The Role of Japan's Preferential Trade Agreements in Liberalising Agriculture
(2006)Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies, Lund University
- Abstract
- Where the 1990s was the era of multilateral trade liberalisation, the current agriculture-focused multilateral trade talks have dragged on with missed deadlines accompanied by a reluctance to act. In spite of this reluctance, there has been an emergence and proliferation of Free Trade Agreements in East Asia. These FTAs have provided briskly growing economies with the opportunity to develop discriminatory preferential trade agreements in an attempt to increase interactions through market and non-market channels, further accelerating their economic growth. Through similar political desires, Australia and Japan have developed their capacity to form a FTA, the major obstacle being Japan's agricultural industry. Lying at the very nexus of... (More)
- Where the 1990s was the era of multilateral trade liberalisation, the current agriculture-focused multilateral trade talks have dragged on with missed deadlines accompanied by a reluctance to act. In spite of this reluctance, there has been an emergence and proliferation of Free Trade Agreements in East Asia. These FTAs have provided briskly growing economies with the opportunity to develop discriminatory preferential trade agreements in an attempt to increase interactions through market and non-market channels, further accelerating their economic growth. Through similar political desires, Australia and Japan have developed their capacity to form a FTA, the major obstacle being Japan's agricultural industry. Lying at the very nexus of trade liberalisation, Japan has one of the most heavily protected agriculture industries worldwide, the opponents to liberalisation being visible and vocal. In contrast, Australia has one of the most competitive agriculture industries with little if no government subsidy or protection. By analysing the dynamics and stakeholders behind Japanese agricultural trade liberalisation, obstacles and challenges are identified. An understanding of the mechanics within the Japanese agricultural industry as well as the market and political pressures coming from outside, allow the prospects for economic reform and growth to be specified. How Australia and Japan could possibly succeed in implementing a proposed FTA is made clear with implications for how such bilateral agricultural liberalisation may also have multilateral ramifications. (Less)
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- author
- Menning, David
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2006
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- FTA, Free Trade Agreement, Agriculture, Multilateral, Tariffs, Market Access, Trade Barrier, Liberalisation, Social sciences, Samhällsvetenskaper
- language
- English
- id
- 1326353
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- 2006-03-13 00:00:00
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- 2006-03-13 00:00:00
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abstract = {{Where the 1990s was the era of multilateral trade liberalisation, the current agriculture-focused multilateral trade talks have dragged on with missed deadlines accompanied by a reluctance to act. In spite of this reluctance, there has been an emergence and proliferation of Free Trade Agreements in East Asia. These FTAs have provided briskly growing economies with the opportunity to develop discriminatory preferential trade agreements in an attempt to increase interactions through market and non-market channels, further accelerating their economic growth. Through similar political desires, Australia and Japan have developed their capacity to form a FTA, the major obstacle being Japan's agricultural industry. Lying at the very nexus of trade liberalisation, Japan has one of the most heavily protected agriculture industries worldwide, the opponents to liberalisation being visible and vocal. In contrast, Australia has one of the most competitive agriculture industries with little if no government subsidy or protection. By analysing the dynamics and stakeholders behind Japanese agricultural trade liberalisation, obstacles and challenges are identified. An understanding of the mechanics within the Japanese agricultural industry as well as the market and political pressures coming from outside, allow the prospects for economic reform and growth to be specified. How Australia and Japan could possibly succeed in implementing a proposed FTA is made clear with implications for how such bilateral agricultural liberalisation may also have multilateral ramifications.}},
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title = {{The Role of Japan's Preferential Trade Agreements in Liberalising Agriculture}},
year = {{2006}},
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