According to some analysts, the logical "pivot to Asia" made by the Obama administration is in trouble without the TPP. Math and Trade U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) and her fellow politicians opposed to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) may have good reason to misunderstand free trade – they cannot do math. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker sent a letter to the congresswoman providing extensive detail on how the U.S. trade balance is calculated. They tried to explain that following her methodology of only counting imports but not re-exports would overstate the trade deficit. However, she replied by insisting that "Goods produced abroad...
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Accountability and a comprehensive approach to export programming
WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.