Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 55 n. 2 Rio de Janeiro 2012
Abstract
The article analyzes how actors from the business sector (CEB) and organized civil society (REBRIP) worked to defend their interests in order to influence Brazil's international trade negotiation strategy-making between 1995 and 2010. The study also seeks to understand the extent to which non-state actors succeeded in affecting the Brazilian government's definition of its official positions and priorities. The main conclusions are the following: a) a convergence of interests between business sectors and institutional actors vis-à-vis the choice of trade negotiation forums, b) the essentially protectionist profile of interests coordinated by CEB in the main negotiations, c) the role of REBRIP, organized primarily in the field of challenging the principles of the negotiating strategy itself, with only a marginal direct contribution to shaping the agenda for negotiating regional or multilateral trade agreements, and d) the involvement of REBRIP as an element for democratization of the foreign trade policy agenda in Brazil.
Keywords: Brazilian foreign policy, trade negotiations, non-state actors, decision-making process
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582012000200004
Non-state actors and trade policy-making in Brazil: an Analysis of interests and strategies in CEB and REBRIP
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