Abstract

Left-wing opposition to globalization lives, among voters and interest groups, both labor and progressive. But have left-wing opponents of trade successfully cultivated representation? Using the US Congress as a case, I show that two distinct groups of Democrats vote in characteristically progressive and protectionist ways on trade bills. These groups, especially progressives, are rewarded with excess campaign contributions from publicly anti-trade groups. A dyadic research design shows that interest group/representative relationships degrade noticeably when members of Congress vote for trade bills that interest groups have opposed. While recent events have highlighted business interests and right-wing economic populism, left-wing opposition to globalization remains a vibrant third face of contemporary domestic contestation over trade that will be especially important where populists fade.

摘要

反对全球化的左翼势力存在于选民和利益集团中，包括工党和进步派。但贸易的左翼反对者是否成功地培养了代表权？我以美国国会为例，展示了两个不同的民主党群体以典型的进步主义和保护主义方式对贸易法案进行投票。这些团体，尤其是进步派，从公开的反贸易团体那里获得了超额的竞选捐款。一项二元研究设计表明，当国会议员投票支持利益集团反对的贸易法案时，利益集团/代表关系会明显恶化。虽然最近发生的事件凸显了商业利益和右翼经济民粹主义，