Government, Business and Lobbyists: The Politics of Palm Oil in US–Malaysia Relations

• Main Author: Yacob, Shakila
• Format: Article
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2019
• Subjects: D History (General); DS Asia; JA Political science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23138/; https://doi.org/10.1080/07075332.2018.1457556
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This paper reviews how information was utilised by the disputing parties made up of producers and consumer interests in seeking and opposing the imposition of tariff and non-tariff barriers relating to the entry of palm oil into the US market. Information was used in a variety of ways to mould publi...