Clyde Prestowitz (born 1941) is the founder and President of the

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. He formerly served as counselor to the

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in the

Reagan Administration Ronald Reagan's tenure as the 40th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 1981, and ended on January 20, 1989. Reagan, a Republican from California, took office following a landslide victory over ...

. He is a labor economist. Prestowitz has written for

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Early life and education

Prestowitz was born to a family with a conservative Republican and evangelical Christian background and earned a B.A. with honors from

Swarthmore College Swarthmore College ( , ) is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1864, with its first classes held in 1869, Swarthmore is one of the earliest coeducational colleges in the United States. It was established as ...

; an M.A. in East-West Policies and Economics from the East-West Center of the

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; and an M.B.A. from the

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of the

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Books & articles

* ''Our Incoherent China Policy: The proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership is bad economics, and even worse as containment of China.''

American Prospect ''The American Prospect'' is a daily online and bimonthly print American political and public policy magazine dedicated to American modern liberalism and progressivism. Based in Washington, D.C., ''The American Prospect'' says it "is devoted t ...

Fall 2015 * ''Could Germany save eurozone by leaving it?''

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May 30, 2012 * ''The Betrayal of American Prosperity: Free Market Delusions, America's Decline, and How We Must Compete in the Post-Dollar Era'', 2010 * ''Three Billion New Capitalists: The Great Shift of Wealth And Power to the East'', 2005 * ''The South Korean Firehose''

The Globalist ''The Globalist'' is a daily online magazine that "focuses on the economics, politics and culture"The Globalist: About Us ...

July 25, 2005 The South Korean Firehose by Clyde Prestowitz
* ''Don't Pester Europe on Genetically Modified Food'' ''

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'' Op-Ed January 24, 2003 * ''Rogue Nation - American Unilateralism and The Failure of Good Intentions'', 2003 * ''Trading Places - How We Are Giving Our Future to Japan and How to Reclaim It'', 1993

Multimedia

* ''The World Turned Upside Down: The Impact of the Return of India and China to their Historical Global Weight''

MIT World The traditions and student activities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology encompass hundreds of student activities, organizations, and athletics that contribute to MIT's distinct culture. Traditions MIT has relatively few formal tra ...

br>Video - 04-04-06
* ''In Depth: Tuff Enough?'' Can the US continue to command the attention of world markets when the dollar is dropping and free trade is flourishing? PBS' Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria
aired on August 4, 2006
Transcript
* ''Three Billion New Capitalists'' book interview o

July 11, 2006

References

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External links

Economic Strategy Institute
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Prestowitz Jr., Clyde V. American Presbyterians Reagan administration personnel United States Department of Commerce officials Living people Swarthmore College alumni Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania alumni 1941 births Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs