Antidumping actions are increasingly used as a means of fostering and protecting "strategic industries" by both developed and developing countries. This study analyzes the antidumping systems of a number of key trading nations and traces the interconnections with industrial policy.

Antidumping actions are increasingly used as a means of fostering and protecting "strategic industries" by both developed and developing countries. This study analyzes the antidumping systems of a number of key trading nations -- the United States, major European nations, and developing countries in Asia -- and traces the interconnections with industrial policy. It also describes the implications of these new actions for the multilateral trading system.