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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457808103321

Autore

Davis Christina L. <1971->

Titolo

Food fights over free trade [[electronic resource] ] : how international institutions promote agricultural trade liberalization / / Christina L. Davis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-283-30335-3

9786613303356

1-4008-4139-9

Edizione

[Course Book]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (422 p.)

Disciplina

382/.41

Soggetti

Agriculture and state - United States

Agriculture and state - France

Agriculture and state - Japan

Tariff on farm produce

Produce trade - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references p. ([369]-386) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Negotiation structure and trade liberalization -- pt. 2. U.S.-Japan trade negotiations -- pt. 3. U.S.-EU trade negotiations -- pt. 4. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.