Every firm for itself : corporate lobbying and the domestic politics of intra-industry trade / Mary Anne Madeira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Madeira, Mary Anne, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International trade.

Economics--Political aspects.

Economics.

United States--Commercial policy.

United States.

European Union countries--Commercial policy.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 219 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Economists have modelled the economic rationale for intra-industry trade, yet political scientists largely have neglected it until recently. Every Firm for Itself explores how dramatic shifts in the way countries trade have radically changed trade politics in the US and EU. It explores how electorally minded policymakers respond to heavy lobbying by powerful corporations and provide trade policies that further advantage these large firms. It explains puzzling empirical phenomena such as the rise of individual firm lobbying, the decline of broad trade coalitions, the decline of labor union activity in trade politics, and the rising public backlash to globalization due to trade politics becoming increasingly dominated by large firms. With an approach that connects economics and politics, this book shows how contemporary trading patterns among rich countries undermine longstanding coalitions and industry associations that once successfully represented large and small firms alike.

Contents:

Introduction

The Rise of Intra-Industry Trade in the Postwar Trading Regime

The Domestic Politics of Intra-Industry Trade: a theoretical model

Cleavage and Coalition in US Trade Politics

Lobbying over Trade Policy in the European Union

Intra-Industry Trade and Protection in Developed Democracies

The Politics of TPP and TTIP in the United States

Conclusion.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 28 Jul 2025).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-009-65129-3

1-009-65130-7

1-009-65127-7

OCLC:

1528761275