Creating agricultural policies that balance the needs of different interest groups and economic sectors presents challenges for policy makers. While many different methods have been developed to address this issue, this report will provide a critical review of the process that is commonly known...

In many cases governments invite interest groups to use collaborative bargaining to resolve environmental conflicts. If the parties fail to reach agreement, the government threatens to impose a backstop policy. Bargaining models have predicted that any agreements will be influenced, variously,...