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I think you're arguing wrong. First: there's not so much lobbying in Northern Europe countries. Second: you should look at the size of the food and distributio
by camillomiller 12y ago
I think you're arguing wrong.
First: there's not so much lobbying in Northern Europe countries.
Second: you should look at the size of the food and distribution industries, more than the agricultural sector
- mcv 12y agoThere's plenty of lobbying in northern Europe, but in the US, there's even more.
- Someone 12y agoThe power you get for lobbying is not directly proportional to the amount of money you spend on it; if there is less competition, lobbying will be more efficient. That's why I question the claim that the lobbying is more powerful in the USA, compared to that in the Netherlands. Second: the Dutch food and distribution industries are quite sizable. Looking at http://www.iamexpat.nl/read-and-discuss/expat-page/news/dutch-agricultural-sector-worlds-second-largest http://www.iamexpat.nl/read-and-discuss/expat-page/news/dutc...: "The agricultural sector in the Netherlands constitutes around 10 per cent of the Dutch economy and employs more than 660.000 people, 50.000 of which are farmers."