Publication Number: 3234

Report Title: Andean Trade Preference Act: Impact on U.S. Industries and Consumers and on Drug Crop Eradication and Crop Substitution, 6th Report 1998

Investigation Number: 332-352

Author's name(s): Joanne Guth, Diane Manifold

Date Published: September 1999

Report Description/Introductory Text: USITC economic assessment of the Andean Trade Preference Act, ATPA. The USITC report assesses economic effects of ATPA related trade and investment on the U.S. economy, U.S. industries and consumers and the effectiveness of ATPA in promoting drug-related crop eradication and crop substitution in the Andean countries. The report also assesses the probable future economic effect of ATPA related trade and investment on the United States and the effects of ATPA on the beneficiary countries.

Topics Covered: USITC economic assessment, USITC economic effect, Andean, trade preference, ATPA, coca eradication, alternative development

Countries: United States, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

HTS Numbers: 0603, 0709, 0804, 1604, 1701, 3212, 3921, 7113, 7403, 7901

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