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Adjudication
Agricultural policy
Agriculture
Author_Christina L. Davis
Balance of trade
Budget
Budget constraint
Case study
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Coalition government
Commodity
Common Agricultural Policy
Consideration
Consumer organization
Directive (European Union)
Director-general
Domestic policy
Economic growth
Economic interventionism
Economic sanctions
Economy
Employment
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European Commission
European Economic Community
European integration
Exchange rate
Expense
Export
Export subsidy
Free trade
General Affairs Council
Import quota
Industry Group
Institution
International law
International organization
International relations
International trade
International trade law
Jurisdiction
Legislation
Liberalization
Lobbying
Market access
Market price
Negotiation
Office of the United States Trade Representative
Payment
Policy
Political economy
Politician
Politics
Price support
Protectionism
Ratification
Regulation
Requirement
Schedule TO
Strike action
Subsidy
Supply (economics)
Tariff
Tax
Trade agreement
Trade association
Trade barrier
Trade war
Treaty
United States Department of Agriculture
United States embargoes
Uruguay Round
World Trade Organization
Product details
- ISBN 9780691122540
- Weight: 624g
- Dimensions: 152 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 08 May 2005
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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This detailed account of the politics of opening agricultural markets explains how the institutional context of international negotiations alters the balance of interests at the domestic level to favor trade liberalization despite opposition from powerful farm groups. Historically, agriculture stands out as a sector in which countries stubbornly defend domestic programs, and agricultural issues have been the most frequent source of trade disputes in the postwar trading system. While much protection remains, agricultural trade negotiations have resulted in substantial concessions as well as negotiation collapses. Food Fights over Free Trade shows that the liberalization that has occurred has been due to the role of international institutions. Christina Davis examines the past thirty years of U.S. agricultural trade negotiations with Japan and Europe based on statistical analysis of an original dataset, case studies, and in-depth interviews with over one hundred negotiators and politicians.
She shows how the use of issue linkage and international law in the negotiation structure transforms narrow interest group politics into a more broad-based decision process that considers the larger stakes of the negotiation. Even when U.S. threats and the spiraling budget costs of agricultural protection have failed to bring policy change, the agenda, rules, and procedures of trade negotiations have often provided the necessary leverage to open Japanese and European markets. This book represents a major contribution to understanding the negotiation process, agricultural politics, and the impact of international institutions on domestic politics.
Christina L. Davis is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.
