Desunis dans l'adversite. Les consommateurs americains et le conflit du bois d'oeuvre entre le Canada et les Etats-Unis

In: Études internationales: revue trimestrielle, Volume 40, Issue 3

Abstract

In the conflict between Canada & the United States over softwood lumber, U.S. producers have consistently maintained the upper hand, in spite of free trade agreements & in spite of the importance of U.S. softwood consumers as an economic & political force. Why have American softwood consumers not been nearly as efficient as producers in their lobbying efforts? Anti-protection groups have consistently failed to prevail because the industrial diversity of their members hampered their lobbying efforts, U.S. trade laws limit the actions of consumers in cases of administrative protection; & some Canadian actors in this conflicts undermined their efforts & favored the protectionist position of U.S. producers. Adapted from the source document.