Vested Interests and Trade Policy-Making : the Influence of Business and NGOs in Transition and Developing Economies

• Autorzy: Michał M. Kostecki
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

It is often claimed that globalization suffers from a deficit of democracy. What is the place of advocacy by various interest groups in the process of trade policy-making and international trade negotiations which shape transition economy and developing country participation in the global trading system? What is and what should be the role of companies and business organizations in these processes? How to encourage government responsiveness to trade-related concerns of the business community? How to promote the interest of the private sector and civil society in international trade negotiations, such as the Doha Round? This study provides an overview of the issue, discusses the results of a behaviourist study conducted in the milieu of business, civil society and government, and offers suggestions on how to improve business-government interactions in trade policy-making of the countries concerned. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Lobbying; Management; Trade policy; Economic development; Non-governmental organisation

PL

Lobbing; Zarządzanie; Polityka handlowa; Rozwój gospodarczy; Organizacje pozarządowe

• Czasopismo: Argumenta Oeconomica
• Rocznik: 2007
• Numer: nr 1-2 (19)
• Strony: 97--124

Twórcy

autor

Michał M. Kostecki

• Universite de Neuchatel, Switzerland

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