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Case Code: ECON062
Case Length: 19 Pages 
Period: -   
Pub Date: 2017
Teaching Note: Available
Price:Rs.500
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Countries : India 
Themes: Donald Trump/  
 Barack Obama/  
 US Economy/  
 Protectionism/  
 Globalization/  
 TPP/  
 NAFTA/Mexico/ H1-B Visa  
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US under President Donald Trump: A Protectionist Nation?

 

ABSTRACT

 
The case discusses the US economy under President Donald Trump, and the decisions taken by him after assuming office. In January 2017, Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the US and soon after taking the office, he repealed some of the policies launched by previous Presidents of the country besides freezing all pending regulations due to be signed by him. Among Trump’s decisions, banning immigrants and refugees from Muslim dominated countries, building a concrete southern wall between the US and Mexico, and withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership were the most debated and criticized. Further, Trump ordered replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (Obamacare). He also proposed to modify the H1-B visa program to add a strict screening process while temporarily suspending premium processing for H-1B visas.
The case explores the impact of the policies launched by Trump. Various analysts and economists opined that his policies would lead to making the US a protectionist nation. Many feared that Trump’s policies would isolate the country from the rest of the world, which could be harmful for the US and for the world as a whole. ...
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Issues

The case is structured to achieve the following teaching objectives:
  • Understand the developments in the U.S. economy and its changing role in the global economy.
  • Critically analyze the issues and factors leading to the wave of protectionism across the world and relate the cycles of globalization and protectionism of the 21st century to the similar cycle of the 1920’s.
  • Analyze the policies of the U.S. government under President Obama and the plank on which Trump came to power.
  • Debate the implications of Trump's policies on the U.S economy and the global economy.
  • Analyze the challenges facing Trump in implementing the new policies and develop a roadmap for the new government to navigate the same.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
US IN THE 1920s
THE RISE OF THE US
US UNDER BARACK OBAMA
US IN 2015-2016
GROWING TIDE OF PROTECTIONISM ACROSS THE GLOBE
DONALD TRUMP – THE 45TH US PRESIDENT
TRUMP’S POLICIES AND PLANS
TRUMP’S IMPACT – THE GOOD, BAD, AND THE UGLY
UPCOMING CHALLENGES
EXHIBITS

Keywords

Donald Trump,Barack Obama,Protectionism,Globalization,NAFTA,Travel Ban,TPP,H1-B Visa,Obamacare,Mexico

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