Democracy and Trade Policy in Developing Countries
Democracy and Trade Policy in Developing Countries
Mukherjee offers the first comprehensive cross-national framework for identifying the specific economic conditions that influence trade policy in developing countries. Laying out the causes of variation in trade policy in four developing or recently developed countries—Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa—he argues persuasively that changing political interactions among parties, party leaders, and the labor market are often key to trade policy outcome. For instance, if workers are in a position to benefit from opening up to trade, party leaders in turn support trade reforms by decreasing tariffs and other trade barriers.
At a time when discussions about the stability of new democracies are at the forefront, Democracy and Trade Policy in Developing Countries provides invaluable insight into the conditions needed for a democracy to survive in the developing world in the context of globalization.
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320 pages | 2 halftones, 36 line drawings, 27 tables | 6 x 9 | © 2016
Chicago Series on International and Domestic Institutions
Economics and Business: Economics--Development, Growth, Planning, Economics--International and Comparative
Political Science: Comparative Politics, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and International Relations
Reviews
Table of Contents
Two: Trade Protection and Electoral Malpractice in New Democratic Regimes
Three: Trade Protection and Electoral Fraud in New Democracies: The Empirical Evidence
Four: Political Particularism and Trade Policy in Developing Democracies
Five: Empirical Tests for Political Particularism, Trade Protection, and Contributions
Six: Democracy, Political Particularism, and Trade Liberalization in Brazil
Seven: Trade Politics and Contributions in India and South Africa
Eight: Conclusion
Appendix: Mathematical Proofs
References
Index
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