The Political Economy of Japanese Trade Policy

Mulgan, Aurelia George; 本間, 正義

doi:10.1057/9781137414564

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“…Traditionally, the focus has been on explaining the forms of trade policy in a world where states protected the interests of domestic industries against foreign industries, i.e., by reciprocal negotiations to reduce tariffs (Young 2016). The contemporary political economy approach to trade policy, adopting a wider lens, acknowledges the multiple agents in formulating trade policy (George Mulgan and Honma 2015). Due to globalization, the value chains in different industries are extended across national borders resulting in a more complex setup for policy.…”

Section: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects On Trade Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Eu-Japan Epa and the Question of Formal and Informal Trade Barriers for European Businesses in Japan

Kettunen,

Alvstam

2023

TRAMES

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This study focuses on how technical barriers to trade (TBT) are addressed in recent EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA). We analyze the pre-and post-EPA trade policies and the contested issues in Japan from the viewpoint of European businesses. An eclectic theoretical approach is adopted to study the economic, political and social aspects of trade barriers. Whereas formal trade barriers, such as tariffs and codified non-tariff barriers are easily discernible, the subtler informal trade barriers derive from social norms that guide administrative practices and are hard to measure, and largely neglected in recent research. Based on expert interviews, policy documents, and European business surveys, we observe that the enforcement of EPA in Japan lags behind concerning certain TBTs such as standards, approvals and testing. The findings suggest that informal trade barriers, often linked with investment barriers, have a bearing in the theorization on trade policies and free trade agreements.

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Section: Theoretical and Methodological Aspects On Trade Barriersmentioning

confidence: 99%