The U.S.-U.S.S.R. Grain Agreement

By Roger B. Porter

This study of the 1975 US-USSR Grain Agreement negotiations illuminates the parameters and constraints faced by policy makers in a democratic, pluralistic political system. The author investigates the interaction between the formulation and implementation of a policy, suggesting that who is seen as responsible for a policy is often as important as its content. He also shows how the pluralistic nature of the American polity can enable well-organized constituencies to pressure policy makers successfully for precise commitments regarding their future actions, and how this can actually limit the extent of governmental leverage in negotiations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521070244
• ISBN13: 9780521070249
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"