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Food Fights over Free Trade: How International Institutions Promote Agricultural Trade Liberalization by Christina L. Davis Details

This detailed account of the policy of opening agricultural markets explains how the institutional context of international negotiations shifts the balance of interests at the local level in favor of…

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This detailed account of the policy of opening agricultural markets explains how the institutional context of international negotiations shifts the balance of interests at the local level in favor of trade liberalization despite the opposition of powerful agricultural groups. Historically, agriculture has emerged as a sector in which countries stubbornly defend domestic programs, and agricultural issues have been the most common source of trade disputes in the post-war trading system.

While much protection remains, agricultural trade negotiations have yielded significant concessions in addition to the collapse of negotiations. Food fights on free trade show that the liberalization that took place was due to the role of international institutions. Christina Davis examined the past 30 years of agricultural trade negotiations with Japan and Europe on the basis of statistical analysis of an original dataset, case studies and in-depth interviews with more than 100 negotiators and politicians.

It illustrates how the use of the interrelationship of issues and international law in the negotiating structure transforms narrow interest group policies into a broader decision process that takes into account the greater risks of negotiations. Even when US threats and rising agricultural protection budget costs failed to bring about policy change, the agenda, rules and procedures of trade negotiations often provided the necessary leverage to open Japanese and European markets.

This book represents a significant contribution to understanding the negotiation process, agricultural policies, and the impact of international institutions on domestic politics.



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