Trade governance in latin America. Interest articulation and institutions across negotiations in Argentina and Chile

Bianculli, Andrea C.

Trade governance in latin America. Interest articulation and institutions across negotiations in Argentina and Chile

Document Type

Doctoral thesis
Published Version

Author

Bianculli, Andrea C.

Director

Jordana, Jacint

Publication Date

2010-12-21

Citation

Bianculli, A. Trade governance in latin America. Interest articulation and institutions across negotiations in Argentina and Chile. Universitat Pompeu Fabra; 2010. handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7255

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Doctoral program

Programa de doctorat en Ciències Polítiques i Socials

Abstract

The trade agenda has undergone significant transformations during the last 25 years. Negotiations have moved from the reciprocal reduction of tariff barriers to include the construction and harmonization of regulatory frameworks in different policy areas, while trade liberalization has simultaneously advanced at the regional and multilateral levels.<br/>This research explores under what conditions the launch of trade negotiations - symmetric (South- outh), asymmetric (North-South), and multilateral - have a differential impact on domestic governance. Based on a systematic and contextualized comparative analysis of the complex constellation of domestic actors and interests, and the relationships and interactions established among them in a particular institutional setting, our study argues that these different trade agendas generate diverse policy dynamics. <br/>Findings show that the variation in the scope of the agenda, the uncertainty of political outcomes, and the technical requirements attached to these negotiations have important consequences for the ways in which domestic state and non-state actors define their interests and collective action strategies.
La agenda comercial ha sufrido importantes modificaciones durante los últimos 25 años. Las negociaciones han pasado de la reducción recíproca de tarifas a la construcción y armonización regulatoria en distintas áreas de política, mientras que la liberalización comercial ha avanzado simultáneamente a nivel regional y multilateral.<br/>Esta investigación explora bajo qué condiciones el lanzamiento de negociaciones comerciales - imétricas (Sur-Sur), asimétricas (Norte-Sur) y multilaterales - tiene un impacto diferente sobre la gobernanza doméstica. A través de la comparación sistemática y contextualizada de la compleja constelación de actores e intereses domésticos, y de las relaciones e interacciones establecidas entre ellos en un determinado escenario institucional, nuestro estudio plantea que estas distintas agendas generan diferentes dinámicas políticas. <br/>Los resultados muestran que la variación en el alcance de la agenda, la incertidumbre de los resultados políticos, y los requisitos técnicos de estas negociaciones tienen importantes consecuencias sobre la manera en que los actores estatales y no estatales definen sus intereses y estrategias de acción colectiva.

Keywords

Chile, Argentina, Latin America, Civil Society, business, state, institutions, collective action, governance, trade politics, trade regulation, international trade, trade liberalization, regional integration, international economic relations