John C. Beghin|Mylène Kherallah
Political Institutions and International Patterns of Agricultural Protection
paper analyzes influence political systems rights patterns agricultural protection across commodities countries time four political systems qualitative index political rights account differences political institutions analysis incorporates effects development constraints tax collection feasibility comparative advantages terms trade pluralistic systems associated higher agricultural protection levels although nonlinear fashion access pluralism appears important although democratization partly dissipates protection copyright 1994 mit press