DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS SPREADSHEET

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DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS SPREADSHEET
Supporting Interests
Prediction Amount of Effective Political
Action
Demand Side Benefits from Supporting

Supply Side Ability to Generate Political Action
Cost of Organizing
Substitutes
Magnitude
Per Capita
Numbers
Coverage
Resources
Supply Side Ability to Generate Political Action
Opposing Interests
Prediction Amount of Effective Political
Action
Demand Side Benefits from Supporting

Cost of Organizing
Substitutes
Magnitude
Per Capita
Numbers
Coverage
Resources
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DISTRIBUTIVE POLITICS SPREADSHEETAlternative
being analyzed 3G Wireless Standards and WTO
membership of China
EXAMPLE
Supporting Interests Interests UWCC
CDG GSMA Equipment Manufacturers Investors
Prediction Amount of Effective Political
Action little impact large moderate moderate
little
Demand Side Benefits from Supporting

Supply Side Ability to Generate Political Action
Cost of Organizing low low low low high
Substitutes Join GSM None(?) China Operations
at higher risk Other markets Higher risk
Magnitude moderate large substantial large
large
Per Capita moderate substantial substantial
substantial small
Numbers few substantial large considerable
small
Coverage little extensive extensive extensiv
e little
Resources moderate large large large limit
ed
Supply Side Ability to Generate Political Action
Opposing Interests Interests U.S.
Labor Union
Prediction Amount of Effective Political
Action large
Demand Side Benefits from Supporting

Cost of Organizing low
Substitutes none
Magnitude substantial
Per Capita moderate
Numbers large (declining)
Coverage extensive
Resources substantial