| Abstract (Chinese) | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract (English) | 第4-6页 |
| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| Contents | 第7-9页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第9-13页 |
| ·The Scope and Purpose of the Thesis | 第9-11页 |
| ·The Method of the Study | 第11页 |
| ·Organization of the Thesis | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review | 第13-20页 |
| ·Definitions of Role Theory, the Bureaucratic Politics Model and the Interbranch Politics Model | 第13-15页 |
| ·Role Theory | 第13-14页 |
| ·The Bureaucratic Politics Model | 第14-15页 |
| ·The Interbranch Politics Model | 第15页 |
| ·Literature Review on Role Theory and the Bureaucratic Politics and Interbranch Politics Models | 第15-20页 |
| Chapter 3 The Historical, Political and Social Context of the Establishment of the USTR Office | 第20-32页 |
| ·In Search of Trade Liberalization | 第20-25页 |
| ·Lessons Drawn from the Two World Wars and the Great Depression | 第20-22页 |
| ·The Political Context | 第22-23页 |
| ·The Social Context in the 19505 and 1960s | 第23-25页 |
| ·An Overview of the Development of the USTR Office and Its Responsibilities in Trade Policymaking and Implementation | 第25-32页 |
| ·An Overview of the USTR Office and Its Organization | 第25-26页 |
| ·The Expanding Responsibilities of the USTR Office | 第26-27页 |
| ·The Trade Policymaking System of the United States | 第27-32页 |
| ·The Power of Making Trade Policy of the Congress | 第27-28页 |
| ·The Role of the Interest Groups | 第28-32页 |
| Chapter 4 The USTR Office’s Role in the U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Trade Conflict in the 19805 | 第32-45页 |
| ·The Context of U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Trade Conflict | 第32-33页 |
| ·Bureaucratic Agencies Involved and Their Respective Policy Stances | 第33-37页 |
| ·Pressure from the Semiconductor Industry (SIA) and the Congress | 第37-39页 |
| ·Initiating the Negotiation and Reaching Consensus on the Dispute | 第39-45页 |
| ·Efforts Made by the USTR Office | 第39-43页 |
| ·Efforts Made by the SIA and the Congress | 第43-45页 |
| Chapter 5 The USTR Office’s Role in the Making of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) | 第45-64页 |
| ·The Context of Negotiating the NAFTA | 第45-46页 |
| ·The Dispute over the Appropriate Timing to Negotiate among Bureaucratic Agencies and the USTR’s Coordinating Role in the Negotiation Development | 第46-49页 |
| ·USTR’s Role of Coordinating Major Interest Groups, Congressional members and Its Bureaucratic Counterparts in the Process of Negotiation | 第49-54页 |
| ·The Pressure from Various Interest Groups | 第50-51页 |
| ·Dissenting Congressional Stances | 第51-52页 |
| ·Efforts Made by the USTR Office to Dissolve the Concerns and Its Cooperation with Other Bureaucratic Agencies | 第52-54页 |
| ·The Debate over the Ratification of NAFTA on Capitol Hill | 第54-64页 |
| ·Different Views of Capitol Hill on NAFTA | 第55-56页 |
| ·USTR’s Efforts in Building Coalition to Obtain the Passage of NAFTA in the Congress | 第56-64页 |
| ·USTR’s Efforts in Building Coalition in the Congress | 第56-59页 |
| ·USTR’s Cooperation with Other Bureaucratic Agencies of the Executive Branch | 第59-61页 |
| ·USTR’s Efforts in Building a Coalition of Some Interest Groups against Others | 第61-64页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusion | 第64-67页 |
| Bibliography | 第67-69页 |
