| ID | 108609 |
| Title Proper | Lobbying for trade barriers |
| Other Title Information | a comparison of poultry producers' success in Cameroon, Senegal and Ghana |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Johnson, Martha C |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Over the last two decades, developing countries have lowered trade barriers considerably. As a result, they have experienced a surge in food commodity imports. In Ghana, Senegal and Cameroon, a flood of frozen poultry imports in the late 1990s and early 2000s threatened domestic poultry producers. In response, they organised to demand protectionist measures. This article examines why the Cameroonian and Senegalese governments responded to these demands while the Ghanaian government did not. Employing data from interviews in Senegal, newspaper coverage in all three countries, and documentation from non-governmental organisations, it argues that Cameroonian, and to a lesser extent Senegalese, producers were able to influence government policy because they faced few barriers to collective action and built alliances with consumers before lobbying government. The findings suggest that a public choice, interest group-focused approach is still useful for explaining policy outcomes in West Africa. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 49, No. 4; Dec 2011: p.575-599 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Modern African Studies Vol. 49, No. 4; Dec 2011: p.575-599 |
| Key Words | Trade Barriers ; Poultry Producers ; Cameroon ; Senegal ; Ghana ; Developing Countries ; West Africa |