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Book SynopsisProvides a different approach to an old debate in political economy - that over whether class conflict or group competition is more prevalent in politics. This book outlines the conditions under which one type of political conflict is more likely than the other. It is useful to those interested in understanding developments in trade policy.
Trade ReviewCo-Winner of the 2003 William H. Riker Book Award
Table of ContentsLIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES ix PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii PART I: TRADE THEORY, FACTOR MOBILITY, AND POLITICAL CONFLICT 1 CHAPTER ONE: Trade, Distribution, and Factor Mobility 3 CHAPTER TWO: Historical Patterns in Mobility: Evidence from Six Nations 12 CHAPTER THREE: Coalitions in Trade Politics: Parties, Peak Associations, and Groups 35 PART II: POLITICAL CONFLICT IN SIX NATIONS OVER TRADE 43 CHAPTER FOUR: The United States 45 CHAPTER FIVE: Britain 71 CHAPTER SIX: France 83 CHAPTER SEVEN: Sweden 96 CHAPTER EIGHT: Canada 104 CHAPTER NINE: Australia 114 CHAPTER TEN: Lessons from the Case Studies 128 PART III: CONFLICT IN THE U.S. CONGRESS OVER TRADE 131 CHAPTER ELEVEN: Historical Changes in Coalitions 133 CHAPTER TWELVE: Quantitative Analysis of Voting on Major Trade Legislation-1824 to 1994 145 PART IV: CONCLUSION 159 CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Conclusions, Qualifications, and Implications 161 APPENDIXES 165 A Mathematical Appendix to Chapter 1 167 B Data and Sources for Chapter 2 171 C Data and Sources for Chapters 11 and 12 176 BIBLIOGRAPHY 185 INDEX 201
