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Government-Business Relations in the Construction of Mercosur

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  • Gardini Gian Luca

    (University of Cambridge, UK)

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Democratic consolidation was the top priority of re-democratized Argentina and Brazil. Regional integration was also part of this goal from two perspectives: from the outside, through a treaty that diminished the scope for political manoeuvring by the military and increased international support for the incumbent administrations, and; from within, through encouragement of a proactive role for business in integration that would give it democratic legitimacy, while, at the same time, exercising democratic practices. Argentine and Brazilian political classes expected to combine these two aspects but soon had to face business reluctance. Government-business relations in the construction of Mercosur reflected government attempts to balance the trade-off between the approaches from without and from within. Although business was largely excluded from the strategic formulation of integration, in a democratic context, governments have to accommodate societal interests. This occurred through a significant overlap between powerful business interests and the executive's plans. The achievement of integration helped consolidate democracy and the choices made by political elites drove forward the democratic process.

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  • Gardini Gian Luca, 2006. "Government-Business Relations in the Construction of Mercosur," Business and Politics, De Gruyter, vol. 8(1), pages 1-28, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:buspol:v:8:y:2006:i:1:n:3
    DOI: 10.2202/1469-3569.1147
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    1. Solís Mireya, 2013. "Business advocacy in Asian PTAs: a model of selective corporate lobbying with evidence from Japan," Business and Politics, De Gruyter, vol. 15(1), pages 87-116, March.
    2. Postigo, Antonio, 2016. "Institutional spillovers from the negotiation and formulation of East Asian free trade agreements: government-business relations in the policymaking of bilateral free trade agreements," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 115088, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    3. Postigo, Antonio, 2016. "Institutional spillovers from the negotiation and formulation of East Asian free trade agreements: Government-business relations in the policymaking of bilateral free trade agreements," EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 23(3), pages 379-417.

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