ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the practice of economic diplomacy, concentrating on what is done by national governments. While it chief ly explains domestic decisionmaking, it also looks at how this interacts with international negotiation. The chapter identifies the main public sector participants: permanent officials or bureaucrats; ministers and heads of government; autonomous regulators; and members of legislatures. It also notes key private sector players, like business firms and civil society non-governmental organizations (NGOs), though these will get fuller treatment in Chapters 5 and 6 . The chapter develops a narrative of the standard sequence of domestic decision-making in government, showing how this dovetails with the international process. It indicates in places how national variations affect the process, though this too will be covered in later Chapters 7 – 12 .
