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7 - The Politics of TPP and TTIP in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2025

Mary Anne Madeira
Affiliation:
Lehigh University, Pennsylvania
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This chapter presents qualitative case studies of the dramatically different political dynamics of TPP and TTIP negotiations. Why was lobbying so much more contentious over TPP while lobbying over TTIP was muted and almost entirely in favor of the agreement? The chapter traces the development of industry and labor union positions on each agreement, showing how the effects of endowments-based, inter-industry trade on the basis of comparative advantage (much more prevalent with TPP partners) serves to unify industries and unions around their particular position, facilitating strong collective action. With TTIP, the chapter shows how internationally engaged firms were highly motivated to lobby in favor of increased market access and the removal of regulatory barriers, while domestic-oriented firms either sat out of the political process entirely or formed cross-sectoral ad hoc coalitions. These cases elucidate how and why actors came to these decisions.

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Every Firm for Itself
Corporate Lobbying and the Domestic Politics of Intra-Industry Trade
, pp. 139 - 169
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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