL TRADE: THE UNITED STATES NEEDS AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TRADE PREFERENCE PROGRAMS -- WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY -- WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- BACKGROUND -- U.S. PREFERENCE IMPORTS HAVE INCREASED SHARPLY.

CRITICAL POLICY TRADE-OFFS AMONG U.S. CONSUMERS, PRODUCERS, AND FOREIGN BENEFICIARIES ARE INHERENT IN PREFERENCE PROGRAMS -- PROLIFERATION OF PREFERENCE PROGRAMS HAS LED TO A NEED FOR A MORE INTEGRATED APPROACH -- GAO RECOMMENDATIONS AND AGENCY RESPONSE -- GAO CONTACT AND STAFF ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- GAO'S MISSION -- OBTAINING COPIES OF GAO REPORTS AND TESTIMONY -- TO REPORT FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS -- CONGRESSIONAL RELATIONS -- PUBLIC AFFAIRS -- END NOTES -- INDEX.