{"product_id":"food-fights-over-free-trade-how-international-institutions-promote-agricultural-trade-liberalization-9780691122540","title":"Food Fights Over Free Trade: How International Institutions Promote Agricultural Trade Liberalization","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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. \u003ci\u003eFood Fights over Free Trade\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the liberalization that has occurred has been due to the role of international institutions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book represents a major contribution to understanding the negotiation process, agricultural politics, and the impact of international institutions on domestic politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina L. Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 6.30w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691122540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina L. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40113779802227,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_60403e30-0450-415c-aa72-35ea0fc7e7d0.jpg?v=1653488680","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/food-fights-over-free-trade-how-international-institutions-promote-agricultural-trade-liberalization-9780691122540","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}