When Democrats regained control of Congress in January 2007, the emphasis of U.S. tradepolicy shifted from liberalization and accommodation to enforcement and prosecution.
But progress toward conclusions on such vital issues as accession to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) tradeliberalization agreement (which will require agricultural policy reforms) has stalled.
Dinakar's stories on retail and other trade-liberalization effects on the economic welfare of the nation attracted the eye of the sponsoring International Policy Network.