U.S.-Dominican Agricultural Trade Negotiations and Intra-sectoral Leverage

Abstract

ABSTRACT Business-state relations literature on developing countries focuses on the characteristics of an industry to determine its influence on the state but pays minimal attention to the process associated with industry influence. This study finds that industry leverage varies within the agricultural sector because of each industry’s long-term relationship with the state, information capacity, and significance to the local economy, as in the case of some Dominican agricultural producers during the U.S.-Dominican agricultural trade negotiations.