The Representation of SME Interests in the TTIP Negotiations: A German Case Study
| Autor: | Matthias Götz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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05 social sciences Opposition (politics) Economic benefits language.human_language 0506 political science German Politics Negotiation Political science Political economy 0502 economics and business 050602 political science & public administration language European commission 050207 economics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Lobbying in the European Union ISBN: 9783319987996 |
| Popis: | Gotz discusses lobbying by small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the TTIP negotiations, using the lobbying positions of German SME business associations as a case study. His analysis shows that support for or opposition to TTIP by SME associations rather reflects a response of associations to publicly debated non-trade issues than divergent economic interests of firms in the respective associations. The discussion explores the implications of the positioning by associations along political interests for the representation of economic interests of exporting SMEs in TTIP. The opposition by some SME associations has likely increased the pressure on the European Commission to adjust TTIP to needs of SMEs but simultaneously undermined its ability to pursue issues that would have delivered the biggest economic benefits to SMEs. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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