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Building legislative coalitions for free trade In asia : Globalization as legislation / Megumi Naoi.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : Cambridge university press, 2015.Description: xvi, 213 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781107037038
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328.52 NAO
Summary: "What accounts for the large reduction in trade barriers among new democracies in Asia after World War II? Using new data from Japan and Thailand, this book provides a surprising answer: politicians, especially party leaders, liberalized trade by buying off legislative support with side-payments such as pork barrel projects.
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Reference Reference Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS நான்காம் தளம் / Fourth floor 328.52 NAO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 226572

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"What accounts for the large reduction in trade barriers among new democracies in Asia after World War II? Using new data from Japan and Thailand, this book provides a surprising answer: politicians, especially party leaders, liberalized trade by buying off legislative support with side-payments such as pork barrel projects.

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