Curran, Louise and Eckhardt, Jappe orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-0905 (2018) Influencing trade policy in a multi-level system – understanding corporate political activity in the context of global value chains and regime complexity. Business and Politics. ISSN 1469-3569
Abstract
The increasing impact of the international trade governance regime on the domestic regulatory sphere and the growing inter-linkages between international companies through their involvement in global value chains, have complicated corporate political activity (CPA) in the trade arena and changed the way companies interact with governments in this context. This paper draws on several recent examples of novel forms of CPA in trade conflicts at both multilateral and regional (EU) level, to provide an updated conceptual framework of trade policy CPA, which takes account of the increasing complexity and interconnectedness in the world economy. We highlight, in particular, the fact that this changing context means that ‘domestic’ interests are often heterogeneous. The international linkages of a firm may dictate trade policy preferences more than its nationality. In addition, non-government actors increasingly react to globalization by mobilizing transnationally, with positive and negative impacts for CPA. CPA strategy has adapted to that reality, in both home and host country contexts, leading to novel cross border alliances and even political activity in countries where, although local presence is relatively low, companies find common interests.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © V.K. Aggarwal 2017 and published under exclusive license to Cambridge University Press. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Social Sciences (York) > Politics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2017 09:30 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 13:56 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1017/bap.2017.26 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1017/bap.2017.26 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:122248 |
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