This study aimed to unwrap the dynamic in policy making of food import, focusing in political elitess’ interest during the period of 1999-2009. Every period was analized emphasizing the main characters of nepotism and rent seeking: (a) the general character of food policy, (b) regulation in prolonging its activity, and (c) policy actors/elites and the political party dominating the policy sector. Result of this reseach were mainly the difference of focus and characters on policy in 3 periods. Explanation of research finally answered as followed: (1) government elites are the main actors and they are mostly the policy makers from food institution, (2) the actors came from different political party and bring about the different agenda to be supported with regulation, and (3) food institution determined the rent-seeking activity through the same actors that also dominate the import area. The important evidence of this point was the “three pairs of name” that affiliated with (the same) political party, executed importing processes, and also influenced the regulation in very the same time. Keywords: political economy, food import policy, policy elites, incremental policy.
