ABSTRACT
Trade politics implies a complex and dense phenomenon where the interaction and coordination between state and non-state actors, the distribution of responsibilities between them, and the limits between state and society are fluid and changing. The nature of trade politics depends heavily on the historical and institutional legacies of domestic politics. A brief journey through the historical political economy of Argentina and Chile starting with the early years of ISI provides insight into the main institutional and political contours of statesociety relations and their respective international trade paths.
