The making of United States international economic policy : principles, problems, and proposals for reform / Stephen D. Cohen ; foreword by Paul Volcker.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Paul Volcker -- Pt. I. The Unique Nature of International Economic Policy. 1. The Content of International Economic Policy. 2. The Importance of International Economic Policy -- Pt. II. The Policymaking Machinery: The Government and the Private Sector. 3. The Executive Branch. 4. The Coordination of International Economic Policy. 5. The Congress and the Judicial Branch. 6. The Private Sector: Interest Groups and Lobbying -- Pt. III. Executive Branch Decision-Making: Theories and Models. 7. Theories on How U.S. International Economic Policy Is Formulated. 8. The Many Models of Executive Branch Decision-Making -- Pt. IV. Congressional-Executive Relations: The Uneasy Partnership. 9. The Inter-Branch Model of Decision-Making in Concept and Practice. 10. The System Responds to Exchange Rate and Trade Balance Disequilibria, 1985-1986. 11. The Merging of Domestic and International Economic Policies: The Competitiveness/Industrial Policy Debate.

12. The Non-Making of International Economic Policy: The Process in Paralysis, 1996-20?? -- Pt. V. Prescription. 13. A Critique of Existing Organization. 14. Proposals for Organizational and Procedural Changes.