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Democratic differences: electoral institutions and compliance with GATT/WTO agreements

Rickard, Stephanie J. (2010) Democratic differences: electoral institutions and compliance with GATT/WTO agreements. European Journal of International Relations . ISSN 1460-3713

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Abstract

A growing body of literature argues that democracies are more likely to comply with international agreements than authoritarian states. However, substantial variation exists in the compliance behaviour of democracies. How can this variation be explained? The same mechanism that links regime type to compliance, namely electoral competition, also explains variation in compliance amongst democracies. This is because the nature of electoral competition varies across democratic electoral systems. An analysis of democratic GATT/WTO member countries from 1980 to 2003 reveals that countries with majoritarian electoral rules and/or single-member districts are more likely to violate GATT/WTO rules than those with proportional electoral rules and/or multi-member districts.

Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:WTO; subsidies; electoral rules;
Subjects:Social Sciences > International relations
Social Sciences > Political science
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:SAGE Publications
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354066109346890
Copyright Information:© The Author 2010
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:4552
Deposited On:24 Jun 2010 09:26 by Dr Stephanie J Rickard . Last Modified 01 Mar 2022 13:34

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